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The Show

[?]u is Promised re Farming Land

EERS broke out from a gathering of Bulolo Valley residents on December 2 when, le opened the Seventh Annual I Show at the Coronation Park, Administrator (Brigadier D. M. uid) announced that land on ippposite (eastern) side of the do River, hitherto reserved for ■estation purposes, would be B available for agriculture, au’s gold is now mostly gone; ’s timber resources will not for very long; and the residents lis attractive end of the Bulolo ;y have been insisting, for L that if there is to be any re for Wau, it must lie in lulture, for which it is

tably suited.

I Honour praised the work done le task of organising the show [remarked that, despite the aght”, the number, range and Sty of the exhibits were essive. It was pleasing to see I evidence of agricultural lopment—the Wau Show was of six or seven similar move rs. He noted that since 1949, I had been about 30 agri ral leases, involving 4,500 acres, ted in the Valley; and then eplied to Show President N. ■s’ plea that, if only Wau I given land, Wau could ne “the agricultural hub” of

puinea.

(lere has got to be greater pltural expansion in this y". said His Honour. “Those lacres are not enough. . . . [morning I traversed that try over there (pointing across (alley) and I am satisfied that in land over there should be I available. lis is primarily an afforestation ;and afforestation must be our [consideration; but there is agricultural land to spare—and I will be an announcement I it in a few weeks’ time.” pre was no doubt about the ianeity of the cheer that red. The gathering listened ptfully while His Honour d figures to show the agri ral progress of the Dual [pry during six years; but it he statement that there would [lore land for little farms id Wau that stirred them.

I Show display was limited by [dry' season; but it was Jssive. it indicated that in cool, fertile valley every kind tmperate climate fruit and able, flower and domestic ai, could grow and flourish, [sun was almost directly but the height above

sea level (around 3,000 feet) kent the air cool and the vegetation pleasantly green. So far as fruit flowers and vegetables were con ’ cemed, it could have been December exhibition in Gosfnrri New South Wales? south, except that Wau produces

gafnfng fame" VlrtUe iS Steadily

gaming mme.

The two big mining companies —Bulolo Gold Dredging and New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.—both of which are changing rapidly from gold to timber production, provided exhibitions of great interest. Now that the road to Lae can carry heavy lorry traffic in all seasons, the timber industry is rapidly developing. v y

concerned’ Gold™

now is established in the Bulolo Valley with modern plant, and is producing many of the lines already b ‘f

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w£ t i 1 t ast 2,000 nati ves from the Dig labour compounds—there are v%S? tlVe vllla ,S es in the Bulolo Stercame along, each with a i eam in full ceremonial ess ’, a^ d Save the correct back ground to this New Guinea Show.

At one time, there were twelve fhp 6r Si put in front of pne little grandstand, presenting them monotonous songs and spectacular dances, all at the one time.

Australians would have been interested in the wood chopping and sawing contests—by native e ?P£ rts f rorn the timber companies' h^ ffs VK There^ as P lent y of noise; SuJ** natlve ax e-men have neither the speed nor skill of Europeans. ~A v £ ry hardworking team, under *6® direction of Mr. N. Owers (President), Mr. T. Leabeater (Vice- President), Mrs. C. Cook (Secretary) and Mr. J, H, Hohnen (Treasurer) presented a Show that reflected much credit on the Wau com

munity.-

R.W.R.