[?]blic Servants

NG Claim Fails Relaxation of [?] and Ban on [?]blic Servants

IE Australian Minister for Territories (Mr. Paul Hasluck) has turned down a claim by the 1G Public Service Association t public servants should have fright to purchase land to which 7 may retire in the Territory, tr. Hasluck, in reply to a series claims by the association, said t the general policy of the Gov nent was that grants of land, jpt for residences, were not made lublic servants. he reason for this was partly to e the whole service in a position re it could be at all times above »ach in regard to the allocation and. tiother reason was that it was veil-established rule in most lie services that an officer should have another occupation as well lis duty as a public servant, r, Hasluck said there would be >e for public reproach if a ted portion of land were granted \ public servant and then left le Minister said he thought e was need in Papua and New lea for a much stricter applica of these principles than else re, because of local conditions, i added, however, that excep to this general rule would be idered when an officer was with year or two of retirement, or re some other special circum ces existed. ging the demolition of native sheds” and shanties in the l area, the Lae Town Advisory icil, New Guinea, has asked officers of the Departments of ve Affairs, Health and Police the area complained of. The cil holds that the natives should ettled properly in the reserve ided for them.

Boxing Boom

at Suva

After years in the drums, amateur box ing is flourishing at [?]ra, largely owing to enthusiasm of a mer London pro sional, Harry Char [?], now with the ZAF at Laucala Bay. picture shows poral Charman and of his junior pupils, hard Le Pine, son of Commanding Officer the RNZAF station.

Photo by Caines.