Papua Still Has A
pp. 29-30 · Read in the full issue
Drought
From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, Jan. 26.
rE drought continues, although we had a nice fall of rain just before Christmas. We have had none since; and the native food question, in all but the western and inland moun tain districts, is becoming critical.
Fortunately, our water supply scheme has got so far that we can have our tanks fined by hose from the mains.
The scarcity of iron piping makes it unlikely that a further stage will be reached until after the war. But for that, even the normal population of the town would have been in pretty sore straits by now.
Monsieur M. E. Bourgine, a retired en gineer, formerly of the Department of Public Works, Noumea, died recently in New Caledonia. T l lev - W. E. D. Davies, of Christchurch, NZ, is acting as Church of England rector at Suva, Fiji, during the absence of Arch deacon H. Mayo Harris, now serving with the Royal Australian Navy. When Mr Harris reported for duty in Australia, he was not successful in passing eyesight tests and was given a shore post as Re cruiting Officer in NSW; however he underwent special treatment and now is serving afloat.