Jops' POW's Will
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JAPAN will pay £A5,625,000 to prisoners of 13 nations who suf fered undue hardship in Jap anese captivity.
This is in addition to money already allocated to prisoners who built the Burma railway.
International Red Cross will de cide how much will be allocated to Australian POW.
When the payments have been made. Japan will have fully dis charged her obligations under Article 16 of the Peace Treaty. Sir Norman Roberts, who negotiated on behalf of the 13 nations, said that he hoped it would “overcome ill feeling against Japan by ex-service men.”
Co-op. Officer for Cook Is.
AS a further result of the recent visit to the Cook Islands by Territories Minister Webb, a Registrar of Co-operatives has been appointed there. Such an appoint ment was “approved” nearly two years ago.
The appointee is Mr. J. L. Noakes, MBE, lately Commissioner of Co operative Development and Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Sara wak, who has just retired from the Colonial Service. Mr. Noakes is said to be a comparatively young man and has had a distinguished and varied career in Colonial Service. He will take up his new appointment next April.