"Recruiting" Effect
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In New Guinea And Papua
SOME interesting references to the re cruiting of native labour in New Guinea and Papua were made, at the International Anthropological Con ference in Copenhagen in August by Dr. Bronislaw Malinowski, now profes sor of anthropology at the University of London.
Dr. Malinowski drew attention to his experience in Papua and New Guinea.
He discussed the effect of recruiting and of removing a large proportion of young men from their native villages, point ing out that the proportion that can be recruited is limited to 5 per cent, in some African regions which he recently visited. On the other hand, 15 per cent, is the figure allowed in New Guinea and private reports carry the figure for some villages round Madang toward 50 per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Evans, of Apia, Western Samoa, are spending four months’ holiday in Australia.