from Zve the ylar ** C mowing return

Second Thoughts About N. Britain

J/K In™ i PIli ? J tMf New Britain District Commissioner Briaa/iPrn m le ™] n 9 Rabaulwere not true, the Administrator, M ;• Cleland said in Rabaul in May. He said Mr. from Zve the ylar ** C mowing return What Brigadier didn’t say was that the reports were true Ad^i^%n^ 6^ Were V rin ed in April, but after publication the Administration did an about-turn and reversed the decision. the + T ? l^} 8 aren ’t making the Administration’s problem in that part of New Britain any easier. There have been a series of incidents in the last few weeks, some of the matters not in themselves connected, but generally indicative of a growing restlessness. There have been land disputes and a native petition has recently been presented which has given the Administration some thoughtful moments about how it should be handled One of the basic Tolai complaints is that the Administration, apparently not over-anxious to buy itself into any fights since the Navuneram shootings, has been ignoring some sections of the people—and it seems that ignoring them is worse than shooting them.

There will probably be some more announcements concerning New Britain in the next few months.