Answers

Here are the Answers

OFFICIAL members of Papua-

Guinea’s Legislative Council <

this information in replying

questions from unofficial mem

during the November meeting of

Council:

Goroka Hydro-Electric Proji

The revised estimate of cost for S One of this scheme is £25,000 for Power House and Civil Engineering: W and £18,500 for electrical reticula These funds have been provided. So only a portion of the machinery arrived in the Territory, and is stored at Lae. Expenditure up September 30 totalled £21,400.

Rabaul Roads

In addition to the £25,000 allocated maintenance of township roads. £ has been provided in excess of the mated expenditure on Kamerere SI If it is found that more than this can be done, consideration will be to providing additional funds in a su] mentary works programme. (This reply was given after a Me: had pointed out that most of the £2 allocation would be required for the i ing and sealing of Kamerere Street).

Reconstruction Of The Hui

Wharf At Rabaul

This project is being given high pri« Quotes for this work have been calle the Works Department, and as sooi these are received a decision will be t as to when the work can be startec

Los Negros-Lorengau Road

It has not been considered practii to date to provide funds to restore Los Negros and Lorengau Road, economics of restoring the road are under consideration.

Wharf And Cargo Shed

At Kavieng

Working drawings and estimates foi cargo shed and wharf approaches Kavieng should be ready in Decei and these projects will be included supplementary item in the current y works programme.

Kavieng Water Supply

It is not intended to utilise the cj ment area of the Copra Marketing B Shed and the new Customs shed for Kavieng water supply. It is consic more desirable to provide a reliable v supply to the town and through to wharf area than to spend a large on providing a tank at the wharf w would have to be large enough to tah least 200,000 gallons.

Brown River And Rigo Roa

It is expected that the Brown 1 road will be completed as far as Kanosia District in approximately tw three years. On the Port Moresby road no final decision has been t regarding the completion of constru pending a survey of the economics of ting this road through.

Three-Years Development

Programme

This will be prepared in sufficient for it to be presented to the Fe; Cabinet Sub-Committee in April next A further question asked for an assur that the details of the programme v be made available to the Legist Council for consideration and debate fore it was finally approved. The an

tfven by the Assistant Administrator was No”—the Administration was responsible or the preparation of the programme, ,nd it considered that the Town and listrict Advisory Committee were the ppropriate bodies to be considered.

District Office At Lae

Provision for a new District Office at ae will be considered in the forward tanning programme, and the date of s construction will depend on its com aritive priority in that programme.

Wau High School

The Director of Education said that as ir as he knew nothing of a definite ature within the current financial year ad been decided regarding the school.

Commencement Of Copra

Ordinance

Asked when this Ordinance would come to effect, the Director of Agriculture kid his Department would like it to mmence early in the New Year, but this spended upon the availability of trained pra inspectors. Arrangements were ing made to provide for the training of pra inspectors, but this depended on iug able to get staff, and accommoda m, for new officers.