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Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 January 1946Vol. XVI, No. 6

Death of Mrs. H. C. Monckton

p. 20 · Read in the full issue

THE death of Mrs. Monckton, wife of Mr. H. C. Monckton, formerly Ad viser on Native Affairs, Fiji, occur red in Sydney on December 15.

The Moncktons were well-known in the Colony, where they spent many years before retiring to Sydney a few years ago and a great number of Fiji friends will be sorry to hear of her passing.

A son, Mr. Basil Monckton, was until recently an engineer on the staff of the Suva Town Board; he is now living in Australia. A daughter, Mrs. E. H. Canard who married a member of the Fiji RAF contingent who was killed abroad, and a younger son, Hugh, are also in Aus tralia.

Miss Gibson, of the Suva Town Board, is a sister of Mrs. Monckton.