Returning to the Islands

Mr. W. H. Roberts, Treasurer In the Cook Islands Administration, recently re turned to New Zealand from Rarotonga to take up a position in the Department of External Affairs. He has been re placed by Mr. J. B. Wright. Both gen tlemen are also well known in Western Samoa where they served in the Treas ury at Apia.

TOP.—Left: Mr. G. J. A. Moore, manager of Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd.’s branch at Port Moresby, returned to Papua by the December “Malaita” after several months’ leave in Aus tralia. Right: Mr. P. Murrin departed .for Makambo, B.S.I., by the last “Malaita” after three months’ furlough in Sydney. He is with B.P. & Co., Ltd.

SECOND ROW.—Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Whale sailed from Sydney by the December “Malaita” for Samarai, Papua, where he is a worker for the Kwato Mission. They were married on November 4, the bride being Miss Kathleen Blake.

THIRD ROW. —John Osborne (left) and his school friend, Jim Switzer, sailed from Sydney for the Solomon Islands in December to spend their school holidays at Tulagi, where Mr.

Osborne is Engineer in Charge of the Radio Station.

BOTTOM ROW.—Left; Mr. M. Harland de parted from Sydney by the “Macdhui” at the end of November for Wau, New Guinea, to take up a position with an oil company. Right: Mrs.

J. Minns, whose husband is manager of the Wau Club, passed through Sydney at the end of November on the “Tasman” on her way back to New Guinea, after the round trip to N.Z. and Australia.