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1923 W. R. Humphries Patrolling in Papua xv. 162 They had been told by their ‘Kiap’ to make a road.

1943 S. W. Reed Making of Mod. New Guinea v. 174 Fear and respect for the kiap seem to be mingled in the native mind: fear of punishment..at the kiap's command, and respect..for the authority of the officer.

1969 New Guinea & Austral. IV. iii. 9/1 Those who are subservient to Kiap doctrine.

1969 New Guinea & Austral. IV. iii. 9/1 We cannot be expected to remain within the fence of racial integration whose fencing materials—the persuasiveness of the Kiap, the teaching of the church, and the legislation of a colonial administration—show distinct signs of weathering.

1969 New Guinea & Austral. IV. iii. 10/1 His motion was defeated in a council whose views were predictably Kiap-dominated.

1970 Times 31 Mar. (Austral. Suppl.) p. ii/4 Australia was content to provide an underpaid administration whose kiaps (patrol officers) were largely concerned with exploration of one of the world's wildest countries.