New Guinea Goldfields
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Road
From Our Own Correspondent
Rabaul, May 25.
T'HE Administrator (Brig.-General Mc * Nicoll), accompanied by the new Director of Public Works (Mr. Field), is away on an inspection of the Morobe goldfields, and it is understood that the possible construction of a road from Salamau to Wau will occupy their atten tion.
Senator Foil, who is a director of New Guinea Goldfields, recently passed through here on his way to Morobe, and he expressed the hope that the road would be put through at an early date, otherwise the life of his company was in danger. It is argued that, with a Sala maua-Wau road,, all transport difficulties will disappear and enable the profitable working of low grade ore.
Gold production in the Morobe field reached a record figure during March, when 52,619 ounces of bullion, valued at £A277,868 were exported. For the nine months a total of 282, 519 ounces, valued at £A1,549,585, were exported—a record.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Audet, of New Cale donia, arrived in Sydney by the Chitral on May 27, and after spending a few days there, returned to New Caledonia.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Collins, of Nauru, left Melbourne on June 5 for furlough in England. Mr. Collins is engineer for the British Phosphate Commissioners.