PAPUA’S PROGRESS.
SATISFACTORY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. JAVANESE LABOURERS. Sydney, May 8. ' The Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, who is visiting Sydney, states that the industrial developments in the possession are proceeding satisfactorily, and prospects are very bright. The Administration is introducing Javanese labourers for a term of three years for the purpose of teaching the natives ■ to tap, rubber and cut sisal hemp. Plenty of native labour is available, but 'it is deficient in skill, which the Javanese will impart.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9, 8 May 1912, Page 5
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77PAPUA’S PROGRESS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9, 8 May 1912, Page 5
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