Old Fiji Residents

Death Of Mr. John Linn Hunt

From Our Own Correspondent

Suva, Oct. 29.

HpHE death occurred at Koronivia, * Rewa, Fiji, recently of Mr. John Linn Hunt, an old and respected resident of the Rewa district, after a lengthy ill ness.

Born at Kandy, Ceylon, 69 years ago, Mr. Hunt was educated in Edinburgh and came to Fiji in 1885. He joined the old Rewa Sugar Company, and became manager. When it ceased, he acquired the company’s freehold at Koronivia, and continued to cultivate sugar cane for the Nausori mill. When cane became unpro fitable for Europeans, he grew bananas, and later became interested in cattle and dairying. He was a director of the Rewa Co-operative Dairy Co., and a valued member of the Fiji Show executive. He leaves a widow, one son and two daughters.

Mr. A. B. Brewster

Word has been received of the death in England of Mr. A. B. Brewster, eldest son of the late Paul Joske, and a very well known resident of Fiji in the early days. For many years Mr. Brewster was associated with his father’s business, and he then entered the Civil Service. He was for a long time Governor’s Commis sioner, stationed at Nadarivatu. He changed his name to Brewster by deed poll. He leaves a widow.

Mr. J. H. Williams

The death occurred in London early in October of Mr. John H. Williams, who was engineer in charge of the construc tion of the Rewa Bridge in Fiji, com pleted early this year.

Mr. Williams, who had made many friends in Fiji, had an early link with the Colony, being a distant relation of the late Thomas Williams, one of the early missionaries. He had built bridges in China and Africa. He won the respect and confidence of all his workmen—es pecially of the Fijians, when they learned of his connection with the missionary of the early days.

Mr. Henry Stephenson Edgar, ex-

Deputy Administrator of Norfolk Is., died at Norfolk Is. on October 31. Mr. Edgar retired some time ago from the office of Inspector in the Commonwealth Postal Department, and had lived in retirement on N.I. since 1923.