Missions’ Applications For
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Ng Land
A TOTAL of 41 applications will be dealt with at the meeting of the New Guinea Land Board on December 4.
Of these, 32 have been lodged by Mission bodies for leases of land —14 by Luther ans, 12 by the Catholics, and 6 by the Seventh Day Adventists. Nearly all the applicants—including a handful of private people—are seeking land in the Highlands district.
The marriage of Miss Joan Kelly, only child of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Kelly, of Yass, to Mr. Oliver Wood, youngest son of Com mander W. E. Wood, RN (retd.) and Mrs.
Wood, of Nadi, Fiji, will take place at St. Stephen’s Church, Macquarie Street, Sydney, on January 11. Commander and Mrs. Wood are expected to arrive in Aus tralia for the wedding.