Injuries

Died From Storm

Cook Is. Official

Mr. CECIL J. BOUCHIER, Director of Agriculture at Rarotonga, died as an indirect cause of the cyclone in the Cook Islands last month. He was caught and carried along by a great wave, and his leg was broken. Dr. Ellison, medical officer in charge (who was also acting as Resident Commissioner in Judge Ayson’s absence), had to amputate the leg beneath the knee. At first it was believed that Mr.

Bouchier was making good progress, but complications set in and he lost his life.

Mr. Bouchier had had an extremely use ful experience in other parts of the Pacific and his late post was considered one of the most important, because of his expert knowledge of citrus fruits, in the Cook Group. The New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr. Forbes), who is also Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands, declared that Mr, Bouchier would be a difficult man to replace.—E.R.