Fiji Residents’ Complaint
pp. 67-68 · Read in the full issue
A RESIDENT of Nabouwalu, Bua, Fiji, writes to complain that although the Government yacht Pioneer, with the Act ing Governor aboard, spent some time at Nabouwalu in July, the white settlors and planters in the district were not inviled to meet the Vice-Regal party. They felt this the more because the Governor on previous visits had met them; and on this occasion they had certain matters they wished to place before His Excel lency.
“Are we not worthy of recognition,” asks our correspondent, “or was this an oversight due to there being no District Commissioner residing in this province through whom invitations might be issued? We should have been glad of this opportunity to meet the head of the Ad ministration, as few of us can afford to travel into Suva to lay our troubles be fore the authorities there.”
Mr. Ron. Mackenzie entered the Wau European Hospital, New Guinea, in the middle of July as a result of a severe crushing while driving a lorry which overturned at Slate Creek.