Meetings at Lae,

Advisory Council

Round Up

Meetings at Lae, Wewak and Maa[?]

Lae

The District Advisory Council met t on March 19. Members were told £40,000 tender for the extension oo to the Lae wharf had been let to Hoio Constructions Ltd., Port Moresby, and b early start would be made on the m Discussions arose as to the usefuui the extension and Mr. H. Starr illusttz sketches how trailer trucks stopped a hatches. He thought £40,000 for 1»r wharf was too much. The chairman,n L.R. Niall, said that 100 ft was only y stage and it was hoped that eventiut wharf would be 800 feet long.

The proposed Administration sawmillll came under fire.

Mr. Bretag said a Government sawnv town like Lae would be in competitti private enterprise and must stifle ther progress of the community, unless it t to cut timber entirely for Governmm The large amount of money involveos construction of the mill could have bd on higher priority projects in ordens tensify the progress of the District, doubtful whether the sawmill was * * *

At Madang

Madang District Advisory Council I Madang on March 18.

The Chairman advised members that ti pontoon had been constructed oo Sumerang River but that no furthiri had been made available; that a heavy nails had been received to ancloi the Marsden matting strips on the bid lessen the damage to vehicles passzz them. Replacement of Marsden man timber was contingent on road fun»n had been cut because of the decision! vote the capital works funds to horl the Territory.

It was suggested by Mr. Cahill Agricultural Department be requested b an officer up the North Coast Road to called Yordik where a group of nattts planted a couple of good groves ofto trees which are about to bear.

In spite of being told that thit planting the trees too closely, the nasi gone ahead and they were now chono every second line. The fallen trnl formed a potential breeding ground fit ceros Beetles near a couple of otheer tions. The officer could advise theri what trees to cut out and how to db them.

The Chaiman took opportunity tit members that the Agricultural Show vw held in Jure and suggested that 1 might like the next Meeting of theri Advisory Council to coincide with i date of the next Meeting was set i Monday, June 3, 1957.

At Wewak

The meeting of the Wewak Town n Council held on March 18 beat all rer briefness. The meeting opened at 8.10 0 in the temporary absence of the Chainis J. A. Corrigan), Pastor Conley was unm

fed to act as Deputy Chairman. The jtes of the previous meeting were read confirmed, outward and inward corres lence noted and the meeting closed at p.m. iring its short life, the meeting read a r from Mr. E. A. S. Ross tendering his nation and it was moved by Mr. Richard seconded by Dr. Roth and carried that: letter of appreciation and thanks for ort given to the Council be forwarded to E. A. S. Ross.” . Roth also reported to the Council that: re is now an efficient native in charge losquito control work in Wewak, and that Medical Assistant is in charge of the ing machine'.”

in the Bulolo theatre on February 16.

Members of Lodge New Guinea and Lodge Prime 31 were also present and the regalia of the gentlemen and the beautiful dresses of the ladies combined to make a brilliant show.

Guests of Honour of the evening were Mr.

A. E. Gazzard, General Manager of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. and Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers Ltd. and Mrs. Gazzard. Other official guests were District Commissioner H.

L. R. Niall, M.8.E., Mrs. Niall and Miss Lois Niall of Lae; Mr. Michael. J. Leahy, M.8.E., F.R.G.S. and Mrs Leahy of Zenag; Assistant District Officer T. Leabeater and Mrs. Leabeater

of Wau.

The Official Party was preceded by a Guard of Honour and Brother J. Treuer, S.p. and Mrs. R. E. Halpin who together received the guests on behalf of Lodge Bulolo.

Mr. and Mrs. Gazzard received, as a lasting souvenir of the evening, a pair of silver serviette rings engraved with the Lodge insignia and their own names.

A number of novel as well as very pretty table decorations competed for the prize which was won by Mr. and Mrs. L. Duff for their effort depicting Bulolo Valley Industries. Task of judging the tables fell to Miss Niall and Mr. Leahy.