- The relevant sections of the Papua and New Guinea Act (No. 2) 1960 came into force on 9/12/1960, and the Legislative Council Ordinance 1960 on 12/12/1960; the first elections under the new regime were held on 18/3/1961, and the first meeting of the reformed Legislative Council extended from 10/4/1961 to 14/4/1961.
- By Wilson R.W. Legislative Council Debates 30/5/1956 44 44 Acting Administrator, on 30/5/1956
- Papua and New Guinea Act Section 49.
- Papua and New Guinea Act Sections 49, 51 and 52.
- 1960 . Papua and New Guinea Government Gazette No. 42 29/9/1960
- 12/4/1961 . Legislative Council Debates 25 – 25 .
- 6/10/1960 . Hansard 943 – 943 . H. of R.
- 1960 . Hansard 943 – 943 .
- 1960 . Hansard 943 – 943 .
- Under the Ordinances Interpretation Ordinance 1949–1959 ‘the Administrator in Council’ meant the Administrator acting with the advice of his Executive Council.
- 6/10/1960 . Hansard 944 – 944 . Senate
- 19/10/1960 .
- 10/1/1961 . Papua and New Guinea Government Gazette No. 3 of 1961 53 – 60 .
- See Jennings Ivor The Approach to Self-Government Camb. Univ. Pr. 1956 179 180 on ‘blaming the British’ in Ceylonese politics.
- 19/10/1960 . Legislative Council Debates 34 – 34 .
- 4/10/1960 . Hansard 1628 – 1628 . H. of R.
- 17/10/1960 . Legislative Council Debates 2 – 2 .
- The first Public Works Committee was appointed on 13/4/1961, by agreement between the official and non-official members, and consists of the Assistant Administrator (Chairman), the Treasurer and Director of Finance (Vice-chair-man), the Director of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries, the non-native elected member for New Britain, the native elected member for New Guinea Coastal and the non-native elected member for Eastern Papua Legislative Council Debates 13/4/1961 29 29 together with the necessary deputies.
- This was presumably only a part of the settling-in process, designed not to delay the completion of works already largely in hand Legislative Council Debate 14/4/1961 37 37
- On 14/4/1961, Lloyd Hurrell, the elected member for the New Guinea Coastal Electorate, announced in the Legislative Council that he intended, at the next meeting of the Council, to propose the formation of a Committee of the Council to review the constitution of the Territory Legislative Council Debates 14/4/1961 47 47
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