New Ireland Metals
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PLANS for a geological expedition to explore the southern portion >f New Ireland, and to inquire about certain valuable minerals believed to >e there, have been submitted to the s apua-New Guinea Administration >y Mr. H. L. Schultze of Kavieng; md the Government has indicated teen interest in the project. Hopes low are entertained that something
may come of it.
Recently, Mr. Schultze had searches made in Germany for old scientific and other records bearing upon New Guinea land and resources, and reports some success.
He discovered that Professor Walter Behrmann, the well-known carto grapher of the Sepik Chart, is still alive, and he is now in corres pondence with Mr. Schultze. Al though New Guinea has long passed
from the control of Germany, Dr.
Behrmann manifests keen interest in the future development of the Terri tory into which he put so much work, so many years ago.