[?]bour Ordinance

[?]lanters' Views On [?]ew Guinea [?]bour Ordinance

IHE New Native Labour Ordin ance of Papua and New Guinea, which has been threatening for considerable time, is expected to introduced at the next meeting the Legislative Council about irch. 3ut before then, the Administra n will have discussions with inters of the Territory, rhis represents a major victory ■ planters who are the greatest ployers of native labour in P-NG. inter’s representatives met the ministrator of the Territory, igadier D. M. Cleland, in early De tiber and gained his approval for ther talks. deviously, a similar request by nters to the Assistant Adminis ter, Mr. R. Wilson, was turned m. )nce an Ordinance comes before ;islative Council, all hope of endment is past. The Council ; an Administration majority and 3 is used to push through all tentious legislation.

Sual Employees Register

i future all employers of casual 3ur in the Territory—and this udes domestic labour—will have :eep a book register. Entries will made for all engagements and ninations of service. Once a r the original sheets will have be sent to the Native Labour nch in Port Moresby. 0 date, employers of casual >ur have had to send in engage it and termination forms when 1 transaction took place. The ’ system is considered an im fement on the old.