Former administrators report their experiences during their active period in Dutch New Guinea. Preface and editing by Pim Schoorl. Contributions by Lagerberg - Veldkamp - Schneider - Broekhuijse - Peters - Merkelijn - Cappetti - Hermans - Dasselaar - Knödler - Thooft - Van der Schoot - Sollewijn Gelpke - Massink - De Iong -Brand - Springer. With submaps of Dutch NN and an overview of administrative devisions