New President Of Suva
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Chamber Of Commerce
AT the Annual General Meeting of the Suva Chamber of Commerce, on May 27, Sir Maynard Hedstrom de clined nomination for the office of Presi dent; and Mr. T. Alport Barker, CBE, was elected to that office. Mr. Alport Barker, who is the owner and editor of the “Fiji Times,” has held many public offices in Fiji.
The new Vice-Presidents elected were, the Hon. John Trotter, MLC, and Mr. W.
Granger Johnson—managing directors respectively of Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., and W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji), Ltd.
Sir Maynard Hedstrom had held the office of President of the Chamber of Commerce for 25 years and, in that capacity, he has given the trading com munity of Fiji invaluable service. Among other things he had to deal with the special and peculiar problems created by the two world wars. The Chamber plans to recognise his fine service by enter taining him at a special dinner.