Ethel Arek states that after the election loss Paulus Arek returned to teaching primary school in Popondetta where he became headmaster and also started the Northern District Workers' Association to support plantation workers. She also describes the foundation of the Popondetta Workers' Club to get control over workers' drinking and the running of the club.
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.
Matilda Pilacapio states that she drew a bigger wage at Burns Philp than her husband who was a medical midwife. She reflects on the flexibility of gender roles in Milne Bay, and the importance of the matrilineal society in men respecting women.
