from tonga to B.S.I

From Our Own Correspondent.

Nukualofa, Feb. 7.

THE Chief Justice of Tonga, Mr. Rag nar Hyne, is to be transferred in March to the British Solomon Is lands, where he will occupy the post of Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Hyne was born in Norway, and first came to Tonga from Queensland in 1920 when he was appointed Director of Education. He occupied that post until 1930, when he was seconded by the Brit ish Government to be Chief Police Mag istrate in the Solomons. On his return to Nukualofa in 1932, he was appoint ed Secretary to the Premier and Chief Police Magistrate, in addition to being Director of Education.

In 1936 he relinquished the post of Di rector of Education and was appointed Chief Justice and Judge of the Tongan Land Court, in addition to his other posts. Excepting that of the Chief Jus tice (for which he received £750 per an num) the other posts were honorary ones.

With Mr. Hyne’s transfer these posts will now be separated and new men will have to be found to fill the individual offices. This move is welcomed by some who contend that one man holding two or more posts in an administration is not conducive to smooth and efficient govern ment.