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New Guinean
MPs brush
up English
T PORT MORESBY, Wednesday (AAP). -
Thirteen Papuan and New Guinean members
of the Territory's House of Assembly began an
intensive seven-week course in English and
social studies today.
The coursc. arranged at
iho request of the Members
/themselves. is designed to
' . improve their confidence in
1 the use of English, survey
.current social, political and
; economic issues in the Ter
ritoiy, and provide a
.. 'thorough grounding in the
Australian way of life.
!;i £.*The study period will be
followed by a month's tour
{of Australia, during which
Mfty will visit Sydney, Can
ir. jierra, and Melbourne to
'study the machinery of
£ fMyernment and economic
i.^vflevelopments.
The MPs have asked par
ticularly to see industries
which process territory pro
?r; ducts and the mining indus
H try.
j*V Classes will l>e
hekl daily
i Several prominent Mem
ii bcrs enrolled for the coursc
include the leader of the
the electcd members. Mr
J John, Guise, the Under-Sec
rctnry of Department Ad
; ministration. Mr Matthias
'J Toliman, and the Under
Secretary for Health, Mr
Dironc Abe.
V' Classes will be Meld daily
f until February 25, and
: ? there will be a short recess
j, until March 14. when the
i'_ MPs leave for Australia,
p; During the course Mem
bers who come from elec
ts torates scattered all over the
jj? territory will be billeted in
;i Port Moresby, and will
meet in the evenings for
". discussions and debates.
;; . Most in the ^roup already
have a reasonable command
of English, ami all lecturcs
and discussions will be 111
English, bul a later* course
has been designed for mem
bers who speak 110 English.
Examinations will have
no plaec in the coursc. and
a master-pupil type of re
lationship will be avoided.
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