Pacific

Islands

Monthly

June 18, 1947

Vol. Xvii. No. 11.

Established 1930.

I Registered at transmission by post as a newspaper ]

Greetings to Tasman Empire Airways in Suva: When Tasman Empire Airways temporarily took over the Auckland-Suva air service, in May, many leading residents of Fiji gladly accepted the Co.’s invitation to inspect the Sandringham flying-boat at

Laucala Bay Here is one party.

Left to righ: Sir henry Scott, K.C.; Messrs. A. E. Pearce; D. Butler (manager, Suva Branch Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd.); Hon. A. A. Ragg, M.I.C.; Hon, W. G. Johnson M.L.C. (manager, W R. Carpenter & Co.. Ltd,); Messrs. J. F. Grant, M.B.E.; c. W. Aidney (Seeretary Suva Chamber of Commerce): J Trotter (manager. Burns, philp (S.S.) Co.. Ltd.); F. L. Smith (manager, Bank of New Zealand); G. N. Roberts (manager, Tasman Empire Airways); W. F. Hargreaves (manager, Bank of New South Wales); C. H. G. Honson (managing director, Joong Hing Loong Co.); D.B. Costello; R.

A. Howlett; P. Costello; Sir Hugh Ragg, M.L.C.; and Mr. A. R Smith, M.B.E. (Comptroller of Customs). —Public Relations Office photo.