NATIONAL ARCHIVES & PUBLIC RECORDS SERVICE OF PAPUA

PATROL REPORTS

DISTRICT: MILNE BAY STATION: SEHULEA, 1967 - 1968

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PATROL REPORT

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I c. ttach for yo 11r re curds and information copy of the above mentioned patrol report together with covering comments by the Assistant District Commissioner, Esa'ala.

2. The A siitant District Commissioner's comments regarding the presentation ot this report is endorsed. Mr. Young will be requested to take aor~ care :tn future witlJ. hisiresentation, otherwise tha,Awill not be accepted.

3. In relation to r~ad devalopment, all such projects are considered by the District Cc-oNinating Committee for feasibility. The Sewa Bay,'~ewakitai section was considered at a Meeting of the COlllli~t.. and found not to be feasible and was not econoai lly justifiable.

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Prta •1...... IOU... I MU tlaat tll•n 1• • ptad•al "1.. ••a:t trea ti.. ..tnliual 1ptea ln. f ·anv.r et a ,.triliaeal •1ctea. A t.rtker ~,.rt vill tollow .. a re•ul t •t the •-&1•trln ft.I• ,.trol• °'o be .Uertana la J'lll.7 al "'-"~ the Di•tri t O iaaion r, Milne BaJ Di triot, S A II A R A I. •••••••••• /2

•«tiou1!J!P.· tltenrM & j14•tJ'• Thi• 1ection in Kr. touii9 nperl rdTi •• a a1r aaaeeaaen:t of the rr•nt •ituatioa. Tk• taot that 1n411i.4ual owner•h1f 1• aot reoopai.••4 1• ex,n•••4 1• laJl&U.19 uaae • • ·•· Doh lancup­ it aoaeeae lla1 a utel mat ... I want it, •J' 2'9q11.e1t tat•• the ton of al.HalJ eftiq i't, "Go•iJap, - ••11 nina" (JIJ trleM., •7 ltet•l nut.,). !he z.rorean re•id• • in he area with, perha~!, the eaee1~lon f Mr. 111 in.son at s... Bar, •tP9•~ to •~n~rt t4 •r•t•rtioaatel7 l••• tJlaa tho•• in ether Diatriet~.

WAQ L.Q.Q. 1111ti,•1 1 BaP.fti!LC 'the •tateaeat et t•lli.. )l&M• ~r IT lari• "u toll~ li•I 1• eztrao\94 tram tM D1&17 oeeti•• of - ~~ ~1en1 Oeuuetet a\ UJllLIA P/P;; ~ ; • ; • ~ SIPVPU .' i 01010 Warcl• Ood•o'\• at D.l IADA I/I ...... DAIADA, lltlASIIA, SIAlllI LOllI!All larta CJ Apln Ian laaa tw o.uoillen I~ w u• ' aoi,lJ n•• hea ••re eeaTenl•at te all U tu AIA •4 U&AlllA peGJle k&4 Mlea,let a ..,..,. tu -..... •'•• -•1• ftpre et 4, • .,~ ter t ••na tart• la ad.ell •l••Ueu ••n teetfit ,... t•• a laet et iateN•i in anaeU · tatn. It 4 '9 ..... n• lien O.U.tl •1•et1ou ole.. 17 t• lewt lou• t .__,11 leettou. 6. it s• .. tl\at mr. touc'• , entatl•• ot h'tan . repol'M nu1e1c•• • • ., ....1 ..... n. iaJnYU••" ... l tee tllat,"ll •••I GC i• ,.rid.tteC to •J• .. a hl.1 MN at •YA. M ana ..Ul HMfit pea'UJ' tra "~ atndda ... Qpl.1 ..u .. te a,u.U al o'\her ••nle,.••tal ·~·~·-'•· 7. r r rnr t.rlur coaHat aud aotion. pleue. - ~,f 7:~ .A.JDIJABDS) ~ Di,•tri1t Q==111i1ptT . I

