Neighbours

Papua’S Dutch

Sir Hubert Murray Makes New Friends in Holland

THE Lieutenant-Governor of Papua (Sir Hubert Murray) arrived in Sydney on August 23, by the Marella, havijng travelled from Europe via the Far East.

His Excellency was met in Sydney by his Official Secretary, Mr. Leonard Murray.

“My visit to England had no official significance” said Sir Hubert, during a chat with the Editor of the P.I.M. “I have two sons in England, and the object of my visit was to see them again. My daughter accompanied me, and the family was re-* united for the first time in many years.

“It seemed to me that more interest was displayed in Papua on this occasion than on any of my previous visits to England. This was perhaps due to the ex plorations of Mr. Jack Hides and Mr. L. J.

O’Malley and to the publication of books by Mr. Hides ( The Papuan Wonderland) and by Mr. Lewis Lett ( Knights Errant of Papua). Both these books seemed to be having a large circulation, and both have had a good effect in spreading a knowledge of Papua and Papuan methods of administration.

“An interesting experience was a visit to Holland as the invitation of the Dutch New Guinea Society. I spent a week in that country as the guest of Dr. Klein, the secretary of the Society, whom I had al ready met in Papua. I was invited to at tend two meetings of the Society, and had the pleasure of meeting several high offi cials who had retired from the service of the Dutch East Indies.

“The Dutch have deserved and won a high reputation for native administra tion, and I was pleased to find that our native policy in Papua had created a favourable impression, and was likely to be followed, in many respects, in the administration of Dutch New Guinea. I was particularly struck by the intimate knowledge which these gentlemen pos sessed of Papuan affairs; all expressed a desire to collaborate as far as possible with the administrations of Papua and the Mandated Territory.”

Representatives ot the branches of the Polynesian family in Sydney. From left: Miss Queen Reymond (Gilbert Islands), Mrs. Waikainga Tipene (Ngapuhi tribe. New Zealand), Lefagaoalii (Mrs.

Afred Page), of Samoa, participating in the Samoan “ma’ulu’ulu” at a reception arranged recently by the Polynesian Club of Sydney in honour of H.R.H. Prince Tugi, Prime Minister of Tonga.