Still Fighting for NG Goldfields

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From Our Own Correspondent

Wait, May 2.

rpHE Salamaua-Wau road is still being X fought for by the New Guinea Min ing Association, formed 4i years ago to support the road plan.

It was announced at the annual meet ing on April 30 that, although the authorities now were using the war as an excuse for postponing construction of the road they so definitely promised in 1937-8, and the gold industry had paid over and over again for the road out of special taxation, the demand for the road would go on. There can be no real, per manent development in New Guinea without road building.

The Association’s executive have car ried on staunchly in recent years and achieved a great amount of work for the benefit, not only of the mining industry, but of residents of the Goldfields gen erally. It faces the ensuing year with the intention of still championing the inter ests of the Goldfields.

The officers elected for this year were: President, Hon. H. Taylour, MLC; vice presidents, Mr. W. Chapman and Major E. B. Ayris; hon. secretary, Mr. S. R.

Young (who has generously offered to forego his agreed salary for the present); committee, Messrs. N. Wilde. J. Wright, C. Gee, R. McConnon, W. Johnson.

Mr. R. White, formerly a patrol offi cer in the New Guinea Administration, has joined the RAAF.

Sister Veronica, of the Community of the Cross, Bunana, Solomon Islands, has been spending furlough in New Zealand.