of Hallstrom Trust:

[?]utes to Sir Edward

tribute to the work done by Sir ard Hallstrom in New Guinea s the war was made in the P-NG slative Council in September dur the passage of a bill to dissolve Hallstrom Livestock and Fauna t. The bill was passed, bringing n the final curtain on a colour jxperiment that has been in and of the news since 1949. Sir ard Hallstrom is a Sydney busi man and philanthropist. ie Trust was introduced to train res in the care and use of live to collect and study local a, and to make New Guinea a available to overseas zoos. But iging circumstances and the nisation of a Territory-wide far

mer training scheme by the Adminjstration made the Trust redundant.

Ihe first experiment the Trust made was to test the adaptability of sheep to the Highlands conditions at its central base, Nondugl in the West u Fn but when it was found area was to ° for them the Trust concentrated on cattle and horses. Sheep are now raised in some other parts of the Highlands. This first experiment awoke the Highland natives to the uses of wool, with the result that it is now a common sight to see women making bags and knitting with wool.

All the assets of the Trust are to pass to the Administration, but the 126 acres of land at Nondugl have

been incorporated into one personal lease to Sir Edward Hallstrom for 99 years. This area will permit the fauna section to continue operating and will contribute partially to its support.

Mr. lan Downs, a European mem ber, and a former Highlands District Commissioner, praised the Trust and said that the amount of publicity and interest the Trust had created all over the world had helped New Guinea. Nondugl had also helped the inhabitants of the Wahgi Valley to become aware for the first time that animals and birds were “not just things to be shot for profit, and cer tainly not things to be shot for no reason at all.”