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
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Canberra : Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1951-1967
Issue
1963/1964, PP no. 139 of 1965
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REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA FOR YEAR 1963-64 1 , 2
Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA 1st July 1963 -30th June 1964 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14
THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA ANNUAL REPORT 1963-64 PART I. INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTIVE SECTION CHAPTER 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRITORY 15 , 16 , 17 , 18
CHAPTER 2 PEOPLE 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22
CHAPTER 3 HISTORICAL SURVEY 22 , 23 , 24
PART II. STATUS OF THE TERRITORY AND ITS INHABITANTS CHAPTER 1 STATUS OF THE TERRITORY 24
CHAPTER 2 STATUS OF THE INHABITANTS 24
PART III. INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL RELATIONS CHAPTER 1 INTERNATIONAL 24 , 25
CHAPTER 2 REGIONAL 25
CHAPTER 3 COMMON ASSOCIATIONS OF INDIGENOUS INHABITANTS WITH OTHER TERRITORIES 25
CHAPTER 4 ADMINISTRATIVE UNION WITH THE TERRITORY OF PAPUA 25
PART IV. INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER CHAPTER I POLICE FORCE 26 , 27 , 28 , 29
CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC ORDER 29
PART V. POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL POLITICAL STRUCTURE 29 , 30 , 31
CHAPTER 2 TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT 31 , 32 , 33 , 34
CHAPTER 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 41
CHAPTER 4 PUBLIC SERVICE 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46
CHAPTER 5 SUFFRAGE 46 , 47
CHAPTER 6 POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS 48
CHAPTER 7 THE JUDICIARY 48 , 49 , 50
CHAPTER 8 LEGAL SYSTEM 50 , 51
CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSIONS 51
PART VI. ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT Section 1. Finance of the Territory CHAPTER 1 PUBLIC FINANCE 51 , 52 , 53
CHAPTER 2 TAXATION 53 , 54 , 55
Section 2. Money and Banking 55 , 56
Section 3. Economy of the Territory chapter 1 GENERAL 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62
CHAPTER 2 POLICY AND PLANNING 62 , 63 , 64
CHAPTER 3 INVESTMENTS 64 , 65
CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC EQUALITY 65
CHAPTER 5 PRIVATE INDEBTEDNESS 65
Section 4. Economic Resources, Activities and Services CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 65 , 66 , 67 , 68
CHAPTER 2 COMMERCE AND TRADE 69 , 70
CHAPTER 3 LAND AND AGRICULTURE 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86
CHAPTER 4 LIVESTOCK 86 , 87 , 88 , 89
CHAPTER 5 FISHERIES 89 , 90
CHAPTER 6 FORESTS 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97
Chapter 1 MINERAL RESOURCES 98 , 99 , 100
CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIES 100 , 101 , 102
CHAPTER 9 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110
CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC WORKS AND OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 110 , 111
PART VII. SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL SOCIAL CONDITIONS 112
CHAPTER 2 HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM 112 , 113 , 114
CHAPTER 3 STATUS OF WOMEN 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
CHAPTER 4 LABOUR 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
CHAPTER 5 SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES 127 , 128 , 129
CHAPTER 6 STANDARDS OF LIVING 129
CHAPTER 7 PUBLIC HEALTH 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141
CHAPTER 8 NARCOTIC DRUGS 141 , 142
CHAPTER 10 ALCOHOL AND SPIRITS 142
CHAPTER 11 HOUSING AND TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING 143 , 144
CHAPTER 12 PROSTITUTION 144
CHAPTER 13 PENAL ORGANIZATION 144 , 145 , 146
PART VIII. EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153
CHAPTER 3 SECONDARY EDUCATION 155 , 156
CHAPTER 4 TECHNICAL EDUCATION 156 , 157
CHAPTER 5 TEACHER TRAINING 157 , 158
CHAPTER 6 HIGHER EDUCATION 158
CHAPTER 7 ADULT EDUCATION 158 , 159 , 160 , 161
CHAPTER 8 OTHER ASPECTS OF EDUCATION 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165
PART IX. PUBLICATIONS 165
PART X. RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 165 , 166 , 167 , 168
PART XI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 168 , 169
STATISTICAL APPENDICES STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION 171
CONVERSION TABLE 171
STATISTICAL SUMMARY 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177
APPENDIX I POPULATION 178 , 179 , 180
APPENDIX II ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233
APPENDIX III JUSTICE 234 , 235 , 236 , 237
APPENDIX IV PUBLIC FINANCE 238 , 239 , 240
APPENDIX V TAXATION 241 , 242 , 243
APPENDIX VI MONEY AND BANKING 244 , 245
APPENDIX VII COMMERCE AND TRADE 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255
APPENDIX VIII AGRICULTURE 256 , 257
APPENDIX IX LIVESTOCK 257
APPENDIX X FISHERIES 257
APPENDIX XI FORESTS 258 , 259
APPENDIX XII MINERAL RESERVES 260 , 261
APPENDIX XIII INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 262
APPENDIX XIV CO-OPERATIVES 263 , 264
APPENDIX XV TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275
APPENDIX XVI 276
APPENDIX XVII LABOUR 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291
APPENDIX XVIII SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES 292
APPENDIX XIX PUBLIC HEALTH 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309
APPENDIX XX HOUSING 310
APPENDIX XXI PENAL ORGANIZATION 311 , 312
APPENDIX XXII EDUCATION 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327
APPENDIX XXIII INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS 328 , 329 , 330
APPENDIX XXIV CLIMATIC CONDITIONS 331
APPENDIX XXV RELIGIOUS MISSIONS 332 , 333 , 334
APPENDIX XXVI NATIONAL INCOME ESTIMATES FOR THE TERRITORY OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA. 335 , 336
APPENDIX XXVII INDEX: TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL QUESTIONNAIRE 337

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REPORT  

TO  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED  

NATIONS  

ON THE  

ADMINISTRATION OF THE  

TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA  

FOR  

YEAR 1963-64  

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

AND ON THE BASIS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEESHIP  

ON 6th JUNE, 1952, AS AMENDED ON 24th JULY, 1958, AND 7th JULY, 1961.)  

Presented by Command, 1st April, 1965; ordered to be printed, 8th April, 1965  

[Cost of Paper:—Preparation, not given; 685 copies; approximate cost of printing and publishing, Â£690]  

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

A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra  

(Printed in Australia  

NATIONS  

COUNCIL  

No. 139 TGroup G1.—F.4646/65—Price Â£2 4s.  

33'  

1964-65  

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA  

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