New Council in Fiji

May Provide Interesting Problem For New Governor

From a Special Correspondent

Suva, Aug. 23.

THE election in the Eastern Division * for a European Legislative Council member resulted in Mr. Harold B. Gibson (143 votes) being returned in favour of Major William E. Willoughby Totten ham, the sitting member, by 27. votes out of a total of 265.

The Indian community in the same division voted for their representatives as follows: Tularam, 132; C. Z. Patel, HB.

Thus the newly-elected Legislative Councillors are: European—Messrs. Al- Port Barker (Southern Division), H. H.

Ra gg (North-Western Divison) and H. B.

Gibson (Eastern Division); Indians Messrs. Vishnu Deo (Southern Division), C Chattur Singh (North-Western Divi sion), and Tularam (Eastern Division), 4t will be interesting to note how the newly-constituted Council shapes. It is believed in some quarters that the busi ness of the Council will be hindered and held up by the Indian members because of the time required to reply to the long list of questions which they will request the Government to answer, In Sir Arthur Richards, however, Fiji appears to have a strong Governor, and it is almost certain that at an early Council meeting he will have an oppor tunity of displaying his courage.