Growth of Scout

Organisation in New Guinea[?]

MR. ray galloway, well known business man of Rabaull New Guinea, has accepted ap pointment as Scout Commissioner! for the Rabaul area. His Commis sioner’s Warrant was issued by the Chief Scout for Queensland and; the Chief Commissioner for Queens land early in December. He has been chairman of the RabauL branch of the Boy Scouts Associa tion since its inception four years ago. This, the first appointment oft a Commissioner to the Rabaul area.j gives Mr. Galloway the same status in relation to the Rabaul District as Mr. Norman Sendy in Port Moresby/ At present the Territory functions as a Scout District within th© Queensland State organisation, th© Commissioner for the Territory be ing Mr. W. C. Groves.

U Ratu J. A. R. Dovi, a medicall officer in the British Solomonr Islands Protectorate, received th© MBE decoration in the New Yean Honours.