The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 22 July 1938Vol. VIII, No. 12

Memorial To Ex-Adminis-

p. 63 · Read in the full issue

Trator Of Samoa

From our own correspondent.

APIA July 2 THE death of the former Administrator nf Samoa Manor Genpral Sir fpore-P Richardson uAis 70th year at Auckland, on June 12 caused sincere reeret in all circles here. An appeal haf been launched for subscriptions to perpetuate the memory of Sir Geor J brerecUng a memorial in Apia, ... , . a , . from U 1923 t h o ,^9^B m Sir aS Getr™ n re S ndered trom to sir ueorge renaereu important and se™es to t < welfare and tory. He auguration of the banana th and *? n town water Supply the p!ant, and a town, water supply, me building C “localpromotion of the interests ot the local bom” population. •• , Brother Bergmus, Provincial of the Marist Brothers’ schools in New Zealand, was in Western Samoa at the end of June on 1 ‘ S his sixth annual trip to Apia.

Mr. E. H. Pratten, of Sydney was making an inspection of G.M.P. Mine at Misima Island in June. He left Samarai for Misima by the “Matoma” on June 9, and expected to return to Sydney by the July “Macdhui”.