and Frequency Polygons

P-Ng Public Servants

Must Like Poetry

And Means, Medians, Modes and Frequency Polygons

A COMPETITIVE examination will be held in Papua-New Guinea in November this year for appointment or transfer to the Second Division of the Territory public service as clerk.

The subjects for the examination are English, which includes essay writing, precis writing, clear think ing and writing, analysis, and appreciation of verse; Government administration, which covers every thing from the function of the Australian Governor-General down to the Advisory Councils of the Territory, the history of the Terri tory and financial administration.

Arithmetic, from vulgar and decimal fractions to logarithms and graphs plus statistics (“statistical data, correlation, mean, median, mode, variability and standard deviation, histrogram, frequency polygon, weighted means, cost of living index numbers”). Economic history of the Territory, which in cludes natural resources, popula

tion, scope, primary Industries, land policy, secondary industries, trans port—and much more. Economics Accounting. a 9^ ndid ates must pass in English, Arithmetic and Government ad rmmstration and one other subject Clerks in the P-NG Public Service have gone up in our estimation although we have won dered why appreciation of verse is insisted upon.

H A new radio beacon, on the highest point on Norfolk Island came into operation in early January.

Willie Gavera , chairman of the Hanuabada Village Council who has been included in the party from Papua - New Guinea which is in Canberra to meet the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.