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
1957/1958, PP no. 75 of 1959
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REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA FOR YEAR 1957-58. 1 , 3 , 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 , 32
CHAPTER 3. Local Government. 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39
CHAPTER 4. The Public Service. 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43
CHAPTER 5. Suffrage. 43 , 44
CHAPTER 6. Political Organizations. 44
CHAPTER 7. The Judiciary. 44 , 45 , 46
CHAPTER 8. Legal System. 46 , 47
CHAPTER 9. Conclusions. 47
PART VI.—ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. Section 1.—Finance of the Territory. 47 , 48 , 49
Section 2.—Money and Banking. 49 , 50
Section 3.—Economy of the Territory. 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55
Section 4.—Economic Resources, Activities and Services. 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103
PART VII.—SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER 1. General Social Conditions. 103 , 104
CHAPTER 2. Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. 104 , 105
CHAPTER 3. Status of Women. 105 , 106 , 107
CHAPTER 4. Labour. 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111
CHAPTER 5. Social Security and Welfare Services. 111 , 112
CHAPTER 6. Standards of Living. 112
CHAPTER 7. Public Health. 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119
CHAPTER 8. Narcotic Drugs. 119
CHAPTER 9. Drugs. 119
CHAPTER 10. Alcohol and Spirits. 120
CHAPTER 11. Housing and Town and Country Planning. 120 , 121 , 122 , 123
CHAPTER 12. Prostitution. 123
CHAPTER 13. Penal Organization. 123 , 124 , 125
PART VIII.—EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT. CHAPTER 1. General Educational System. 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130
CHAPTER 2. Primary Education. 130 , 131 , 132 , 133
CHAPTER 3. Intermediate and Secondary Schools. 133 , 134
CHAPTER 4. Institutions of Higher Education. 134
CHAPTER 5. Other Schools. 134
CHAPTER 6. Teachers. 134 , 135 , 136
CHAPTER 7. Adult and Community Education. 136
CHAPTER 8. Culture and Research. 136 , 137
PART IX.—PUBLICATIONS. 138
PART X.—RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL. 138 , 139 , 140
PART XI.—SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 140 , 141 , 142 , 143
STATISTICAL APPENDICES. 144
STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149
APPENDIX I. POPULATION. 150 , 151 , 152 , 153
APPENDIX II. ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 183
APPENDIX III. JUSTICE. 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188
APPENDIX IV. PUBLIC FINANCE. 189 , 190
APPENDIX V. TAXATION. 191
APPENDIX VI. MONEY AND BANKING. 191
APPENDIX VII. COMMERCE AND TRADE. 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197
APPENDIX VIII. AGRICULTURE. 197 , 198 , 199
APPENDIX IX. LIVESTOCK. 199
APPENDIX X. FISHERIES. 199
APPENDIX XI. FORESTS. 200 , 201
APPENDIX XII. MINERAL RESERVES. 202 , 203
APPENDIX XIII. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. 204
APPENDIX XIV. CO-OPERATIVES. 205 , 206
APPENDIX XV. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. 207 , 208 , 209 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217
APPENDIX XVI. COST OF LIVING. 218
APPENDIX XVII. LABOUR. 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231
APPENDIX XVIII. SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES. 232
APPENDIX XIX. PUBLIC HEALTH. 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236
APPENDIX XX. HOUSING. 237
APPENDIX XXI. PENAL ORGANIZATION. 237 , 238
APPENDIX XXII. EDUCATION. 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249
APPENDIX XXIII. INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257
APPENDIX XXIV. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. 258
APPENDIX XXV. RELIGIOUS MISSIONS. 259 , 260
APPENDIX XXVI. INDEX. 261 , 263 , 264

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