2 March 1999
Correspondence from the Secretary, Department of Justice Philippines, The Honourable Justice Serafin R Cuevas, following the retirement of Shane Stone as Chief Minister of Australia's Northern Territory. Extensive mail, fax and telephone messages were received from throughout the Asia Pacific region, the Territory and from Australia wide, hence, a small selection of the correspondence has been included in the archives. Extract: ''The good people of the Northern Territory must still be feeling the natural sadness that comes after the retirement of a great leader who helped chart the course of their nation with singular distinction...rest assured of a people's eternal gratitude for unquestioned integrity and sincerity, as well as unqualified devotion to duty''.