[?]S It A Policy Of

[?]E Problem Of

[?]G Murderers

"Get Tougher"?

HE Papua-New Guinea Admini stration in November hanged its second native murderer ce the war —and possibly opened an interesting new question of icy in the process, rhe man hanged was named Aro, m Wabag, in the mountains of i far Western Highlands, who s convicted in August of the ,rder of his two wives with an The death sentence was mounced at the trial by Mr. itice Bignold. letails of the decision were as lal forwarded to Canberra, ;ompanied, it is understood, by recommendation from the tninistrator that the sentence be limited to imprisonment—which > also been usual, lowever, it was decided that the .th penalty be carried out. The iging, carried out without prior jlicity on November 14, was nessed by a number of lululais m the Western Highlands.

'he Territory’s previous hanging nd its first since 1938—was on member 16, 1954, also at Lae jail

and surrounded by more secrecy than the latest one.

The native hanged then was named Usamando, and the Admini stration was worried at the time that there might be a public outcry about the death penalty being carried out. But it needn’t have worried, because Usamando was a native who made murder a hobby —with four convictions for it—and he continued to murder with every opportunity, even when he was