Advisory Council
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Pinpoints
Rabaul’S Needs
From Our Own Correspondent
Rabaul, Aug. 10.
AT its fifth meeting, the Rabaul] Advisory Council, with Mr. Vic: Pearson as chairman, asked the: District Commissioner to arrange: adequate lighting from the maim road to the Post Office door.
Concerning road maintenance, ik was decided, on Mr. Barrett’s? motion, that steps should be takeru to make both European and Asiatics plantation owners, as well as native: villages, responsible for their fair: share in assisting in the upkeep of] main roads, thus lessening the: financial burden on *he Adminis tration.
In considering the functions of the: Council for the ensuing year, mem— bers were reminded of a statement; made by the Administrator at aj Council meeting in April, namely:: “His Honour was asked by Mr..
Ryan whether the Council was to< advise on progress in Rabaul, or whether interest was to be taken ini Rapopo. His Honour replied that the: Minister had recently approved of j in addition to the Town Advisory ■ Council, and that that would apply ■ generally throughout the Territory..
In the absence, at the present time,, of an Advisory Council for the j District, he, as Advisor, said that he < ■would be pleased to hear any views; expressed by the Rabaul Advisory' Council in regard to the Gazelle: Peninsula and the removal of the: Administrative Headquarters.”
It was agreed that the District d Commissioner be requested to askj the Rabaul Police Superintendent to c supply at least four native police atd all times during the discharge of] overseas vessels, to ensure thatd natives employed by the Stevedoring : Section did not wilfully damage: cargo during discharge from the: ship, and from lorries into the: Customs shed, and during stacking ? in the sheds; and that he also be: requested to supply an adequate and I permanent guard on the wharf area,, to ensure the safety of outside: cargoes.
A considerable proportion of the: 24 million gallons of crude oil which j Vacuum Oil Co. is now refining ? annually at its new works at : Altona. Victoria, is being drawn i from the new Klamano field, in i Dutch New Guinea. The company, , which already has invested £3h i millions in oil search in Australia, „ NZ and Papua, still hopes that pre- sently it will be drawing its main s supplies of crude oil from Papua. .