Pacific Administration

Graduates

TWO interesting speeches—one by the Australian Minister for Territories (Mr. Hasluck) and one by the Principal of the School (Mr. Rowley)—were made on De cember 7, during the Ceremony of handing their Diplomas to the 26 young men of the Papua and New Guinea District Services who have just graduated from the South Pacific School of Pacific Adminis tration, at the end of 2 years of study. The Secretary of the Terri tories Department (Mr. Lambert) presided and Mr. Hasluck presented the Diplomas.

The Minister, especially, made some significant statements about Australian policy in relation to New Guinea. These will be published in the January issue of the PIM.

The ceremony was witnessed by a large gathering of persons in terested in the future of Papua and New Guinea—they included Ad ministration officials, scientists, missionaries, commercial leaders and representatives of other countries.

The following is the list of gradu ates, most of whom are Patrol Officers:— ALLEN. W. W.; 1, 2, 3, 4.

Ashton. D

Born. R.

Brightwell, M.; 4.

Bunting. B.; 1, 2, 3,4, 5.

Chester, K.

Clancy, D.

Clffton-Bassett, D.; 3.

Crellin, W.; 4.

Denehy, M.; 2, 3, 4. 5.

Fleay, C.; 1, 4.

Foley, S. M.

GALLOWAY, R. : 2, 3, 4, 5.

Gow> A. F.

Hicks, E. G.; 1, 2, 5.

HOLMES, I. A.: 1, 2, 3. 4.

Jones, F. D.

KAAD, F. P.; 2, 3, 4, 5.

Linsley, G.; 2, 3, 4.

PAGE, J. B.: 1, 2, 3,4, 5.

Robinson, J. ; 4.

SIPPO, W. G.; 1, 2, 3,4, 5.

Smith, S. S.

Williams, J.; 2, 3.

Wakeford. J.

Zweck. A.; 1, 3.

1, Credit in Law: 2, Credit in Govern ment; 3, Credit in Anthropology; 4, Credit in History; 5, Credit in Geography.

II Mr. J. p. Bayly, well-known Fiji businessman, has joined the Board of Directors of Messrs. Morris Hedstrom Ltd. of Fiji.

I 1 Miss Marie Reay, an anthro pologist, left Sydney by air in mid- December for Minj in the New Guinea Highlands where she will, for the next few months, study the local natives.