Administration of Papua New Guinea

Creator
Australia. Department of External Territories
Call Number
Nq 328.94 AUS
Created/Published
Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1972-[1976]
Issue
1972/1973, PP no. 208 of 1974
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Contents

PAPUA NEW GUINEA REPORT FOR 1972-73 1 , 2 , 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21
Papua New Guinea Annual Report 1972-1973 PART I. INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTIVE SECTION CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 23 , 24
CHAPTER 2 PEOPLE 24 , 25 , 26
CHAPTER 3 HISTORICAL SURVEY 26 , 27 , 28 , 29
PART II. STATUS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND ITS INHABITANTS CHAPTER 1 STATUS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA 29 , 30
CHAPTER 2 STATUS OF THE INHABITANTS 30 , 31
PART III. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 1 INTERNATIONAL 31 , 32 , 33 , 34
CHAPTER 2 REGIONAL 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38
CHAPTER 3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNION OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA 38
PART IV. INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER CHAPTER 1 POLICE FORCE 38 , 39 , 40 , 41
CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC ORDER 41 , 42
CHAPTER 3 DEFENCE FORCES 42 , 43
CHAPTER 4 CIVIL DEFENCE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES 43 , 44
PART V. POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL POLITICAL STRUCTURE 44 , 45 , 46
CHAPTER 2 PAPUA NEW GUINEA GOVERNMENT 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57
CHAPTER 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64
CHAPTER 4 THE PUBLIC SERVICE 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78
CHAPTER 5 SUFFRAGE 78 , 79 , 80
CHAPTER 6 POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS AND PARTIES 80
CHAPTER 7 THE JUDICIARY 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
CHAPTER 8 LEGAL SYSTEM 84 , 85
PART VI. ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT Section 1. Finance of Papua New Guinea CHAPTER 1 PUBLIC FINANCE 86 , 87 , 88 , 89
CHAPTER 2 TAXATION 89 , 90 , 91
Section 2. Money and Banking CHAPTER l CURRENCY AND BANKING SYSTEM 91 , 92 , 93
CHAPTER 2 PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEVELOPMENT BANK 93 , 94 , 95 , 96
Section 3. Economy of Papua New Guinea CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 96 , 97
CHAPTER 2 POLICY AND PLANNING 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101
CHAPTER 3 INVESTMENTS 101
CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC EQUALITY 101
CHAPTER 5 PRIVATE INDEBTEDNESS 102
Section 4. Economic Resources, Activities and Services CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 102 , 103 , 104
CHAPTER 2 COMMERCE AND TRADE 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109
CHAPTER 3 LAND AND AGRICULTURE 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
CHAPTER 4 LIVESTOCK 128 , 129 , 130 , 131
CHAPTER 5 FISHERIES 131 , 132 , 133
CHAPTER 6 FORESTS 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140
CHAPTER 7 MINERAL RESOURCES 140 , 141 , 142 , 143
CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIES 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147
CHAPTER 9 TRANSPORT 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152
CHAPTER 10 COMMUNICATIONS 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164
CHAPTER 11 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178
PART VII. SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL SOCIAL CONDITIONS 178 , 179
CHAPTER 2 HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 179 , 180 , 181 , 182
CHAPTER 3 STATUS OF WOMEN 182 , 183 , 184 , 185
CHAPTER 4 LABOUR 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205
CHAPTER 5 SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES 205 , 206 , 207 , 208
CHAPTER 6 STANDARDS OF LIVING 208 , 209
CHAPTER 7 PUBLIC HEALTH 209 , 210 , 211
CHAPTER 8 NARCOTIC DRUGS 211 , 212
CHAPTER 9 DRUGS 212
CHAPTER 10 ALCOHOL AND SPIRITS 212 , 213
CHAPTER 11 HOUSING AND TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218
CHAPTER 12 PROSTITUTION 219
CHAPTER 13 PENAL ORGANISATION 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226
PART VIII. EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 THE EDUCATION SYSTEM 226 , 227 , 228
CHAPTER 2 PRIMARY EDUCATION 228 , 229
CHAPTER 3 SECONDARY EDUCATION 229 , 230
CHAPTER 4 TECHNICAL EDUCATION 230 , 231 , 232 , 233
CHAPTER 5 TEACHER EDUCATION 233 , 234 , 235 , 236
CHAPTER 6 TERTIARY EDUCATION 236 , 237
CHAPTER 7 ADULT EDUCATION 237 , 238
CHAPTER 8 OTHER ASPECTS OF EDUCATION 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253
PART IX. RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258
PART X. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 258 , 259 , 260
STATISTICAL APPENDICES STATISTICAL ORGANISATION 261
CONVERSION TABLE 261
STATISTICAL SUMMARY 262 , 263 , 264 , 265
APPENDIX I POPULATION 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271
APPENDIX II ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT 272 , 273 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293
APPENDIX III JUSTICE 294 , 295 , 296
APPENDIX IV PUBLIC FINANCE 297 , 298 , 299 , 300
APPENDIX V TAXATION 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308
APPENDIX VI MONEY AND BANKING 309 , 310 , 311
APPENDIX VII COMMERCE AND TRADE 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318
APPENDIX VIII AGRICULTURE 319 , 320 , 321
APPENDIX IX LIVESTOCK 322 , 323 , 324
APPENDIX X FISHERIES 325
APPENDIX XI FORESTS 326 , 327
APPENDIX XII MINERAL RESERVES 328 , 329
APPENDIX XIII INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 330 , 331
APPENDIX XIV CO-OPERATIVES 332 , 333 , 334
APPENDIX XV TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS 335 , 336 , 337 , 338 , 339 , 340 , 341 , 342 , 343 , 344 , 345 , 346 , 347 , 348 , 349 , 350 , 351 , 352 , 353 , 354 , 355
APPENDIX XVI COST OF LIVING 356 , 357
APPENDIX XVII LABOUR 358 , 359 , 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 366 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 , 371 , 372 , 373 , 374
APPENDIX XVIII SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES 374
APPENDIX XIX PUBLIC HEALTH 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 384 , 385 , 386 , 387 , 388 , 389 , 390 , 391 , 392 , 393 , 394 , 395 , 396 , 397 , 398 , 399 , 400
APPENDIX XX HOUSING 401
APPENDIX XXI PENAL ORGANISATION 402 , 403
APPENDIX XXII PAPUA NEW GUINEA NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM 404 , 405
APPENDIX XXIII INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS 406 , 407
APPENDIX XXIV CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 408 , 409 , 410
APPENDIX XXV RELIGIOUS MISSIONS 411
APPENDIX XXVI NATIONAL INCOME ESTIMATES FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA 412 , 413
APPENDIX XXVII OVERSEAS TOURS 414
APPENDIX XXVIII PUBLICATIONS 415 , 416 , 417
APPENDIX XXIX INDEX: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL QUESTIONNAIRE 418

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PAPUA  

NEW GUINEA  

REPORT FOR  

1972-73  

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA  

1974—Parliamentary Paper No. 208  

Presented by Command 23 August 1974  

Ordered to be printed October 1974  

THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER OF AUSTRALIA  

CANBERRA 1975  

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