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Approximately 8 patrol reports, with related correspondence. PATROL OFFICERS: Booth, C.; Wetzel; Besasporris, B.; Normoyle, C.; Behr, M.; Batterwam, B. J. AREAS PATROLLED: Witu, Bariai, Bali, Bola, Kiliai, Nakanai, Talasea. This volume involves eight patrol reports recorded by five patrol officers from 1961 to 1962 in West New Britain. The main purposes of the patrol were tax collection and census information. These reports inform readers about agriculture, health, education, economic development and road construction in this region. Extra attention was paid to the potential economic growth from cash crops such as cocoa, coconut, potatoes, taro, banana and copra. Patrol officers reported on the soil status and availability of agriculture as well as the means of transporting the products to other regions to make reasonable profit. Other resources available in West New Britiain such as timbers were also introduced as potential source of economic growth in this region. Some of the reports also recorded the time it took from one region to other region. Another main topic of the reports was education and Catholic Mission Schools, and independence. Also described was the conflict between different villages and how diverse the languages and dialects are in the region, such as Nakanai, Witus, Bariai, and Kaliai. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) This digital object is a surrogate of an item from the National Archives of Papua New Guinea (Accession no. 496, West New Britain District, Talasea, Volume 12). It was scanned from microfiche held by UC San Diego Library (MSS 215: West New Britain : Talasea : 032 : 015 - 034 : 060.). During July 2018, UC San Diego undergraduate students conducted a preliminary analysis of a few PNG Patrol Report volumes. Students were assigned one volume to analyze at the report level summarizing their findings, identifying key terms, and writing aboutness statements. Visit Patrolling the Past to Explore the (de)Colonial Gaze: CAT 124A Summer 2018 Sixth College to learn more about the students work and the course. https://knit.ucsd.edu/patrollingthepast/ Patrol Reports. West New Britain District, Talasea, 1961 - 1962. National Archives of Papua New Guinea, Accession 496.
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text
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Language
English
Subject
Census Economic development Education Inspection Language Agriculture Taxes Canoes Health Catholic Church West New Britain Province (Papua New Guinea) Oceania Pacific Islands Talasea (Papua New Guinea) Melanesia
Place
West New Britain Province (Papua New Guinea) Oceania Pacific Islands Talasea (Papua New Guinea) Melanesia
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