2:'E'ffiITORY CJ F PAPUA fD NEW GUINEA• ·' " ·-A/ PREAMBliE Sta~ion. Sehulea. Sub-Distric·t • F'8dAla . ltl.str1.ct. Milne Bay. Patrol Report No, Sehulea No .1 of 1967/68/, Patrol Conducted by .D.J.YOUNG , Patrol Officer. Ar~a Patrole4 • Southern Normanby Island Oensue Division • Persul\81 AoCO?i..)aning Patrol • ••• 1/. Oonatabla Puiyu 1448. 2/ Jamee l!u!-itala ,interp~eter Sehul a. 3/ Isaaoc Hanm1a ,01 rk !>uau L.G.c. Duration o! Patr•l •' 17/4/nB to 2/5/68 • 15 Days • I~st Patrol~ '~to Area • • •• " DDA 5/8/67 • &. Feb~ 1~68 (House Assnbl y E actions ). D.A.S.F. 10/4/b8 P~H.D April J96A. Objects ot Ft trol • The me.i n object of the Patrol wa to oonduct th Elections for Dtuu· Looal GoveJ"J"l.tlent Councjl. Map Reference Mjlinob 1 Cape Ventanant1 Sewr.taita1 a.nd Eaa•al.A,r : 1.ottrmiJ • Samarai and lt'arguson.

Wed 17/i/68. At a ~nAuotoa Elections r>uau L.G.c. for Warde Sipupu R~d Weiokoa In both Warde there was only one candidate thue they wer ele0ted wianiwousJ.y t .Sipupv Ward • Ie.sam Kedodoiai,2.lfeioko Ward Meeigudi Dalemomt • Le.earn is a new councillor whilst Meeigudi has been relected • Depart d Sehnlea ar11-30am and walked to Meu na ~rr:1vin 2pm. Held election tor Meuetana War~ at 3-20 pm and 011'1.y · one Cand.idate wa.e nominat$d thus he was elected unanimously ntµned Kelebi N9ia•olale (new cou.nci L1 or ) • Overnight at ·. Meude.na village • · Thur~, 18/4/68 •

Departed Meude118. at 7-30 am and walked to K~ror"eea vilJ g• u-r Ying at lv·-15 am • Conducted eleot:l one :fo'C' Kerorogea Ward und a ~an oalle~ Subweta Subweta ~as el~oted from ~ne other oandidat on a first couut.(New Counoillor ) .Departed Kero:rogea V::.llage e.nd walked to Sawatupwa villa.ie arriving .3-20 pm (Dep. Kor.2-45pru.) ~ Oonduoted eleotion at Sawat\pwa We.rd and a oan naaed T'lmotby Leidi n i t) (n~w Council J or)wae eleoted from one other candidat~ after the firBt comrt of b llot papers • Ovornight at Sawatupwa village , Prid, 1914/b8.

Departed Sawatupwa at 7-30 8.I'l aand walked to village Mwa~ebu arriving 9-45 am • Ooncluottd eleotion tor Mwateb••Ward and a Dl8!l named Koibi Ierieiani was elaoted l Counoillor (new ) unanimously as only oandidtttt o Dt>parted t/ Mwatebu village at 11-15 am and walked to S&wataita! village I arrivi . ~ at 2-30 pm , Ov"rnight at Sawataitai ville.e;t • sai. 20/4/68. /~/ Conducted eleotien !or S~ataitai W-..d and a man nnmed I . 1 Niwala Bwe.ioiodi wao elected Oounoillor (new) U:!!§Ppoeed~ /,1, /1 De:pe.rted Sawataitil village at 11 aa e.nd walked to Pwanapwana village arriv:ing at 1-20 pm • Overaight a'* Pwanapwana • Sun. 21/4/'68 • Obeened at Pwanepwana 2.

