Control of Aviation

Plan for New Guinea and Papua

STEPS have been taken by the Com monwealth Government to formulate a policy which will regulate air transport in Papua and New Guinea.

The Federal Cabinet, in December, ap proved in principle of a scheme which is being submitted through the Lieutenant- Governor of Papua and the Administrator of New Guinea to aviation, mining, com mercial and planting interests for their comments, Mr. C. G. R. McKay, Secretary for Native Affairs, left Apia, Western Samoa, for Wellington, N.Z., with his family by the Maui Pomare on December 5. Dur ing his absence Mr. T. Robson, Resident Commissioner of Savaii, is acting as Native Affairs’ Secretary.

Mr. S. V. Albrecht, assistant teacher in the Samoan Education Department, sailed from Apia for New Zealand on leave by the Limerick on December 14.