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Ng Co-Operatives
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HE Co-operative Educational Centre at Port Moresby is to conduct a new pre-examination irse for ships’ masters this year, rhis is in addition to the normal ining courses conducted by the itre for co-operative storemen d advanced training for co erative inspectors who are era sed by native co-operative rhe new course is intended to able competent seamen to sit for 3 examination for their Certificate Masters of vessels of under 50 is. The Administration Superin ident of Marine has offered full -operation in conducting the urse.
Fhe trustees of the educational ntre are sponsoring the course, as though this type of training is not ■ictly related to co-operative activ es, the lack of sufficient ships’ asters for coastal vessels is a seri s handicap to the co-operative ganisation, and also many ships e, or could, be operated by native mmunities to the ultimate benefit agricultural production.
Therefore, the course will be open all qualified men and not re ricted to those employed by co >eratives.
The Co-operative Educational mtre has classroom, dormitory and essing accommodation for 40 udents, and since it first opened March, 1956, six courses have ;en conducted and 107 young men ained for positions with co jerative organisations. Teaching aff and general supervision of the >,ntre is provided by the Admims ation.
All capital and maintenance ex cuses are financed from funds sub sided by the co-operative groups iroughout the Territory, with the riginal capital expenditure having een greatly assisted by grants from le Commonwealth Bank.
In the Territory now, there are 14 co-operative societies, 12 ssoci#tions of sociteties and one fed ration of native associations, all of 'hidh have given financial support d the educational centre, and have ?ceived benefits from it through the raining of their officials and em loyees.
Cook Islands police were, in anuary, investigating the death of :utai Ma Ua, male, aged 20, said o have been killed in a “bush-beer”- ?arty fight on Christmas Eve at Uiu Island.
PACIFIC AIR BASE: The extent to which the Royal New Zealand Air Force sration at Laucala Bay, Suva, has grown, is shown in this aerial photograph The st ation takes up whole foreground of the picture; Suva harbour is shown in the background.