Mon, 22/4/680

Co~lucted elect10·1 Sapioa Ward (Pwb.D.apwe.na Village )and a man named 11..-XIXMf'.aJDI t6UlrmlDI Niyeme. anugnxgui was elected councillor (new) from one other candidate after a fir.et eount ot ballot papere .Departed Pwan.apwana vilJ age at 12-15 pm and went by oanoe and on foot tc Jsumaiamaiu vi llage arriV:lng at 1-45 pm. Conducted ele~tion for Jaumaiam&i u Ward and a man named Dilruya Loku was el~oted aa councillor (new) 1'- m two other oand1dat s • Overnight at I s1.UDaiamdu village

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Departed Isuma1amaiu ~t A am per cuttei.~ to Sibonai vilJ aee arr:iv •ing 9-15 am o Conduct d ole"1tion Sibonrl Ward and a uaed Om.eni Bel\teelu was l:l.:lect d Counc. 11'3r unappoe d o Departed ~ibo -na.1 7illttge at 11am and walked to Bweei'l"tai village arri'rlng at 2 pm. Conduot8d election Bwaaiaiai Ward at Jpm. and a man namad Wka Kilio was relecteC! CowicilJ 01· unapposed o Ovenu ght at I I Bwaeiaiaivillaee-.

Wtd,· 24/4/68 o

Depart d BWaaiaiai village at 8 8l'l. and walked to Kurada Tillage arri'ring at 11 u • Oonduoted eleotion Kura4a Ward ancl a man named llakidonia Kalego waai:alect d ae councillor t••r••iil trom · one other oa.nd.idate • Departed Kurada village at 2-3 pm &!ld walked tc Barabara T.11 .age arriving 5-30 pm. Ov rnight A.t Barabara ville,ge ., Thur.ea 25/4/680 Obeenecl • hzac Day • At Barabara • . Pricl • 2614/68, · Con4uoted Eleotion !or Barabara Ward and a man named Biri T.oaitiu -tu wae r'loot~ am oounoillorfro~ onA other oandidet .Departet Barabara &1.t 12 noon an4 walked to Bu.J"ama. villagaa.t-riTing 1-30 p Conducted election tor Bun&ma Ward where Ion Wal& wae r•l et d a 1 Councillor (prertou~ Pr aiden·t ) unypoeed • Departecl 1.IUnama village at 2-15 p and walked to GuduauliTillage arriTing 3-JO pa • Oonduoted election Gudumuli Ward and a an named Xaile41 lhragolobuna wae ~leoted councillor Ul .L&ppoeed • Overn:i.ght at Gu4wauli Yi llage • - Bat. 27/4/68.• Departed GudU11Uli Till ge t 7-30 am and walked to Kaai.knai Tillage arriVing 9-15 am • Oonduoted eleotion at Kasikaai Ward and • man na; e4 Keaoli S!muleta was J!:l.leoted Counaillor UJaAPpOeed Depf}!ed X.1itaei Tillage at 10am and walked to Kuaarau village arriTing 11-30 8ll o Oonduoted eleotion K'U!!!,rau Tillaae e and a aan na1u'4 Sailo•i Doloh•r wa• :i:,,leoted aa ocunoillor U!Y!,Ppoeedo Departe4 Kuu.r ,, vill age -i 12-30 pm and wctlked to Guleguuu village arriving '\t 2-30 pm • Overnight at Guleguleu v:Ll~age o

§Jm.)8/4/68 Ct C1erv... d Gulegule\;. Ti 1 ge o Kon 2 9/4/ 6€1 • Conducted electione et t1uleguleu We.rd and the two previous coQnoi Jora wer e rel~cted ~~pose~ (2 eeatft ) io. Iaberoi Wa~.aulei and Lana!r Daamanr-; Derarted Guleguleu vil dge and l!lfildwi_~.Bi~ village arriving 12-30 pm o Conducted eleotione --- and a man named Jerioo Kamodew wae ~cted counoillor Po)o

