Death Of Prominent Fiji

Public Servant

A WELL-KNOWN officer of the Fiji Lands Department, Mr. . C. Fryer, died in Suva in October.

Mr. Fryer was a comparatively young man and had been in the Colony since 1926 when he was appointed a draughts man in the Lands Department. For some time he was president of the Fiji Public Servants’ Association and until recently a member of the Suva Town Board.

He is survived by his wife and a small son.

Flight-Lieut, Don Aidney, DFC, one of the original members of the Fiji RAF contingent returned to Fiji, in October.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Aidney of Suva.

The Sunderland flying-boat “Mataatua” which will shortly be on the Auckland- Suva-Samoa run, has now been converted from a military aircraft to accommodate 26 passengers in great comfort. Other flying-boats on the run will shortly be converted to conform to the same stan dards of civilian flying comfort.