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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1954Vol. XXIV, No. 10

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THE Administration of Papua-New Guinea is looking for a Director of Posts and Telegraphs (as well as, of course, an Assistant Admin

istrator, applications for the post having been called months ago but ? or which no successful candidate has been announced yet).

The Director of Posts and Tele graphs will be paid about £2,000 a year, and take charge of all postal affairs and telecommunications in the Territory. . At present, Posts and Telegraphs is a branch of the Treasury De partment, but when the new man takes over they will form a sep arate department, The successful man, according to the advertisements, will need wide postal and telecommunications ex perinece. With the general problms of communications in mountainous New Guinea. Territory people will concede that experts are needed.