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Guinea ‘Status’
MORESBY, April 2.
HHE RSL asked the Crown Law \ Department to clarify the status t natives and of Chinese bom in ie Trust Territory of New Guinea; id of Chinese born in non-British Hintries outside the Territory.
The authorities have replied that itives and Chinese born in the erntory are “Australian-protected Tsons.” Chinese in the last cate >ry are “aliens,”
This has raised some interesting eculation. Someone has asked aether New Guinea natives—as ey are not British subjects but only Australian protected persons” e entitled to hold seats in the !gislative Council.