Fijians Give £8,000 To War Funds

WHEN, recently, the Fiji War Fund special appeal closed with £17,880, the event was very notable in two respects. The chairman of the Executive Committee of the Fund, Sir Henry Milne Scott, asked the Fijian community for £lO,OOO, and he received £17,880; and the Fijian native people contributed to the Fund over £B,OOO.

There was a special ceremony at the Police Depot, Nasova, Suva, on July 3, when Sir Henry Scott was formally pre sented by the Fijians with a Tabua, and £B,OOO for the Fund. A photograph of the ceremony is on the front cover.

The loyalty of the Fijian people, and their eagerness to give and to fight for the United Nations, is one of the out standing incidents of the war in the Pacific. True friendship and mutual

liking always have characterised the relationship between British and Fijians, and the strength of that feeling has been proved under war conditions.

The following are the contributions made by the Fijians in the different provinces:—

hthh £ s. d.

Tailevu Province . 1.988 11 4 Lomaiviti Province 707 10 2 Naitasiri Province 160 10 10 Rewa Province 1.514, 17 7 Kadavu Province . 1,023 0 8 Nadroga and Colo West Province . 73 10 0 Cakaudrove Province 248 5 10 Lau Province . 2,010 16 10 Macauta Province 150 10 0 Bua Province 240 16 7 Nadroga Province 134 13 0 Serua Province 24 0 0 Ra Province 74 15 5 Meke Contributions 100 0 0