Dian cont 9 • •. •., Mon 29/4/68 cont •••

U!!IPP' icd • Departed Bia~ village at 12-55 pm and. wallred to Somwadina Yillage arriving at 1-40 pmo Overnight at Somwadina. Tueedv, J0/4168. Conducted election Somwadina \Yard and man namqd robe ·eesauyo wae elected councillor (New )u~ppoaedo Departed S0mwedina village at 9-30 a.m and walked to Mwe:l.ukwe.eia villaee arriv.ing 11amo Conducted eleo~ion Mwatukwaeia Ward and a me.n named John N~mia wa1 eleoted oounoill r (new ) UfUlppoeed • D parted Mwal'U.kwaeia at 11-15 am an~ walkeu to Kwanaula villBge arri,ring 12-50 pm o Oc-d~ctcd 3le::t .• ~n Twal~B. W~rd and ~eueealu a'hwt.~.eta W9e relecte4- oounoilJ(')J:' 'Ull.appoeed-- o OVernJght a.t Kw£.ll.8ula • Wed, 1/5/68 , I . Departed Kwanaula village Qt 7-30 a - d walked to Lobll4.a villag arri'Yin« 9-aa r: Conducted election Lob da e.rd and eaibibi fautwaelo na ~leoted co·.moillor uri.cu>poeedo D"parted Kwanaula nllace at 10-30 a and walked to Dawada village arriving 11-45 o 00114uot election Siauai Ward and a aan named Panenai Wel11oia .... el c~ed oouno1llor (new ) fro• one other o a •• on«uoted election tor Sigaeiga Ward and a man named Robert Mulina waa elected councillor (new ) UJ1.!!ppoe d • Con~uoted election Dawaaa Ward and a man named Gaidoma e Youyou w e ~1 cted oounoillor (new ) unapposed Overnigh·t Dawada village. !hurt 2/5/68. Oonduoted election for Lomitawa Ward (at Dawa.d village ) a.nd a man namad Paulo Dabuye9uye was ele~ted aa co ncillor (new ) un~poe d o Dep rted uawada vilJ ge at 1pm an~ walked to Sehulea Pa~ol Poet arriving at Jpm •

EiiD or PATROL. OBdERVATIOlfS ilTD COMfiiENT.§, • 1. Reoettion of Patrol •

Th., Pat-rol re~eivsd a friendly reception from a.11 vilJ El~es ,, Oil'l~ rest/\~eing col our1'ully decorated w.i th flov e cs ..,

2. §1._ndard 'l'irp 0f "10uaing.

G~nerally the eta.nd~d o · nouaing in the area was very poor with th eY.oeption of a few villa.sea on the South Coaet of Southern Nomanby Iel&"ld betwe.m villaeea of Sibonai end Ka.8ika.e1 where the houeee are ot a fairly good standard o 3. Water Sunply

Generally water supplies in al. v:i.lla.e;ea \Vere VPrcy eood with reeh water beine readily availa>le from fa9t flowing streams • Even villa.g~s Wll..G are exoeptio.n.eto th:l sJ.. fr.esh watel" is avai lablo but muet be tetchedl"'r.om the source to the V111ae ~ houses fhioh are eittiated 1n d1.ffer.ant hamlets bioh are Rt ~ varying distances .fron the we.ter.

