Memo DMF as A/Asst./D/DDSNA to Assistant Administrator, NA 14-7-1/1 of 30/11/55, 'Implementation of the Council Proclamations', volunteering for this task in person Box 4 Unit ID: 252
Memo DMF as A/DDSNA to Assistant Administrator, NA 14-7-1/1 of 30/11/1955, 'Gazelle Peninsula Native Situation' covering general developments there and supporting with modifications the recommendations in his draft memo of 7/9/1955 [see previous item] Box 4 Unit ID: 251
Memo DMF D/DDSNA, DS 14/11/6 of 13/10/1952, 'Future of the Native Local Government Policy' covering Memo of 11/10/52 by M. B. B. Orken 'Problems Affecting the Extension of Native Local Government in the Gazelle Peninsula' [missing], discussing problems of dissident groups on the Gazelle urging various policy decisions and steps re general native taxation etc Box 4 Unit ID: 228
Memo DMF to D. C. New Britain, DS 14/11/6 of 17/8/53, 'Native Administration Commitments Rabaul and Kokopo' attaching list of responsibilities of Native Authorities Section officers at the time, and giving a rerference to an apposite passage in Hamlet Box 4 Unit ID: 185
Memo DMF to D. C. New Britain, DS 14/11/6 of 5/6/53, 'The Raluana Affairs', commenting on wider background behind subject of Roberts inquiry and attaching formal statement of his observations as eye-witness of the Raluna 'riot' of 21/5/53 Box 4 Unit ID: 235
Memo DMF to D/DDSNA, 11-3-63 of 19/12/51, 'Native Taxation' on need for councils to exercise their tax power while pointing to the anomaly of absence of general native head tax Box 3 Unit ID: 142
Memo DMF to D/DDSNA, 14-3-19 of 22/4/1954, 'Extensive of the Native Local Government Policy', asking whether councils are to be 'primarily window-dressing for international purposes', and requesting policy decisions on a number of questions specified - under covering note D/DDSNA to Government Secretary, same heading, 14/3/19, 19/4/54 Box 3 Unit ID: 152
Memo DMF to DDDSNA, 28 December 1949 [no file no.], 'Comments on the Village Councils Ordinance', with covering note from A/Director DDSNA to Government Secretary, 'Native Village Councils Ordinance', 10 January 1950 Box 3 Unit ID: 132
Memo DMF to D/DDSNA 'Confidential and Urgent', DS 14/11/6 of 18/2/1954 'Liability of Councils and District Services Officers to Prosecution' a propos of possible actions against these for financial transactions while councils' status doubtful owing to revocation of proclamations covering old councils and delay in constituting the new ones - i. e. the proclamations of Fenruary 1954 Box 4 Unit ID: 244
Memo DMF to D/DDSNA, DS. 14/11/6 of 10/10/52, 'Recoverable Loans to Native Village Councils,' advocating free of interest Administration loans in initial stages Box 3 Unit ID: 144