[?] Wilson Calls Quits
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St. Administrator
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[?] Wilson Calls Quits [?]ter 2 Years
FTER two years in Papua-New Guinea, Mr. R. W. Wilson, Administrator, will r e for a new appointment ards the end of this month, e will become First Assistant retary to the Department of nary Industry. e was appointed to P-NG two rs ago after the position was sly advertised, and after a great lof delay. It was assumed that would stay more than two years.
Fe cannot think of anything that Wilson leaves behind in the ritory as a lasting memorial. His rtic u 1 a r Administration job fared to be to say “no” to im unate residents; and to fire Can a bullets. inberra expects no more of its linistrators. So as far as Can a is concerned, no doubt Mr. ion is regarded as being an f.a.q. ess, even if, in the eyes of Terri ms, he failed to ignite even the it blaze on the Laloki.
R. Marsh Now “Acting”’
le Department of Territories, berra, told the Pacific Islands thly, on August 13, that Mr. R. sh, an Assistant-Secretary of the wtment of Territories, will pro [ to Port Moresby shortly and become Acting Assistant Ad strator pending the permanent lintment. for the position of Jtant Administrator have been d. and close August 18. spokesman for the Department that the fact that Mr. Marsh going to Port Moresby had no ificance as far as the permanent lintment was concerned. He was ble to apply for the position— was “up to him”—and if he his application would receive same consideration as that of me else. ‘ recently was Acting Govern -6 Secretary, Northern Territory, ng the time he was in Darwin, was Acting Administrator for weeks. )OTNOTE: At the time of his intment, Mr. Wilson was itant Secretary to Trade and stry Branch of the Common th Treasury. It was said that: 5 had been engaged in com e; • He was a graduate of the tesbury Agricultural College; a had been a Director of War ice Land Settlement; • He had wised the rural training of ex cemen. what use was Mr. Wilson able ut these special skills in the itory? it could be that Mr. an, too, has suffered frustra and considers that two years is enough.