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Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 September 1944Vol. XV, No. 2

Fiji Election

p. 11 · Read in the full issue

Constitution of New Council

Suva, Aug. 20.

RESULTS of the Fiji Legislative Council elections, which were held on July 29, have just been announced. De lay in declaring the poll was due to servicemen’s votes and Fiji law that re ouires all ballot boxes to be returned to the Returning Officer at a central point before any counting whatsoever begins.

Results: Southern (European) Ragg, Amie 451 Barker, Alport 265 Southern (Indian) Vishnu Deo returned.

North-west (European) Ragg, H. H 221 Bayly, J. P 195 North-west (Indian) Patel, A. D 1,841 Lakshman, B. D 554 Eastern (European) Gibson, H. B. (unopposed).

Eastern (Indian) Gyaneshwar, B. M 399 Tularam 201 Besides these elected members, the new Legislative Council will be the ex-officio members, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, and the 'Financial Sec retary; the official members, Dr. McGusty, Ratu Sukuna, Colonel Workman, Mr. N.

B. Casey, Mr. W. F. Hayward, Mr. J. L.

Brown, Mr. C. S. Reay, Mr. J. S. Smith, Mr. H. J. S. Allen, Mr. W. V. Banting, Mr. A. H. Phillips, Mr. W. H. B. Buck hurst, and Mr. C. Harvey; the European nominated members, Mr. J. A. Garnett and Mr. W. G. Johnson; the Indian nominated members, Lieut. K. B. Singh and Mr. A. R. Sahu Khan, and the Fijian members, Ratu George Tuisawau, Ratu Lala, Ratu Tiale Vuiyasawa, Ratu George Toganivalu, and Ratu Edward Cakobau.