4 .outline Of -Poli tice.'l S · tuati~!l •

The cvrrent ai t'.la.ti on i.n the ·nuan area is ·that +, hlllo Q reorle p 4

attitude t o rwr.. ct CJ thP ' "1 rut to me by two T'OT bPlieve whAt th~ ad Council ~rojecta unl o m eyeaJ that the 'I their effo te a e not I in r.ega~d to t lA I· for the p st four. y qr. to Sehulea rnd onP fro village to Sewa ~ay rou . Sewa Bay (sholld not ~ , v to~ ruge d and woula noat would not wa rant th the oomrriwj.cation value ownly number of weeks (1967) to mountain range betwe n th ae two places 1 • 1' h the p ~oad.ae 0f a tractor and Publtcs wo~k taaJn be.tng sent ·thereto f ni h thd road in he nPar future • , Thie promise wae not .f\U.filled and ie ot l.' kely to b P, in th n al"' futurft.Th example waE.. the road between the villages S~"-on i ~Sewa Bay) to Bunama ( 16 milefJ a1Jproxima tely ) • 1' oet of the pr limary work of flattening the eround for a road wa don by ~ e ~ao~le (1965) aga.in voluntry workinsfor e. number of weekewith the pro ise o! Government euperviaion for the bridg e (which again never eventuatod) which would beneeded to be constructed for the road to be a auoceeeo Thie road iequite feeeible and could be completed by th~ p~o~le themselves (witheupervieion) and won d be of g eat uRe to them tor tra -neporting their cash crope to BunAma ~here th re is goad anchorage as this coast is subject to South Ea.at season (ro1ghe seas) ,The Du.au LOcal Governnent Council r~opo~ s to buy a ~ractor for tranoport -ing :prodno (ma1l'lly copra ) to Bunama for shipment early next year, and I shall be going to sup rvise t~esP bride a conatruction at the end July 1968:-so a.e to complete the road and restore faith of the people to the Arl~inietratjon.

Th.9 p~oples attitude towards local eovernment councils is generally very good with interc&t ehown in electio?lll by all people. Although there ie a tendancy of pAople ~o be frightened of the poeit1o -n ot councillor eepecially the younger people who are apparent]$ eti!. frightened ot blM.ck ma.tio • However at the 1 et g neral electi n ot the Duau L.GoC. (April 1968) eix young people under th1~ty y &~s of age were elected showing a chanee from peorle electing older people tot~e poBition ot councillor(de~line in old infl~enoial ' leade-re )o In t"egard to interest sho,;y'a by people see, ing election in House Aesembly o Th~re wa one candj date from the Dua·'1 ar c. a. Mr~ ,J" Wilk­ inson a mixed rac~ woman froM S wa Baj who however \vaa . illsu~oeesi\tl • The effec1is ot EuropP0l1e and Missions to the Duhu area has brouiht two noticeable Social problems • One ie the problem ot Adultery whioh io very prominent throughout th Duau area .In older times before the advent of Missions and Goverbment Law introducti.o:i ~ommitting this off~~ce would .mean the penalty of death .But n~w a ema -ll jail sentence "r fine has replac-~. t1'1e penalty and people are no loager frightened of committing dultery .Divorce l1sually oo~urre after adultery h~~ been committ n by either spouse and quite often the·--­ oare ot the children is 1 rt the mother (Metrilineal ),

The other problem ia that of land again n.& to the influence of eu~opeans end rais&i ns • There are many d1apnt e tod-ay . -.,er lant:l. mainly due to peorl~ squatting on other p60Jlee land durjn the aet 50 or 60 yeu.re .Again the old tradititnal penalty for thie uld mean death or warfare b'3tw&en clans .AS the government law prevented thie happening the peopJe resorted to Black magic to rid the$e squatt re which eometilles tooA: a number of years arid poe ~bl f th • · - y some o e ) r: •..;

squatters l-iad diPd rid whP, P huried 1) l .h_t and l rr.:. . t:l ivea of the squatter toiia are claj mine r.>Wn shj p of t his Ian du to this fact against ,he orleinal owner r 1 tjv

Anoth r re ~on f r the land problems is th t 30 or 40 year ae -0 the Dil8.u ~.rea wa patrolled by a M-ro Bibia.u and ater another Patrol Officet." who a.ppa i"t 1 - tri d to charge the land system from Matri lineal to 'Patri l ne 1 o Th ma.joJ"i ty :l:t' people did not do "thi -e but a few did lm~ conf) :tct occurrov r Land 'u to this misunderRtanding Also several yeo.re aeo an ag lculture officer pp -arrent~v vi ited ome vlllag a and told the p op e grow mor~ c sh crops (Coconuts) t l 1ing them that if A man vs:\a not using his land (ie. growing ea h crepe ) the ·~ her -peo ... le could eo nd grow their eaeh er rs nn t ia l nd ( Contr. ry to th unr ) , t u ml>r.e land pro­ bleme •

