Minister’S Denial
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THE Minister for Territories (Senator Sir George Pearce) on May 9 denied rumours which he said were circulating that he held financial interests in certain gold mining companies in New Guinea.
Sir George said he had recently issued a statement denying that certain gold min ing companies held oil interests in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea.
“I am now informed that rumours are being put around that I hold financial in terests in some of these companies,” he said. “I wish to emphasise that neither I nor any member of my family have directly or indirectly any financial inter est in any mining company in New Guinea or part of it.”
Mr. Peter Garritty, of Wellington, New Zealand, recently joined the staff of the Melanesian Mission’s station at Vureas, Banks Islands, New Hebrides.