Scouting On Ocean Island
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From Our Own Correspondent
Ocean Is Mar 99
ON March 18, the Resident Commis sioner (Mr. R. H. Garvie) declared the new Native Scout Hall open. The ceremony was followed by songs from the scouts and native dances.
The story leading up to this event is interesting. In November, 1937, Bonibat, a native teacher, commenced scout work “ staff tSe troop was established last June, and the following month work began on the Scout Hall. The scouts now number 70, including a Cub pack and a Rover Crew with Mr. Garvie as District Commis sioner.
Great credit for this fine progress is due to three young men of the B.P.C. staff who act as District Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster of Ist Banaba Troop, and Cubmaster respectively—Messrs. L. E.
Ravenscroft, R. J. Munro and J. Stokes.
Mr. C. R. Field, Director of Public Works in New Guinea, is at present in Western Australia spending three months’ furlough. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Field.
Mr. A. B. Farquhar, manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.. Lau toka, Fiji, arrived in Sydney from Suva by the March “Niagara”.
Mr. Arthur Simpson, of Bubuleta Plantation, Papua, who had lived in the Territory for over 30 years, died in March in Samarai Hospital. He was 64 years of age.