Lives Must Work
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brigadier Cleland Said It
And Like It
Papua-New Guinea Adminis : seems to he catching on, f the Department of Terri still enjoys pipe-dreams. At ening of the October confer f the Christian Missions work the Territory, the Admin r, Brigadier D. M. Cleland, tat some of the natives have to believe that the govern the missions, or some one else •ovide all their needs without on their part. said that many natives were bstituting wishful-thinking for .f-help, and went on: 5 of our most important tasks develop among the native the realisation that they can e nothing of permanent value it work. jreat deal has to be done for
the native people in the initial phase of their progress out of primitive tribal life, but they should be remined constantly that every pound spent on their welfare had to be earned by someone who worked harder than they did.”
Want Prohibition
Among the many subjects dis-
vexed* one of" 1“““
Missionaries voted 41 to 24 in favour of total prohibition in the Territory for all races. The motion was proposed by the Methodist Overseas Mission, although some other leading churches, including Roman Catholic and Anglican, were against prohibition.