District Officers
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Confer
In New Guinea
From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, Sept. 30.
DISTRICT Officers held their annual conference in Moresby from Sep tember 14 to 22 and discussed, among other things, the formation of village councils and courts, as provided
for in the Papua and New Guinea Act.
In its usual style, the Administration issued little information about the con ference.
Among those who addressed the gathering were the Administrator (Col.
J. K. Murray), the Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission (Mr. W.
D. Forsyth) and the Regional Director of the Civil Aviation Department (Mr.
J. S. Arthur).
Mr. Forsyth was here on a two weeks’ visit, during which he went to Lae,
Madang, Wewak, Nondugl, Garoka and Hollandia. He made the visit to gain first-hand knowledge of the Territory’s problems. He returned to Australia and Noumea at the end of September.