Unrepresented
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Morobe Residents and N. Guinea Council
Prom Our Own Correspondent WAU, Jan. 20.
TN May of 1939, Morobe residents were 1 very surprised and disappointed when the vacant seat on the Legislative Council was allotted to a Methodist mis sionary, instead of a Morobe merchant or miner.
Originally, the Goldfields were repre sented by two members—Messrs. McLen nan and Neal. Mr. McLennan left the Territory some two years ago; and now Mr. Neal has departed, and handed in his resignation from the Legislative Council. It is to be.presumed that this has been accepted by the Administrator.
Thus the Goldfields people to-day find themselves unrepresented on the Legisla tive Council. For two years this influen tial portion of the Territory has had only one representative, which is manifestly unfair. This position was brought to notice in the “Pacific Islands Monthly” of July, 1939. It is the more tragic to know that appointments to the Council come from “Canberra direction”.