C.I. Resident Commissioner
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Goes To New Zealand.
Prom Our Own Correspondent.
Rarotonga, Jan. 26.
MR. S. J. SMITH, Resident Commis sioner of the Cook Islands, sailed by the last “Matua” for New Zealand, where he will confer with the Govern ment on several important business mat ters relating to the Group.
Since his appointment as R.C., Mr.
Smith has found that he has a full time job. Besides his usual duties as Com missioner and Judge of the High Court, etc., he has supervised the inauguration of the Fruit Control Board. This has meant addressing numerous meetings of native growers, not only on Rarotonga but on all the islands of the Lower Cooks.
His keen interest in the welfare of the natives augurs well for their future hap piness and prosperity.