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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1949Vol. XX, No. 3

Just Like Sydney!

p. 63 · Read in the full issue

A LIST of electricity restrictions for Port Moresby was announced in the Papua-New Guinea Government Gazette of August 16.

Use of electricity for irons, hot-water services, motors in mills and workshops, freezing plants and refrigerators is pro hibited at certain hours.

After this list of must nots, follows the threat now familiar in Australian com munities, that if restrictions are not ob served, areas will be blacked-out. The restrictions, it is promised, will remain in force until some time in 1950 when new plant is expected.

Evidently someone in authority in Port Moresby has been to Sydney to see how it is done. The pattern is well-known to Syd neysiders; they could slip into life in Port Moresby and not notice any difference.