Papua Is Back To Normal

Police-inspector Thomas Patrick Gough, who arrived in Brisbane re cently on official duties, said that conditions in Papua were practically back to normal; and that the natives had been remarkably helpful during the recon struction period.

Housing was still a problem, according to the Inspector, but supplies were in creasing and general conditions were sat isfactory.

Despite the influences of the war years, the natives in Papua were well behaved and they had little crime.

Inspector Gough said there were now 2,500 native police in the Papua-New Guinea area, headed by a staff of 45 Australian police officers.