Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 8, No. 11. August 8, 1945

[Introduction]

From the chair Dr. Beaglehole introduced Colonel Powles who immediately put his audience at their ease with his bright, conversational manner. Introducing his subject the speaker outlined the history of the "trusteeship" doctrine of administrating dependant territories, or to quote the League of Nations Covenant "the sacred trust of civilisation."

The Canberra Pact and the United Nations Charter, he stressed, both specifically state the word "trust" and it is very significant when 50 of the world's greatest states agree that the interest of the inhabitants is paramount. Colonel Powles then referred to the growing belief that joint mandate of the islands would be better than a single nation entrusted with government.