Mandated Territory of New Guinea : report of a Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory, 1939

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New Guinea (Territory). Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory
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[Canberra : Dept. of External Territories, 1942]
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MANDATED TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA. 3
MANDATED TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA. 4
TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA 5
TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA 6
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 7
CHAPTER II. THE DEMAND FOR LABOUR. 8
CHAPTER III. THE SUPPLY OP LABOUR. 13
CHAPTER IV. THE INDENTURE SYSTEM. 22
CHAPTER V. RECRUITING. 24
CHAPTER VI. REPATRIATION OF TIME-EXPIRED LABOURERS. 33
CHAPTER VII. WIVES ACCOMPANYING HUSBANDS TO PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT. 34
CHAPTER VIII. PENAL SANCTIONS. 36
CHAPTER IX. WELFARE OF LABOURERS. 39
CHAPTER X. WAGES.—SECTION 41 AND PART IV. OF THE NATIVE LABOUR ORDINANCE 1935-1939. 44
CHAPTER XI. NON-INDENTURED LABOUR AND CONTRACTS UNDER THE NATIVES’ CONTRACTS PROTECTION ORDINANCE 1921-1936.—SECTION 9 AND PART IX. OF THE NATIVE LABOUR ORDINANCE 1935-1939 AND REGULATIONS 64-66 OF THE NATIVE LABOUR REGULATIONS: NATIVES’ CONTRACTS PROTECTION ORDINANCE 1921-1936. 45
CHAPTER XII. THE NATIVE LABOUR ORDINANCE 1955-1939 AND ITS ADMINISTRATION. 46
chapter XIII. COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO NATIVE WORKERS. 51
CHAPTER XIV. EDUCATION. 53
CHAPTER XV. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 53
REPORT 54
I. SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 56
II. UNCENSUSED RESERVES. 58
III. PERCENTAGE WHICH CAN LEAVE VILLAGES. 59
IV. SHORTAGE OF LABOUR. 59
V. NEED FOR WIVES TO ACCOMPANY HUSBANDS. 61
VI. HEALTH. 63
VII. ENCOURAGEMENT OF WORK. 64
VIII. REPATRIATION 66
IX. RECRUITING. 67
X. THE INDENTURE SYSTEM. 70
XI. OTHER FORMS OF LABOUR. 71
XII. DISCIPLINE 72
XIII. CONDITIONS GOVERNING EMPLOYMENT. 72
XIV. EDUCATION. 74
XV. PEASANT AGRICULTURE. 74
XVI. RESTRICTION OF PLANTING. 75
XVII. LABOUR-SAVING DBVICES. 75
XVIII. GSNERAL. 76

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New Guinea (Territory). Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory & Melrose, Robert & Hosking, H. Champion & Hore-Lacy, D. S & Australia. Department of External Territories. (1942). Mandated Territory of New Guinea : report of a Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory, 1939 Retrieved December 25, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2885763213

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New Guinea (Territory). Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory, Melrose, Robert, Hosking, H. Champion, Hore-Lacy, D. S and Australia. Department of External Territories. Mandated Territory of New Guinea : report of a Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory, 1939 [Canberra: Dept. of External Territories, 1942. Web. 25 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2885763213>

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New Guinea (Territory). Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory & Melrose, Robert & Hosking, H. Champion & Hore-Lacy, D. S & Australia. Department of External Territories. 1942, Mandated Territory of New Guinea : report of a Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Matter of Native Labour in the Territory, 1939 Dept. of External Territories, [Canberra viewed 25 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2885763213

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