Tongan Builder’S Death
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From Our Own Correspondent
Nukualofa, Nov. 18.
A WELL-KNOWN member of Nukua lofa’s European community, Mr.
Alfred S. Boyer, died in Auckland, New
Zealand, after undergoing two operations, at the end of October.
Born at Thames, N.Z., 66 years ago, he went to Melbourne as a youth, and later took passage for Tonga on the Ger man barque Lulteck. During his 45 years in the Kingdom, he tried his hand at planting and trading but his chief occu pation was a builder and contractor.
Among the more notable buildings erected are the Roman Catholic ConveSP at Neiafu, the Anglican Church (a ferro concrete structure) at Nukualofa, and Burns Philp (S.S.) Co.’s new store.
Mr. A. S. Boyer
Photo: Hettig.