Blue-Print For Future
p. 27 · Read in the full issue
Future of N-Guinea
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Moresby, Feb. 2.
f|NE of the most important steps Lr yet undertaken in the system atic development of the natural esources of Papua-New Guinea —a areful survey of possibilities, by a elected team of experts—began idien, at the end of last month, Dr.
J. S. Christian arrived to organise he requirements of the party. The earn is called the Land Resources nd Regional Survey Section of the JSIRO, and its members are: General Leader— Dr. C. S. Christian Scientific Leader— Dr. R M. Dorrie Ecologist —Mr. B. W. Taylor Systematic Botanist— Dr. R. G. Hoogland.
Geomorphologist—
Mr. S. J. Patterson Pedologist— Mr. H. A. Haantjens Their over-all objective is the des iption, classification and mapping all regions of the Territory with i assessment of their agricultural,
istoral and other potentialities,
eluding hydro-electric resources.
The team will first examine the »rth District (Buna) which in
eludes the Amboga, Girna and Sam boga River basins, the lower slopes of the Hydrographers Range, the Lamington-Sangara plateau, the Kokoda area, and possibly the Yodda basin.
When the entire survey is finished, Canberra will have a complete blue print of the basic potentialities, and therefore a safe basis on which to plan the future of these huge Territories.