Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the administration of the Territory of New Guinea

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Australia. Department of Territories
Call Number
Nq 328.94 AUS
Created/Published
Canberra : Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1951-1967
Issue
1955/1956, PP no. 64 of 1957
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REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA FOR YEAR 1955-56. 1 , 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
STATISTICAL APPENDICES. 8 , 9 , 10
PART I.—INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTIVE SECTION. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20
PART II.—STATUS OF THE TERRITORY AND ITS INHABITANTS. 20 , 21
PART III.—INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL RELATIONS. 21
PART IV.—INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER. 21 , 22 , 23
PART V.—POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER 1. General Political Structure. 23 , 24 , 25
CHAPTER 2. Territorial Government. Structure. 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29
CHAPTER 3. Local Government. 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35
CHAPTER 4. The Public Service. 35 , 36
CHAPTER 5. Suffrage. 37
CHAPTER 6. Political Organizations. 37
CHAPTER 7. The Judiciary. 37 , 38 , 39 , 40
CHAPTER 8. Legal System. 40
PART VI.—ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. Section 1.—Finance of the Territory. CHAPTER 1. Public Finance. 40 , 41
CHAPTER 2. Taxation. 41 , 42
Section 3.—Economy of the Territory. CHAPTER 1. General. 42 , 43 , 44
CHAPTER 2. Policy and Planning. 44 , 45 , 46
CHAPTER 3. Investments. 46
CHAPTER 4. Economic Equality. 46
CHAPTER 5. Private Indebtedness. 46
Section 4.—Economic Resources, Activities and Services. CHAPTER 1. General. 47 , 48 , 49 , 50
CHAPTER 2. Commerce and Trade. 50 , 51 , 52
CHAPTER 3. Land and Agriculture. 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72
CHAPTER 4. Livestock. 72 , 73 , 74
CHAPTER 5. Fisheries. 74
CHAPTER 6. Forests. 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79
CHAPTER 7. Mineral Resources. 79 , 80
CHAPTER 8. Industries. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83
CHAPTER 9. Transport and Communications. 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87
CHAPTER 10. Public Works. 87 , 88
PART VII.—SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER 1. General Social Conditions. 88
CHAPTER 2. Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 88 , 89
CHAPTER 3. Status of Women. 89 , 90
CHAPTER 4. Labour. 91 , 92 , 93
CHAPTER 5. Social Security and Welfare Services. 93 , 94
CHAPTER 6. Standards of Living. 94
CHAPTER 7. Public Health. 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101
CHAPTER 8. Narcotic Drugs. 101
CHAPTER 9. Drugs. 102
CHAPTER 10. Alcohol and Spirits. 102
CHAPTER 11. Housing and Town and Country Planning. 102 , 103
CHAPTER 12. Prostitution. 103
CHAPTER 13. Penal Organization. 103 , 104
PART VIII.—educational advancement. CHAPTER 1. General Educational System. 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 113 , 114
CHAPTER 2. Primary Schools. 114 , 115
CHAPTER 3. Post-Primary Schools. 115 , 116
CHAPTER 4. Institutions of Higher Education. 116
CHAPTER 5. Other Schools. 116
CHAPTER 6. Teachers. 116 , 117 , 118
CHAPTER 7. Adult and Community Education. 119
CHAPTER 8. Culture and Research. 119 , 120
PART IX.—PUBLICATIONS. 120
PART X.—RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126
PART XI.—SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 126 , 127
STATISTICAL APPENDICES. 128
APPENDIX I.—POPULATION. 129
APPENDIX II.—ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. 129
APPENDIX III.—JUSTICE. 130
APPENDIX IV.—PUBLIC FINANCE. 130
APPENDIX VII.—COMMERCE AND TRADE. 131
APPENDIX VIII.—AGRICULTURE. 131
APPENDIX XIV.—CO-OPERATIVES. 131
APPENDIX XV.—TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. 132
APPENDIX XVII.—LABOUR. 132
APPENDIX XIX.—PUBLIC HEALTH. 132
APPENDIX XXI.—PENAL ORGANIZATION. 133
APPENDIX XXII.—EDUCATION. 133
APPENDIX XXV.—RELIGIOUS MISSIONS. 133
APPENDIX I. POPULATION. 134 , 135 , 136
APPENDIX II. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158
APPENDIX III. JUSTICE. 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163
APPENDIX IV. PUBLIC FINANCE. 164 , 165
APPENDIX V. TAXATION. 166
APPENDIX VI. MONEY AND BANKING. 166
APPENDIX VII. COMMERCE AND TRADE. 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183
APPENDIX VIII. 184 , 185 , 186
APPENDIX IX. LIVESTOCK. 187
APPENDIX X. FISHERIES. 187
APPENDIX XI. FORESTS. 188 , 189
APPENDIX XII. MINERAL RESERVES. 190 , 191
APPENDIX XIII. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. 192
APPENDIX XIV. CO-OPERATIVES. 193 , 194
APPENDIX XV. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 203
APPENDIX XVI. COST OF LIVING. 204
APPENDIX XVII. LABOUR. 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215
APPENDIX XVIII. SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES. 216
APPENDIX XIX. PUBLIC HEALTH. 216 , 217 , 218 , 219
APPENDIX XX. HOUSING. 220
APPENDIX XXI. PENAL ORGANIZATION. 220
APPENDIX XXII. EDUCATION. 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229
APPENDIX XXIII. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 230
APPENDIX XXIV. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. 231
APPENDIX XXV. RELIGIOUS MISSIONS. 232 , 233
APPENDIX XXVI. INDEX. 234 , 235 , 236

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