"Matua" Passengers

Mr. w. H. Reiher has been appointed Commissioner of Customs, Gilbert and Ellice Islands in succession to Mr. W. B, Marston who has left the Colony.

Among recent "Matua” passengers to the Islands from Auckland were—TOP: Mr. and Mrs.

J. Steele, who were going to Malifanua Plan tation, Western Samoa. CENTRE: Mr. A. M.

Pavitt, manager of the desiccated coconut factory, Malifanua, and Mrs. Pavitt. They were return ing to Western Samoa LOWER: Mrs. Bower and her young son, who, with her husband, a member of the Western Samoan Police Force, and two other children, were returning to Apia. Mrs.

McCracken on her way back to Apia, where her husband is headmaster of Ameli Boys’ School.