CONDITIONS IN PAPUA.
A NEW ZEALANDER'S IMPRESSIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrigh,t (Rec. November 22, 7.20 p.m.) Sydney, November 22. Mr. G. Pott, of New Zealand, has' returned from Papua, after inquiring into the. conditions of settlement there on behalf of relatives. Ho considers the country has a very good future, but one that is a long way off, and, is sure that it will be coconuts that will be the mainstay of prosperity eventually. Mr. Pott declares that tile natives are handled very badly; they are pampered too much, and get "tucker" given when they are not working. It is difficult to obtain land, which is ' all in tho hands of big companies. Mr. Leisch, owner of the Woodlark Gold Mine, in Papua,.says the miners are getting gold all over the island and everyone doing well. The Mount Morgan Company, of Queensland, is negotiating for the purchase of the Woodlark mine.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1605, 23 November 1912, Page 5
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150CONDITIONS IN PAPUA. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1605, 23 November 1912, Page 5
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