Australia
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56 P-NQ Natives at School in Australia
rE number of native Papua and New Guinea students who will start their secondary school education in Australia this year is 21.
The scholarship winners were an nounced in early January following an examination of 132 candidates in November and the appearance of 35 of the best of these before a selec tion board consisting of the Admin
istrator, an official of the Native Affairs Department, an official of the Education Dept., two missionaries and a private citizen.
The 21 go to join the 20 scholar ship holders of 1954 and the 16 of 1955, making 56 in all. Two of the holders are attending Victorian Schools, the other 54 are at Queens land schools. The scholarships cover six years of secondary school, up to matriculation. Two girls are amongst the 1956 winners.
One of the 1954 scholarship students, Dalai Maniana, of Samarai, has now r matriculated and has started her nursing training in Australia.
Of the 1956, winners, 14 come from Papua and only 7 from the far larger
Territory of New Guinea.
The names of the new scholar ship holders are; From Port Moresby area: Daera Rarua, Phiif mena Ani, Raga Magini, Ruben Kila, Willie Vas From Molne Bay: Josephine Abijah, Wasi Bass auro, Henry Saina, Francis Gondolo, John Kaic From New Britain: John Tilip, John To Vi\ August Tamdodo, John Kaputin. From New If land; Christian Rangatin, Sam Kukuris, Wasangu Levi. From Kokoda; Rose Kekedo, Rowls Kekedo. From Daru: Gerai Asiba, Goodvw Robert. t Wing Commander B. V. Le Pin recently commander of the RNZA based at Lauthala Bay, Fiji, recent assumed duties as Director of A Staff policy and planes at RNZA Headquarters, Wellington.