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
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Nq 328.94 AUS
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Canberra : Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1951-1967
Issue
1956/1957, PP no. 22 of 1958
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REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA From 1st July, 1956, to 30th June, 1957. 1 , 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
PART I.—INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTIVE SECTION. 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
PART V.—POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER 1. General Political Structure. 22 , 23 , 24
CHAPTER 2. Territorial Government. 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 31
CHAPTER 3. Local Government. 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37
CHAPTER 4. The Public Service. 37 , 38 , 39
CHAPTER 5. SUFFRAGE. 39 , 40
CHAPTER 6. Political Organizations. 40
CHAPTER 7. The Judiciary. 40 , 41 , 42
CHAPTER 8; Legal System. 42 , 43
PART VI—ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. Section 1.—Finance of the Territory. CHAPTER 1. Public Finance. 43 , 44
CHAPTER 2. Taxation. 44
Section 2.—Money and Banking. 44 , 45
Section 3.—Economy of the Territory. CHAPTER 1. General. 45 , 46 , 47
CHAPTER 2. Policy and Planning. 47 , 48 , 49
CHAPTER 3. Investments. 49
CHAPTER 4. Economic Equality. 49
CHAPTER 5. Private Indebtedness. 49 , 50
Section 4.—Economic Resources, Activities and Services. CHAPTER 1. General. 50 , 51 , 52 , 53
CHAPTER 2. Commerce and Trade. 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77
CHAPTER 4. Livestock. 77 , 78 , 79
CHAPTER 5. Fisheries. 79 , 80 , 81
CHAPTER 6. Forests. 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
CHAPTER 7. Mineral Resources. 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 91 , 92
CHAPTER 8. Industries. 92 , 93
CHAPTER 9. Transport and Communications. 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97
CHAPTER 10. Public Works and other Capital Expenditure. 97 , 98
PART VII.—SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER I. General Social Conditions. 98 , 99 , 100
CHAPTER 2. Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 101 , 102
CHAPTER 3. Status of Women. 102 , 103 , 104
CHAPTER 4. Labour. 104 , 105 , 106
CHAPTER 5. Social Security and Welfare Services. 106 , 107
CHAPTER 6. Standards of Living. 107
CHAPTER 7. Public Health. 107 , 108 , 109 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115
CHAPTER 8. Narcotic Drugs. 115
CHAPTER 10. Alcohol and Spirits. 115 , 116
CHAPTER 11. Housing and Town and Country Planning. 116 , 117
CHAPTER 12. Prostitution. 117
CHAPTER 13. Penal Organization. 117 , 118 , 119 , 121
PART VIII.—educational advancement, chapter I. General Educational System. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126
CHAPTER 2. Primary Schools. 126 , 127
CHAPTER 3. Post-primary Schools. 127 , 128
CHAPTER 4. Instructions of Higher Education. 128
CHAPTER 5. Other Schools. 128
CHAPTER 6. Teachers. 128 , 129 , 130
CHAPTER 7. Adult and Community Education. 130
CHAPTER 8. Culture and Research. 130 , 131 , 132
PART IX.—PUBLICATIONS. 132
PART X.—RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL. 132 , 133 , 134
PART XI.—SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 134
STATISTICAL APPENDICES. STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION. 135
CONVERSION TABLE. 135
STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140
APPENDIX I. POPULATION. 141 , 142 , 143 , 144
APPENDIX II. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171
APPENDIX III. JUSTICE. 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176
APPENDIX IV. PUBLIC FINANCE. 177 , 178
APPENDIX Y. TAXATION. 179
APPENDIX VI. MONEY AND BANKING. 179
APPENDIX VII. COMMERCE AND TRADE. 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197
APPENDIX VIII. AGRICULTURE. 198 , 199 , 200
APPENDIX IX. LIVESTOCK. 201
APPENDIX X. FISHERIES. 201
APPENDIX XI. FORESTS. 202 , 203
APPENDIX XII. MINERAL RESERVES. 204 , 205
APPENDIX XIII. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. 206
APPENDIX XIV. CO-OPERATIVES. 207 , 208
APPENDIX XV. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 217 , 218 , 219
APPENDIX XVI. COST OF LIVING. 220
APPENDIX XVII. LABOUR. 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232
APPENDIX XVIII. SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES. 233
APPENDIX XIX. PUBLIC HEALTH. 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237
APPENDIX XX. HOUSING. 238
APPENDIX XXI. PENAL ORGANIZATION. 238 , 239
APPENDIX XXII. EDUCATION. 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253
APPENDIX XXIII. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 253
APPENDIX XXIV. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. 254
APPENDIX XXV. RELIGIOUS MISSIONS. 255 , 256
APPENDIX XXVI. INDEX. 257 , 259 , 260

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REPORT  

TO  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED  

NATIONS  

ON THE  

ADMINISTRATION OF THE  

TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA  

From 1st July, 1956, to 30th June, 1957.  

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.  

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(SUBMITTED IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 88 OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS  

AND ON THE BASIS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL  

ON 6th JUNE, 1952,)  

Presented by Command, \Ath May, 1958; ordered to be printed, 15th May, 1958.  

[Cost of Paper .-—Preparation, not given 860 copies approximate cost of printing and publishing, Â£1,325.]  

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by  

A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.  

(Printed in Australia.)  

No. 22 [Group G].—F.1379/58.—Price 14s.  

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