Ex-Wing Commander
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Under New
Management
For P-Ng’S Dca
rpHE Papua-New Guinea bran JL of the Department of Ci: Aviation has a new chief —I V. A. Rule, a former Wing-Cot mander, RAAF.
He succeeds Mr. John Arthur, w has presided over the department:) the Territory for a number years and who now goes to t Executive Branch of the Dept.
Melbourne.
A former Senior Route CaphJ with Trans-Australia Airlines, I R. M. Green, has also arrived Port Moresby as Superintendent c Flying Operations.
The Territory role of DCA, whr at times has wielded its somewh dictatorial powers without mu tact, has been occasionally resem by Territorians. Air communicatioi in Papua-New Guinea are vitas more so than in any other earth —and the slavish devotion i red tape can be correspondingly furiating. On the other hand, ultimate judgment of the Depas ment has to be on whether its act); ities produce safe flying in Territory, or not. t Nukualofa, like certain ott Islands capitals, has an acute elect: power shortage. Recently all elect: lights have been banned for peril following a mechanical breakdo to meet hospital and public wod demands.