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The province was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a
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plantations on the north coast of the province especially in the Kimbe region. There are logging activities in the interior and on the south coast. The
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magazine during the 1960s. Within Papua New Guinea they are noted for their practice of
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presence at the extreme western tip of the province and Bishop
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27:Province in Papua New Guinea
643:West New Britain Provincial
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1103:Mosa Rural
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691:References
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