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Problems of South Pacific Commission in its 13th Session
rS South Pacific Commission’s 13th session began at its headquarters in Noumea, on October 11. The Chairman is Mr.
T. R. Halligan (Senior Commissioner for Australia, who is special adviser ;o the Australian Minister for rerritories). Representatives are jresent from the six countries re iponsible for South Pacific Islands idministration Australia, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, United kingdom, United States.
The Commission (through its lesearch Council) has had 21 pecialists in the field this year, in .ddition to its permanent staff in loumea and Sydney. They have €en working on matters of egional importance, such as the nprovement of the coconut in ustry, problems of subsistence griculture and village industries, nd development of rice growing, luch literature designed to assist he islanders has been published.
Research has continued into the Dntrol of the rhinoceros beetle, Dpulation changes, foods and diets,’ lariasis and malaria.
At their present meeting, which lay last two weeks, the Com issioners will review progress and [an next year’s operations. Those resent are:
Australia
Mr. J. R. Halligan, Special Adviser to e Minister for Territories, Canberra— nior Commissioner.
Mr. J. H. Jones, Department of Terri fies, Canberra—Commissioner.
Mr. J. Ryan, Department of External 'airs, Canberra—Alternate Commissioner.
Mr. J. Wain, Department of Territories, nberra—Alternate Commissioner.
France
ff. R. Lassalle-Sere, Inspector-General Overseas France, Dakar, Senior Com ssioner. ff. A. C. Jouanin, Administrator of erseas France and Chief of the Cabinet the Governor of New Caledonia—Com ssioner. 4. H. Bonneaud, Vice-President of the amber of Commerce, Noumea—Adviser.
Netherlands
)r. H. J. Levelt, Minister Plenipoten ry, Netherlands Consul-General, Sydney ienior Commissioner.
Ir. J. A. van Beuge, New Guinea r ision of the Department of Overseas ritories. The Hague—Commissioner. »r. A. Loesjes, Deputy Secretary to the pernor of Netherlands New Guinea, llandia —Alternate Commissioner.
New Zealand
Ir. C. G. R. McKay, Onerahi, Whan ei, NZ (formerly Secretary of the »artment of Island Territories)—Senior nmissioner.
Mr. D. S. Reid, Department of Island Territories, Wellington, NZ—Adviser.
United Kingdom
Sir Ronald H. Garvey, KCMG, KCVO, MBE, Governor of Fiji—Senior Com missioner.
Mr. H. H. Vaskess, CMG, OBE, Suva (formerly Chief Secretary of the Western Pacific High Commission) —Commissioner.
Mr. C. W. T. Johnson, CBE, Suva (formerly British Agent and Consul, Tonga)—Alternate Commissioner.
United States
Dr, F. M. Keesing, Professor of Anthro pology, Stanford University, Stanford, California—Senior Commissioner.
Dean Knowles A. Ryerson, Dean, College of Agriculture, University of California Commissioner.
Mr. R. S. Herman, Secretary of Guam —Alternate Commissioner.
Miss E. Barr, Office of Dependent Area Affairs, Department of State, Washington —Adviser.
Tarawa has recently changed the time of the Sunday broadcasts to the Gilberts to 4.30-5.00 p.m.—that is, 1 h hours later than previously.
The frequency remains 6050 kc/s. in the 49-metre band.