The attitud o t.h 1~0-p.Le ow, rd mis 1 on , ro1• B.J1s and otl1e -r. 11.P:tl.vea from outeid ar. is eo d uH~wever t people arq net completely axe pted or adop+, d into the Duau so0jety s if any pro­ blems aoo1al or economic ariee imm ediately th a fori gn people ore rejected whether they be from outeidft a:reae o from outside clans in the Du.au area • 5. 48rioulbrt &Oommeroe !Industry.

In the Duau area the main oaah crop ia Copra ,with a little coffee grown mainly in the mountain region • The majority of p orl attitude toward growing ea.eh crops is vecy laxidaeiv£. . ith people only W"ishing to producA suf ioient ea.ah crops to buy a few neccesoa.ry items from the stores • There are poaeibly two reasons for this attitude • One ie that by custom these people use to a rath r eaey PBXI eoing life,th&.t is that they ro a much work th&t ta neooees.g.ry for their every day n~Pda and rnuoh time is opentin the custom ot chatting and chewing beetle nut • Occaesion~lly they shall spend a day work1.ng theix garden orope or fishing butonly when neocesaary. The other r~aeon is that if people were to work harder on their cash crops +~ius eetting more money; moat of thi~ money would b• drained away by relative who live by theold cudtome lrefer previou reason) in whioh they ha)ve a rirht to eaoh othere belongings (money, food and land etcetera Th· . ~ t"""e people would be do lng all that ext~a work tor nothing .Th• above atti~udee are slowly ~hanging as the younger people with eduoation are gra~U&ll~ · diaGardins old tradition ideae and are tryine t& better themeelTee by planting more osPh orope

ln · a~m• areas also there ie a problem or tre.neporting cash orope to me.in oentree tor aellinc.Thie is prominent on the South eit11t of Rormanby Island (Du.au ) , wh~ . ch tor e vere,l molltha of a year the Sout.h Ee.et 3eaeon prevails (rough seae ) tnus oat villages are out oJ:reaobo O'Ja.stJ.l vee••l• for th1~ e J)eriod thus people c.lo 1 ... ot :produoe m ·oh cash c -ops tor f'eu of :riot beine a.ble to oell them.

The e.tti tude of t~e people towa ·de the oreaniza-t i 011 of sto other types flf b 1 iness is that rriuoh if)terest ts frm:ro to he ln the fome.tion en: Co-OpHrati v~s and other e;roup en;· 0 ::•p.cisea (Agrit;nl tv.re Societies ) • There howev~r a ~·~her cf rrivate us! Psses i th~ rea which are main"'..y M.U1 on n fp:rr:Ll.y besis o 'he ~ttti.o A of re !,)eo:"lc towards bue1nes8eo ors::anized by Euror ans is ll -i • · t l":· 1ehout the Duau er~3 .Thie ettit'Jdc M~i.:1.ly depends on t} ie t:' )~ n '0n~·Prnnj o But 011 the whole the people belt ve that the eu.r0pca. ::. -r ~ ~~ ..dracting gi"e-:.t weaith from thir ~re ,nd will d~li ttle to b~ll' them rn1lf>ss U 1 ey rt'cei v -o paymen1, (e,en +-o "':' Jhe sm~.lles~ job'3)o f. Rest ouses__

