Priorities—And
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The P-Ng Plan
[T is now six months since Aus -1 tralian Territories Minister lasluck announced that a Three ears Plan would be adopted for apua and New Guinea. It is still t the talking stage—but something lould emerge in April when Aus alian Cabinet is due to decide what art of the plan can be accomplished lis year.
Although most Territory residents Duld be happy to adopt any method hich would bring into action a nooth-flowing and continuous Drks plan, it is obvious that few ' them have any great belief in e efficiency of any Commonwealth an—Three Years, or otherwise.
Recently the Assistant Adminis ator of P-NG, Mr. R. Wilson, has :en visiting Territory centres to scuss with residents what shou 1 d considered priority works in their iticular District.
A great deal of discussion —some it uncomplimentary in regard to te of progress in the Territory in e past—ensued before priorities ;re arrived at. From our Rabaul irrespondent we have received the [lowing:
Rabaul’S Three-Years’
Priorities
A summary of Works to be com- Jted in the New Britain District ring the three years’ period reads ambitiously as a Great Wall of lina project. [Jnder the sub-heading, “Rabaul,” 2 listed for completion: Sealing 98 miles of road; building ree hospitals; three schools; compounds and sub-com imds; 18 stores, apart from the wernment Stores Buildings; a w Administration General Offices ck; District Court; Police Station; :e Station; Ambulance Station; id; Police Barracks; Wharf; stoms sheds; Offices for the Har- Jr Master; Bulk Medical Stores, d Works Branch; Depots for the >rks Branch and Transport Pool; Technical Training School; sidences for Europeans (no num • specified), and quarters for tive drivers and telephone Jrators.
E’S Modest Requirements
1 comparison, the requirements 9f Morobe District are exceed ingly modest—apparently this strict is prepared to settle for a ger wharf. Our Lae correspon it writes; dumber one priority should go to ( extending of the Lae wharf to ible two overseas ships to be rked at the one time, rhis was the decision of the •robe District Advisory Council
when it sat in January to disc the Territory’s proposed Th Years’ Plan.
Earlier, the Lae Town Advis Council had given the extens to the Lae wharf, number 1 priority; the sealing of all m roads at Lae was regarded number one.
The need for the extension of Lae wharf and Customs facili l was emphasised when more tl 3,200 tons of cargo was hand there in one week during Janu£