Votes For Fiji Civil
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Servants
Suva, Nov. 12.
THE old regulation, that no person drawing a salary from Colonial funds could vote at Fiji Legislative Council elections, will soon be a thing of the past.
The rescinding of this piece of social injustice was approved recently by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the recommendation of the Governor of the Colony.
But before franchise in the Colony is actually extended to civil servants, an amendment to the Fiji Letters Patent will be necessary.
Mr. Arthur Dellit, of 11c Castlereagh Street, Sydney, (83192) advises that the MV “Miena” will load for the Solomon Islands about January 10.
Mr. F. R. Isom, at a small printing press in Sydney, is carrying on the printing work of the Melanesian Mis sion. When transport is again avail able, Mr. Isom will return to the British Solomons, and re-establish the Melan esian Mission printery, destroyed by the Japanese in 1942.