Lost Records In New
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Guinea
WHEN the Japanese occupied Rabaul, all records of births, deaths and marriages which occurred in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea in recent years passed into enemy hands.
It was understood early this year that the Federal Government proposed to take some steps to cover a most difficult position; but that the matter is a cause of anxiety to evacuees is shown by the following extract from a letter: — “What is the position regarding the registration of births in New Guinea? I presume that the official records are lost.
Should one, therefore, re-register the child in Australia?”