Impressive Pile

New Fiji Government Offices

From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 1. J HE most important of the many **■ Coronation Day ceremonies here was the laying of the foundation-stone of the

new Government offices by the Governor, Sir Arthur Richards.

After the stone had been laid, Lady Richards deposited within it a leaden casket containing a copy of the special Coronation number of the Fiji Times, a copy of the Hindu paper, Shanti But , and the Fijian journal, Na Mata, as well as a set of Coronation stamps and some Fiji coins.

The new buildings, when completed, will be a most impressive pile. They will have a frontage of 536 feet on one side and 294 feet on the other, while a clock tower, 115 feet in height, will surmount the main entrance.

Where the Foundation Stone was laid.