New Administrator

Takes Over In P-Ng

Mr. David Hay (pictured) on January 9 takes over as Administrator of Papua-New Guinea (population 2,183,000), from Sir Donald Cleland. A career diplomat with the Australian Department of External Affairs (he’s a former High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to the UN), Mr. Hay is taking to the territory a determination to travel frequently and find out for himself. Among his hates will be officers who attempt to answer on behalf of New Guineans instead of allowing them to speak for themselves, and anybody at all, in or out of government, who practises dis crimination. He says he plans to keep on his desk a copy of a 14-point “advice to Administrators” pre pared, with loving care and hard experience, by New Guinea old-hand Eric Feldt (and printed in PIM in December). Sir Donald and Lady Cleland are going to Europe on vacation until mid-year, when they will retire to a new house being built for them in Chester Street, Port Moresby. Sir Donald has been Adminis trator since July, 1952.