In 1972 kiaps began to fly this PNG

flag under the Australian one

Traditional stilted huts

Sea dwellings on stilts at Konedobu, Port Moresby

Prince Ronald Mann was a Patrol Officer or Kiap in Papua New Guinea, like film star Errol Flynn, and located in Port Moresby 1970 - 1973.

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Ronald Mann, aka King Roman, as a newly appointed Patrol Officer in 1970, was flown first class to Port Moresby, after learning certain skills at the Australian School of Pacific Administration (ASOPA) in Mosman, Sydney.

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Ronald Mann, Patrol Officer, Port Moresby, was first taken to Kwikila for further training, including rifle shooting, and was involved in competitive makeshift rafting on the Brown River.

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From the start, Ronald Mann, later King Roman, was biletted at Ranaguri Hostel, Konedobu, stationed at Ela Beach sub-district office, and led patrols through mountainous jungle to villages of the Central District, using whatever modes of transport, supplies and manpower he deemed necessary, including helicopter and aircraft.

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As a Kiap, as patrol officers were known locally, King Roman initially flew the Australian flag over his raised lodgings, and later with the new PNG flag beneath it.

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King Roman was bodyguard for Prince Philip at his visit to the Royal Port Moresby Agricultural Show, sang for the ABC, and also served as a cryptographer in Moresby.

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He wrote a book on local languages which the PNG government was going to publish before it ran out of funding.

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From 1972 at self government, the PNG flag was flown beneath the Australian flag at villages on the itinerary.

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King Roman, left PNG in 1973, and two years later in 1975 PNG became independent.

Traditional Moresby maidens