PAPUAN ADMINISTRATION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 8 February 1907, Page 2

PAPUAN ADMINISTRATION

HOYAL COMMISSION'S, REPORT. Melbourne, February 7. The Papuan Commission's report (■ays:—"lt appear* tlmt wliile Captain llaii'toij, acting' cannot; be charged with direct action in discouraging agricultural or mining vievelupinciit, he failed to do ail tlmt a HViiipathetic administrator, imtramine led by pi-rsni:al ju;-ju,iice f.-r or a.-.iin-l eeH.iir. »>{ the public ten :«• :;:);;'..• 'i..\\. : iUwaJJUii ei. The - L - -'■.'...■.«:•.■."..••■: ttil'irt ,•- .in adiuinis

■:-.'>'..'?. i;';r; :j. trtjudk-c lowarja '-'■'■'-- -•• ■:-. , :.::u<l ii-s mends or eiw- ' ..- '..,- -j. •.;■... nua unwarranted by '"! r "*"*~ Ji "" ■ i " u ' ls ' ! "' alk '' l'-"l> e» cloud- '. !;.i .•i.v,.U: .-.lit'.-iion of outside iusows.- :h.'.t tiu- Commissioners wou>'.ct ho .uv.nmbsiu-d what he iias a sac duvcuo-.i of s;eueral develop '■■":>«•••. . -Jtam i In- t outmissioners art- more ■than ihat Cujvtam Burton's con-chi-ions a> :o ;ho di>loyalty of Bonic of his officers, apart altogether from their incorrectness, have had a most ]>aia!\>inj: ert'eet on his general administraiion. witn the natural remilt that rime most urgently needed in the publie interest has often been wasted in personal squabbles and mutual reeri munitions between officials. Apart from these considerations Captain Bar lon. in his desire to promote natir? in:ere--s, in.s not kept before him «t milch a- desirable the question of while developments. In making recommendations for tiereorganisation of the Public Service, til. l report says: --'-Judging from ll>* instances of ineapaeity, and even worst, faults, wliii-h came under their notice !h-- l'ommis.-.iouer.s "nave come to til'. conclusion that Papua at times has ."ecu rogaidcil as a convenient place ti '"-'■ certain men not wanted cist-

lieeonimeiulalioiis for the develop imn of tb- territory include giviue. the (iovernmeul, power to purchase, ail hind not required by the natives, t (bivernmenl system of labor recruitin j, preferene,. by Australia, 1o Papuan products, n loan for development put pi -os, wireless telegraphy to Thursday Maud, and power to grant liquor It-ccn-cs in exceptional cases.