Patrol of Upper Chimbu Census Division, Eastern Highlands.

Abstract

In September-0ctober, 1957, Mr. D. Montgomery made a long patrol of the Upper Chimbu Census Division, in the Chimbu Sub-district of the Eastern Highlands. The patrol was designed to compile a village agricultural census, but a number of observations as to apparent pressure of population on the land in the area were also made. These observations should be read in conjunction with an earlier Journal article ” A Special Report on the Pagaku sub-clan” (Vol. 11:4) by. W. Barrie. Since both these surveys were made, a more intensive investigation of the Chimbu area has begun. Mr.D. Montgomery, an Assistant Agricultural Officer when this paper was written, is at present Agricultural Officer at Bainyik, in the Sepik District.