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on , .. !ospi ·tal t Bwe T'uada , Staffed "'it r.:uro11aan .. q ha r one • id o 1tre at Bunama vil"' age lo"al nur es. o/ S•venth Day dventiet , ( s ..,wa Be.y) with Aid P'lst Order:cy • d/ .ldmi1iatxationl Ocuhcil Ai~ o te with . Poet Crc..erly o 1 •. Kerorogeia vilJag • 2. Pwanapwana 3. arabara. "ra 4. Kasikasi. " s. Gu ~w. " 60 ""31.ulcwasia. " 1. Dawadao t1 In the Sew . Bay area. many cases of wh0opine C"Ugl': were · rel> ...'l"ted to me mainl.Y at Millages Pwanapwall3 (where two children were repo~~ed r to have died ) and ib .. i o Thie epidemic was r&ported to HotJpita.1 Assis -tent Th m s .Andrew et Esa'ala who immediately went to Sewa Bay to treat th• people ooncerned. A'ti Dawada village the.re are sev ra.l famili e who have ahifteu to t~e .toreahor in th past . ew years contrary to adviee given to them by a doctor in appro~i.mately 1950 and b previou.a Petrol Offioere .Tl'e ·advice wa.6 f vr them to a i:rt their house a and. sbout ito -! I!'ile due to tlie p~e•ent~ ot Philera o&rr./ing moequitoeson the fo- 'shore area ~(c ,e• ot the high death r •1te 50 deaths to ~2 birtha bet· reen 1950 and 1956 t tal ponlation 'be~_ ng 140) ~hen ) • The.se people will be shi f.·vine a.e ad viae -d .:eey shortly

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1 • F'thodiet 18 ion 0 Bwart1ade. v±ilag~u 60 tt 2 " tt • Btm.ama 4. t1 Q lG 3~ .. Kaaikas1 " Iti.rada 4 on1a.n "'atho~io 0 " '· tt Prep & lo 5o " " 0 Gesiwe I" 2 ).) " • t\:~rorogeia " 7. " " 0 Barabara. " 3 8 A4 I 3 thr. , cen ml nati\lna in t.be Du.au area • Th Methodis · Overae - _. d aion • i:n sta~ ('J"1·1s t Bwarnid , an other at Bunam vill ge. At ia.ru~da tl'8""'e is a theol [, · cal coi. .... ~ e end Ho tt:U and also a e ·· ol • Tutt Raman Gtttholic M1 . 1 on h ne la.rg establishment at Kura a With s~hool e..r d m di e 1 ryj , s • ·ihe e ot11e c eata.bliehmen+,e axe at Geeiwe (school),Kerorcgei vil ag · (school) anc Barabara (school 1'1'~. e lev()nth Day Advent1 st m a ion h s tWo.establ1 ahments inthe Duau ue11. one ie at B~r.oa (SPwe Bay) 1.ere t i ie c. achoo .. nd '·'d )'o~t ,th other 1.a t Sl ats.i t 1 ( i onJ y).

l~Pereonel l e.. ~n 0:1net.a.ble ~ V \ · and he wae very • .... ~ i 13. ~onclueion. Duau L,G.C. her were 23 poll:ing ')laces us d d :r ing the elections !or 27 lfa..~e and the electiorLa re held over a pnriod of 1 • days ( 17 / 4/68 to 2/5/6 ,,The r aeon tor the eleotione being conducted co quickly was that in 20 of the 27 arde the e was orJ.y ,.,nP croididate,thl\e duly eleote~unapposed(at GulE.guleu Ward 2 cand:tdatea wer~ nomittatod .f-.r eleoti n !or two seats inthe council thue again unooutetttld eleot~on). AJ~'Aj81J 3~.5~ of Males gainst 68,3 ~ of females required aesiata -no• in Toting • In all WerC.a th t elections took place aoruitineera were nominat d • In regards to abeenteeia:m ,the omly f'iguree that were able to be taken were d~ing the 7 elections that took place,( in the 20 other Warde oolULm.S 4 to 11 inclusive on ~orm 10 were not completed as the eleotione were uncontested)thue n figu~ee obtained ). In the 7 Wa.rte Where ele~tiona did take place these we e ~he e~aenteeiam figures,40.5~ males agair...et 4~.a~ !emaiss were absen· rom the eleotione •

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