University To
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Plan For University To Be Shelved?
The release of the Currie report on education brought a mixed Press reception in Aus tralia, but most leading news papers noted that the reaction of the Minister for Territories, Mr. Barnes, on the university provisions of the report was only lukewarm, although he actively supported the establishment of technical institutions.
On the subject of a university, Mr. Barnes said: “The Com mission’s recommendations for the early establishment of a fully autonomous university in the Territory are far-reaching and naturally must be considered in the context of Territory develop ment as a whole. As soon as the Government is in a position
to state a firm intention on the proposals for the university, including the timing of its establishment, further announ cements will be made”
Most editorial writers hoped that Mr. Barnes’ apparently cool reception to the university scheme did not mean that he intended to shelve this section of the report, but in Canberra it was generally felt that he might decide to do so and to concentrate resources on econo mic development, especially as the forthcoming World Bank report would recommend this.
The report itself is an ex tremely lucid, well-prepared document, full of useful and interesting information on the Territory '. It was the result of 12 months’ work by the three Commissioners, which took some of them as far afield as Fiji and New Zealand to gather information.
HEADED FOR LONDON: Prominent West Samoan businessman and [?]ormer politician Eugene Paul (top) was among the leading Islands [?]esidents who flew to London in August as guests of Air-India on [?]he airline's inaugural weekly 707 [?]ervice between Nadi and New [?]ork, via Bombay and London. Mr. [?]aul said in Sydney, where the Photograph was taken, that Western amoa was now beginning to settle lown well into independence.
Other Air-lndia guests were Mr. [?]. W. Robertson (centre), acting inance Minister in Tonga, who is Iso prominent in Tongan sporting life as an official, and (bottom) Mr. [?]am Berwick, editor of the Fijian anguage newspaper, "Vakalelewa ni Pasifika", published at Nadi.