ria Syndicate’s
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Ghts Sought Over
[?]W Guinea Area
ria Syndicate’s Marathon Fight
tE marathon fight of the German - Swedish - American group, called the War i a dicate, for developmental and ;r rights over a large area in New Guinea Trust Territory vs no sign of ending. r. H. R. Wahlen, of Hamburg, German-New Guinea pioneer is the moving spirit, still ses, after all the years that i elapsed since World War I, all it a no-decision contest, le latest round has been nclusive. The New Guinea imissioner of Titles (Mr. C. P. lubbery) stated, a few months that he cannot make a Final ;r until he receives from the ctor of Native Affairs a ficate on non-existence of ve rights over the area claimed ;he Syndicate. lies generally southward of the tmua-Wau line and northwards le Papua-New Guinea border and ides all the Waria River ict, but not the Morobe gold iria’s claim is based on a grant 6 by the German Government before the outbreak of World I. The Syndicate contends it ternational and thus cannot be ted by the expropriation of nan properties which followed war.
'. Wahlen has received through Minister for Sweden in ralia advice that the position i by Mr. MeCubbery is this: tnvestigation of the native s in detail over 5,000 square I of the District of Morobe 1 be a large task.
No official objection has b~en i by any interested party to provisional Order stating that Varia Syndicate has no interest le area, nor has he received request to take further action.
In view of this he has not ed for advice from the Director ative Affairs on the question itive rights. b next move (see February » is likely to be an appeal by Syndicate to the Australian rnment or the High Court of •alia. anwhile, with time still mng on, tenacious Mr. Wahlen ommented, in Hamburg: T am not being able to accept the es of the Commissioner for the but I hope it will not take ier year before we get the Order now.”