Colyer Watsons Return

To Madang, Ng

THE old established trading business and property of Mr. Roy McGregor, Madang, New Guinea, has been purchased by Colyer Watson (New Guinea) Ltd. The new proprietors will take over at the end of August, under the control of Mr. Noel Collins (of Colyer Watson’s Kavieng branch), assisted by Mr. A. J. Robinson (from Rabaul).

This step marks the return to the NG mainland of Colyer Watson (NG), Ltd. after eight years. Before World War 11, they were at Madang and Wau (on the mainland), Rabaul (New Britain), and Kavieng (New Ireland). They did not re-establish at Madang or Wau after the Japanese were driven out but concen trated on reorganising at Rabaul and Kavieng in 1946-47.

Colyer Watson’s will use Mr. Mc- Gregor’s present stores, but their main Madang building will be in front of the old McGregor store in Patostem Street, where a large store is being erected.

Timber and material recently were taken across from Rabaul in their small vessel Bell Bird. The timber came from their own mill at Waterfall Bay, New Britain.

The company will continue to operate the transit camp for native labour at Modillon-