House of Assembly
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Nominations Open: NG House of Assembly
NEW GUINEA politicians with bones through their noses are going to get a pleasant surprise when elected to the P-NG House of As sembly next year—the money’s not bad.
Elected members are to get £950 a year, plus £5/5/- a day travelling allowance and attendance money for the sittings; plus cost of travelling within their electorates on electoral business twice a year; plus £25 a year postage and telephone allow ance; plus free insurance during air travel on parliamentary business.
Elected members of the Adminis trator’s Council and those selected as Parliamentary under-secretaries will do even better—they get a remunera tion of £1,300 a year.
At the other end of the scale are the official members—they rate only £l5O a year, plus “travelling allow ance in accordance with Public Ser vice Regulations”.
Nominations for the House opened on November 25 and will close on January 6. Polling will be conducted between February 15-March 18, and the new House will meet towards the end of May or early June, 1964.