New Governor Of

Fiji

Arrival From London

Wellington, Dec. 29.

THE new Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Sir Brain Freeston, KCMG, OBE, accompanied by Lady Freeston and one daughter, arrived here to-day by the Rimutaka from London. They will go on to Suva in January.

Sir Brian who was born in 1892, served with the armed forces in the First World War. Prom 1919 to 1936 he was on the staff of the Colonial Office and in 1936 he became secretary of the East African Governors’ Conference, In 1938 he re turned to the Colonial Office as assistant secretary and in 1939 he was appointed Chief Secretary in the Government of Tanganyika, being the first Colonial Office official to hold such an appoint ment in Africa. In 1944 Sir Brian be came Governor of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies.

Lady Freeston before her marriage in 1923 was Miss Mabel Cassels. There are three daughters.

Sir Alexander Grantham, who had been Governor of Fiji for only a short time, was appointed Governor of Hong Kong early in 1947; and, since his departure, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, has been Acting Governor.

Sailing On “Matua”

Suva. Jan. 5.

rE new Governor and his family are still in New Zealand, where they arrived on December 29. They will travel to Suva in the “Matua” leaving Auckland about January 15.