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Handbook Of Papua And
New Guinea
rE Handbook of Papua and New Guinea, 320 pages, now has been published. It contains all details of the administrative & commercial organisation in the
two Territories, plus a complete list
of all European residents.
There Is a good mao of the two Terri tories; a description of each of the 15 Districts, with some local maps; a list of all Departmental officers, showing correct names, titles and positions; lists of all trading firms in each District; details of all communications such as airfields, radiophone networks, timetables; lists o' fees and taxes; the Customs tariff. The structure of the Administration is des cribed, with an outline of the activities and responsibilities of each Department.
There is a section devoted to the Statistics of the combined Territory. There arc particulars of commerce and industry, and of the Missions. This is a Handbook which any person dealing in any way with Papua and New Guinea must have on his desk.
Price is 15/- (posted: 1- «tra within British Empire: Foreign, 1/9)—or $2.00 C.S. (including postage). Copies may be ob tained at most bookstores in Australia: at all stores in Papua and New Gui ”f a; from the publishers (Pacific p "J U ® a * lo “f pty. Ltd., Technipress House, 29 Alberta Street, PO Box 3408), Sydney). If Sydney bookstores cannot supply, copies may be
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House, 241 George St., Sydney.