Seamen's Mission Formed In
p. 59 · Read in the full issue
Suva
A BRANCH of the Missions to Seamen was formed in Suva, Fiji, on April 26. Preliminary arrangements were made as long ago as 1939, but they had to be held over because of the outbreak of war.
The Government had promised assist ance, financially, as well as in providing a building site, and in helping with plans and a building.
Sir Alexander Grantham (the Gover nor), will be patron of the branch; the Bishop in Polynesia (the Rev. L. S. Kemp thorne) will be president, Sir Maynard Hedstrom vice-president, Mr. A. N. Brown secretary and treasurer, and Mr. K.
Sands, auditor.
The following were elected to the committee: Messrs. J. Trotter, C. Brew ster, D. Butler, P. Nightingale, R. H.
Lester, L. Noerr; Captains E. Harness and N. Macdonald; Mesdames Bode, Bannantyne, Rogers and Small.
Excess of wartime armament tax levied on the chrome and nickel industries in New Caledonia, amounting to 4,578,544 francs, is being refunded to the Tiebaghi Company (British), the Societe Chimique du Chrome (American), the Nickel Com pany (French) and the Establissements Ballande (French trading concern which has always played a prominent part in mining).