Lawrence Titimur discusses his work in the Public Service Commission where he joined the industrial relations and employment conditions division. He relates a dispute he was sent to in Maprik involving malaria sprayers who expected additional money once the country was independent.
Lawrence Titimur discusses working with the personnel of the Public Service Commission and the debates at university around independence. He notes a lack of excitement concerning independence and the departure of many Chinese.
Charles Lepani discusses the formation and naming of the so-called Gang of Four (Charles Lepani, Rabbie Namaliu, Tony Siaguru, and Mekere Morauta) and the level of control they wielded in finance and spending. He outlines the criteria for priority setting and the individuals involved in determining budget priorities. He discusses the beginnings of the Rural Development Fund.
Charles Lepani discusses his high school education at Charters Towers, Queensland, which he completed in 1966, and becoming part of the second intake in 1967 into the University of Papua New Guinea where he met good friends Rabbie Namaliu, Tony Siaguru, and Mekere Morauta. He discusses the group's growing awareness regarding Independence and well as the sense of political awareness in the first generation of political leaders including Michael Somare, John Guise and his father Lepani Watson.
