lew Faces in P-NG Legco
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Meting Sept. 30
[IHE first meeting of the new L Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea will commence , Port Moresby on September 30.
There will be four new faces nongst members who will serve r the next three years. There e new elected members for both »w Guinea electorates and two iw nominated members.
Over 3,000 Territorians voted for e six candidates who offered emselves for election —by far the jgest number to cast a vote in y Territory election. It was a od answer to the nagging they d received from Official quarters; out political apathy.
Biggest surprise of the election ,s the defeat of the sitting ;mber for New Guinea Islands, •. Don Barrett, by Mr. Dudley ties, a barrister of Rabaul.
Mr. lan Downs, planter of iroka, and a former District mmissioner, Eastern Highlands, d no trouble in out-polling his ponent for the NG Mainland, Mr.
Barker, of Wau; but Mr. Craig rke, of Port Moresby, is con ered to have given sitting mber, Mr. E. A. James, a good i for his money by polling about 3-thirds of the numbers secured
;Mr. James.
Che elected members in the next mcil will be: Mr. E. A. James, puan Mainland; Mr. lan Downs, w Guinea Mainland; Mr. Dudley les, New Guinea Islands. dr. Jones, unlike his two elected leagues, is a post-war Territorian I like Mr. Downs he has seen h sides of the fence. Before he it to Rabaul to private practice >ut eight years ago, he was ?istrar at the School of Pacific ministration, Sydney, and before ,t, attached to the Army School Civil Affairs, which during the r trained men for ANGAU.
Ie has a large and growing law ctice and his entry into public lirs is going to be watched with isiderable interest.
Nominated Members
is reported elsewhere, Mrs. Doris )th, who has represented mining Brests on past Councils did not sr herself for re-selection and her ce on the Council has been en by Mr. G. H. Hohnen, who is tieral Manager of New Guinea Idfields Ltd., Wau. lerari Dickson, one of the native nbers who has served on the past i Councils, has been replaced by hura Rarua-Rarua, of Port resby, who is Secretary of the ieration of Native Associations.