T . LAE - March 3.

Relief For Lamington

Refugees

Lae is Critical of Fund Policy

Prom a Special Correspondent

T . LAE - March 3.

HERE is a good deal of strong feeling over the Mt. Lamington Relief Appeal, launched in Port Moresby; and, so far, only individuals, here and elsewhere, are contributing. Lae is doing nothing as a community.

There are two reasons for this—the past mismanagement of the war-damage com pensation payments to natives, and re sentment of the Administrator’s insist ence that there should be no appeal for the help of Europeans only, but that natives should share equally with Euro

peans in any public subscription of re* lief.

Many people argue that, if the Gov ernment was able to find so much money, so easily, for payments to natives who suffered little if any damage in the war, it should be able to find funds for the natives who really did suffer in the eruption. This would leave the sub scribed funds (nearly all of which come from Europeans) to be applied for the relief of Europeans.

Mr. S. A. Lee, Telephone Inspector, Fiji, has been nromoted to Engineer (Telephones) Po'sts and Telegraphs Department.

Considerable progress has been made i|i the building of the new Anglican Cathe dral in Suva, Fiji. Total length of the section now being built is 90 feet and the walls now reach to the top of the win dows. When sufficient funds are in hand, a nave and a tower will be added to sec tions now being built.