Plan To Conserve N.G
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Forests
r THE Commonwealth Government has * decided to embark on a policy of forest conservation and development in New Guinea, it was announced in Can berra in January. This is one of the be lated results of a report submitted to the Federal Government about two years ago by the Inspector-General of Forests (Mr.
C. E. Lane-Poole).
Mr. Lane-Poole’s investigation indi cated that the existing and potential tim ber resources of the Mandated Territory are of great economic value.
It was stated on January 21 that a conservator of forests will shortly be appointed in New Guinea, and that dis trict forestry officers will be appointed to assist him. Applications for the vacant positions have been invited by the Prime Minister’s Department at Canberra.
Dr. P. Monaghan, Chief Medical Officer, is acting as Administrator of Western Samoa during the absence on short fur
lough of the Acting-Administrator (Mr.
A. C. Turnbull).