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New Guinea Conditions
MR. DAN POWER, from New Guinea, arrived in Sydney in August, and there joined the “Arawa” for South Africa and Kenya, where he expects to make his future home. Mr. Power spent many years in New Guinea, and served there during the war; but he claims that the system of administration there now, and the principles of government as ap plied. are ridiculous, and are bringing the White Community into disrepute. “I will return to New Guinea when a sane and well-balanced administration is re stored,” he said.
Mr, D. A. Butler, manager in Fiji, for the Union Steam Ship Co,, of New Zea land, has been appointed a member of the Fiji Marine Board in place of Sir Maynard Hedstrom, who has resigned for health reasons, after 25 years’ service on the Board.