Nauru Head Resigns His
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JITHEN he arrived in Adelaide on ■ ? a phosphate ship late in Aug ust. Mr. H. S. Richards formally resigned his post as Administrator of the Trusteeship Territory of Nauru, on the ground of ill-health.
He will retire at the end of three months’ leave.
Mr. Richards, who was a Labour member of the South Australian Socialist Parliament, was appointed to Nauru by the Australian Socialist Government in 1949. At the time, the appointment was strongly criti cised by this journal, on the ground that it reeked of political favourit ism. Mr. Richards had never had one hour’s experience of tropical is lands administration. He worked hard and conscientiously while there, however, and the Minister has braised his services. [ A reference to the system of filling jhese positions will be found on page 14.