Popular Promotion for Mr

Mr. T. Grahamsiaw

P[E appointment on March 3, of Mr. T. Grahamslaw as Chief Collector of Customs, Papua nd New Guinea, in succession to Ir. F. Lee, has pleased old Terri jrians.

Mr. Grahamslaw has been in apua since 1911 and joined the apuan Service as a Cadet Clerk in le old Treasury, Customs and DStal Department in 1916.

Since then he has served at Daru, r oodlark Island, Samarai, the orthern Division, and Port oresby in an extraordinary imber of capacities ranging from Loler to Assistant Resident Magis ate, his more unusual jobs inter red at intervals with the more ual one of Customs officer.

He has spent considerable periods Acting Chief Collector of istoms, but since the appointment Mr. Lee from the position of Elector of Customs, Townsville January, 1953, he has been sistant Chief Collector.

Prom February. 1942, to October, 15, he served with distinction with e Armed Forces in Papua. He 'S in the Buna area and on the )koda Trail in 1942, and with a lited States Division towards the d of that year, followed by an riod with the Advanced New inea Force. Subsequently he ’ame ANGAU District Officer :h headquarters at Higaturu. th the rank of Lieut-Colonel, he s appointed Regional Commander Southern Division ANGAU, ic area south of the Markham rer in NG and including all 3ua) in July, 1954, and retained s position until he handed over ny Administration to Colonel J Murray in October, 1945. il or his war services he was arded the OBE. bartered for 15 months by the kel Co., at Noumea, the Scandin m ship Gordonian (6,000 tons) not be permitted to carry nickel between mining ports and the imea smelters. As a foreign ship, Gordonian under French law f not trade between NC ports’ ! shl P will now transport coal be en Port Kembla, NSW, and imea.