Research Council Of South

Scientists and Technicians at Work

Pacific Commission

TWENTY-TWO experts in Pacific tropical agriculture, public health, and social welfare gathered at the end of May in Noumea for the opening on June 1, of the eighth meeting of the Research Council, the expert advisory body to the South Pacific Commission.

At the meeting, which was ex pected to last about a fortnight, the Council proposed to shape the Com mission’s work programme for 1958.

Most members of the Council are technical officers of Territories’

Administrations, with wide practical

experience of Pacific problems. A small team of top-level Commission scientists will attend, led by the Secretary-G eneral (Dr. Ralph Cialron Bedell).

“This Research Council meeting will be important,” Dr. Bedell said.

“It is the first to be held, following the recent Review Conference at Canberra. The Conference con sidered the Commission could best continue its work for Pacific Islanders by concentrating on a limited number of activities, with clearly-defined objectives of practical

■ alue to the Territories.”

Recommendations emerging from

his Research Council meeting will be put before the next session of ne Commission, in Noumea next October.

The following were due to take part in the Research Council meet

ing:

Dr. 8. C. Bedell (Secretary-General and Deputy Chairman of Research Council).

Dr. J. Bierdrager, Director of Public Health, Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea.

Med. Lt.-Col. G. Boussier, Head of Health Department, Tahiti.

M. F. Cohic, Acting Director, French Institute of Oceania, Noumea (alternate ad hoc for Dr. F. Bugnicourt).

Mr. John C. Cool, Samoan Affairs Officer, Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Dr. P. W. Dill-Russell, Director of Medical Services, Suva, Fiji.

Dr. H. J. Coolidge, Executive Officer, Pacific Science Board, National Research Council, 2)01 Constitution Avenue, Washington, USA.

Dr. J. V. de Bruyn, Adviser for Native Affairs, Hollandia, NNG.

Mr. W. C. Groves, Director of Education, Territory of P-NG.

Mr. J. C. Guiart, Professor of History of Oceania Religions at the Practical School of Advanced Studies of the Sorbonne, Paris, France.

Dr. R. F. F. Scragg, Acting Director of Health,

P Ng.

Mr. F. C. Henderson, Department of Agriculture, etc., P-NG.

Dr. A. H. J. Kroon, Executive Officer for Economic Development, SPC.

J. Ham, Head, Section Agricultural Ex ension Service and Education, Hollandia,

Nng.

Dr. H. Eugene MacDonald, Director of Public Health, Trust Territory of Micronesia, Guam.

Mr. J. M. McEwen, Asst. Secretary, Dept, of Island Territories, Wellington, NZ.

Dr. E. Massal, Executive Officer for Health,

Spc.

Mr. B. A. O'Connor, Senior Entomologist, Fiji.

Mr. B. E. V. Parham, Director of Agriculture, Western Samoa.

Mr. R. A. Derrick, Curator of Fiji Museum, Suva.

Dr. R. Seadon, Executive for Social Develop ment, SPC.

Dr. H. B. Turboft, Deputy Director-Gen Health, New Zealand.

Observers

Mr H. Hamilton, Secretary, Depart!

Scientific and Industrial Research Zealand.

Mr. Colin G. Lennox, Pacific Science!

National Research Council, Wasl Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Hondo!

M Cruikshank, Area Representative for South Pacific, World Health Organisation, *y or J. W. Davidson, Australian National ersity, Canberra.

Legand, Director of Research, French tute of Oceania, Noumea.