Investigation Into Cost
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Of Living
Papua-NG Public Servants Gain Point
From a Special Correspondent
Port Moresby, August 3.
Minister for External Territories has approved an investigation into the cost of living in Papua-New Guinea.
The investigation has already been commenced. A Committee of three has been appointed, consisting of Mr. Gleeson B.Ec., of the Prices Department: Mr. H.
Gregory, Deputy Controller of Prices at Port Moresby; and Mr. R. Crawley, of the Department of External Territories. They arrived in Port Moresbv in mid-July.
Announcing this decision, which was apparently precipitated by the repeated pleas of public servants in the Territory, the Government Secretary stated that the investigation would be extended to other parts of the Territory as well as Port Moresby.
It was later announced that approval had been given for the introduction of legislation providing for permanent arbi tration machinery for Papua-New Guinea Public Servants. This legislation will probably be based on the Commonwealth Arbitration (Public Service) Act 1920- 1934, (A report of a meeting of Port Moresby Public Servants on August 5, is published on page 11 this issue).