Recruiting for the first batch of the new Northern Territory native constabulary has now begun at Port Darwin. Men in their early twenties are being selected though the number and rates of pay have not been completely decided. The constabulary will be used in Darwin to patrol the streets while the training of the new force will comprise military drill, elementary first aid and sanitation.
Senator Fall, Australian Minister of the Interior, stated that this will be the first step for amelioration of conditions for the aborigines. The hest type of natives will be given the opportunity of attractive careers with opportunity to serve their own people.
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