NATIONAL ARCHIVES & PUBLIC RECORDS SERVICE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA PATROL REPORTS DISTRICT: MILNE BAY STATION: GUASOPA, 1968-1969 Original documents bound with reports for: Losuia, volume 11. Papua New Guinea Patrol Reports Digitized version made available by Copyright: Government of Papua New Guinea. This digital version made under a license granted by the National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea. Use: This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study. Constraints: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and the laws of Papua New Guinea. Use of this work beyond that allowed by “fair use” requires written permission of the National Archives of Papua New Guinea. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library. 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(,,, • T /.• ',, 3 ~t cvooer, 969 . he aoove report an co .. et· by CommL s10 . r.>r, .... os ia re forward d L 1u ..... ic o. c t .e fo 1 J owln ~ c omme. t s: - 2. The Of ficer-in-Cnar 6 e, 'ua~opa indi .. tes oy his report ttiat · e !'td .lizes tne problems re i c up ai ai11.., t n "' e J.urua area. ~· Reem tly ·1 ~tric lt~r~ ~ssista t tr&ve~led lil t e 1.:/. "Yelargili" o its .loo .A.u.r.<: Is.l.a ds o.tace, buy.:.ng (!Opra an piching up copra wt ere comI.1ercia veso;,els coul n t o i· would not. o so. J ils t o ly 6~o bs. of copra w..:i.s uplifted, an incent.i..ve nas been -'iven o.nd t. t. people of tne area havf: stated Uia t much mere ~opra ·.1111 be nvailabl2 on the next ~yage now t at they ~now copra made ill not rot /f ilst wai tinb for shippint; r 11 1 1+ . T•.e ·: .v. ~e a.i. 6 ili" wi .l.JO Lt :t .... Council for ~\: s ProJect me.terj a s awaJ i... movement m Jamarai and t e o_ ficer-ir.. -Gt ar ·e, Jnasopa i.d ma.~ e ev y cf 1.'ort to have tLc Council pro ·rar 11 ~ comp, ete us year. 5. ne contiru ty or adviser to tne Council is obv.iousli .ielpi1 ' t. e sit1 ation , and tne instruc.:ti n courses held '01 snort pcrioJs '!Jaf ()r-e eac i Cvwh.. il m .et· r & a.re g.:!. v ·I ~ 1 · ou.ncl2-lor s a. b8tt.cr iJ ea of \ .1 t is rec ired of tLem. r1 ·111 rea such as the . r <J~dlarks ·1e ca1mot expect thir,.bs to h ppen 0vernight - careful, pat· e~t buiJ.a ce ·~1Li.l ur:, uce effective le "al gover"1.ment. .3everal Counci.dors visited . lotdu fo r '-' .~ D stri t Combined Councils' Conferenc ~ - mo'l"e movelllent wi J ·~id en t eir outlook an w erst nd..:..11 0 • 6. There is a definite possibility of estao isuin · a ccomcrcial ventur supplying ebony and ot ier c~rviug ti r r....er to cfle 1.rrobria1ds . 'fl e matter h s oee < • sc1_·=-ed w: .t1'orestry o ficers and t e sugge'Jti n is ~1 t cl e 1urJ.J l-0 1ci outain riehts to portion 'f tne eoo y stan s on Woodlark, cut and sell t~e timber m t e :j riwina Council, who wil¥sell it to ~arvPr • terna ti vel y, part 01' tne ebony r ea could A. 1 eturneo to tne people who cut and se l to the urua Council, who sell to t.ie Y.J.riwina Cour cil. Either waf, t e inr'lme will be .efi t t .. e Murua are as ·.,;e s lowin t E. hir · d ..1a )eople to con ·inue t~eir carving indu~try. he Officer-in-CharL · Guasopa n t ssi ·ta t Di ~~tric t ~ommissi . er, osuia wi.i..l be equest to i cs .... gate f rt er make definite submission • £} ("' c . "• . .. v. ' Ow ia. 0 . I. ' t ... aso ctio i · ara. 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