Undeserved

lamorous Highlands' Reply To Mr. Barrett

Prom Our Own Correspondent LAE, October 1.

OMMENTS by Mr. Don Barrett, MLC, at a Rabaul Town Advisory Council meeting night a smart return-answer at neeting of the Eastern Highlands strict Advisory Council at Goroka September 18. dr. Barrett declared that any itor to Port Moresby could see ere the bulk of the money was ng spent in the Territory; that a lesser extent the money was 3 going to the Morobe district i the “glamorous Highlands”; I that Rabaul and other districts, lich happen to be on the wrong of the Finisterre Ranges,” ’e suffering somewhat, t the Eastern Highlands meet the chairman (District Com sioner lan Downs) said he ited to say personally that Mr. rett should restrict his remarks subjects of which he had actual ctical knowledge, iter jection: He never has irate knowledge! [r. Downs: It would be more

acurate to state that more money has been spent on the three or four miles of road which goes up to Namanula from Rabaul than has been spent on the 250-miles of road in the Eastern Highlands. The amount of money spent on build ings in the Rabaul area in any one year probably exceeds by a con siderable amount the total of money spent in the Eastern,

Western and Southern Highlands over the past 10 years.

Mr. G. Greathead (member, Goroka) : Make it 20 years!

Mr. Downs: Yes, 20 years would still be correct.

All members supported the re marks and stressed the need for factual statements by Legislative Council members and the need for a local member.