Honours For Three Fijian
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Chiefs
From Our Own Correspondent.
Suva, Apr. 29.
AT the opening of the sessions of the Legislative Council on April 22, Cer tificates of Honour and the accom panying medals were presented to three Fijian chiefs, Ratu P. Veli, 1.5.0., Ratu I, Tawake, and Ratu A. Laitanara, by the Governor, Sir Arthur Richards.
Making the presentation to Ratu Veli, who is Roko Tui Macuata, His Excell ency said that Veli had been bom in the year of Cession, so that his life had coin cided exactly with the period of British protection in Fiji. For 43 years he had given honourable service to the Govern ment and to his people and in the Coro nation year he had been awarded a Cer tificate of Honour.
Ratu Tawake, remarked His Excellency,
bad given 30 years’ service to the Gov ernment and the Fijians and now occu pied the high position of Roko Tui Taile vu. Ratu Latianara had rendered hon ourable service for 40 years, 30 of which had been as Roko Tui Serua.