in 1922. The Native Administration Regulations, 1924 were enacted in New Guinea and the Native Regulations, 1939 were enacted in Papua in their respective years. Papua: Bertram William Bramell, Commissioner of Native Affairs and Control, 1910–1922 Leslie Livingstone Bell, Acting Commissioner of Native Affairs and Control, c. 1912; Commissioner of Native Affairs and Control, 1922–1926 James Thomas O'Malley, Commissioner of Native Affairs and Control, 1926–1940 New Guinea: Henry Clare Cardew, Protector of Natives, 1921–1922; Commissioner of Native Affairs, 1922–1928 Ernest Chinnery, Commissioner of Native Affairs, 1928–1932; Director of District Services and Native Affairs, 1932–1939 Robert Melrose, Director of District Services and Native Affairs, c. 1939–c. 1945 World War II (1939-1945) disrupted the administration of the two territories greatly. After the war, a single Department of District Services and Native Affairs administered both territories. The Papua and New Guinea Act 1949 officially brought together the two colonies under a single administration, though they retained separate legal systems. In 1950, regulations were made restricting natives from being on the street in towns between 9pm and 6am, unless they had permission from their employer or the police. Also that year, the Native Labour Ordinance 1950 was enacted, determining how native people could be employed. Both were administered by the Director. Edward Taylor, Acting Director of District Services and Native Affairs, 1945–c. 1947 Bert Jones, Acting Director of District Services and Native Affairs, c. 1947; Director of District Services and Native Affairs, 1948–1953 Ivan Champion, Acting Director of District Services and Native Affairs, 1949–1951 Albert Allen Roberts, Director of District Services and Native Affairs, 1953–c. 1960 John Keith McCarthy, Director of Native Affairs, 1960–c. 1964 In the mid 1960s, the Department of Native Affairs became the Department of District Administration, gaining a more general service delivery focus as the territory was moving towards independence. See also Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Agent (Canada) Indian Agent (United States) Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia) References External links Protector's Annual Reports: 1839-1950s —First Sources An Index to the Chief Protector of Aborigines (Western Australia) Files 1898–1908) (PDF) Black Robinson: Protector of Aborigines. Vivienne Rae-Ellis. A controversial study of George ('Black') Robinson, first Chief Protector of Aborigines in Australia —Melbourne University Press George Augustus Robinson, was a NSW Chief Protector of Aborigines in the early 1800s, George Augustus Robinson NSW State Library Protector of Aborigines Heritage Collection – the journals and papers of George Augustus Robinson (1791-1866)