Change in Constitution of Pearce & Co

Pearce & Co. Ltd., Fiji

SOME important changes in the well known Fiji company of Pearce & Co., Ltd. were announced in February.

Mr. B. D. G. Lawlor, APA (NZ), and Mr. W. W. Bentley have purchased the interests of Mr. A. E. Pearce and Mr. L.

R. Martin in Pearce & Co.. Ltd., and have been appointed to the directorate of that company, which will continue to trade as heretofore, with Mr. L. A. Lawlor as managing director.

The accountancy partnership known a& Pearce & Lawlor has been dissolved and a new partnership formed in the name of Lawlor, Lawlor & Co.

Mr. A. E. Pearce and Mr. L. K. Martin are continuing in business as public ac countants and auditors, under the name of A. E. Pearce, and they have established their offices in McDonald’s Hotel building.

Messrs. Bentley and Lawlor have sold their interests in Fiji Hotels Ltd. (owners of McDonald’s Hotel and Metropole Hotel) to Messrs. Pearce and Martin, and the offices of Fiji Hotels Ltd. in future will be in their offices, Mr. Pearce went to Fiji over 30 years ago as accountant to the mercantile firm of Messrs. Henry Marks & Co., Ltd., and about 1928 he commenced business on his own account.

Commander William Burrows, who went to South Africa from Fiji a year ago, has now moved on to Umtali, Southern Rhodesia, where he will reside for a while. He has completely lost the sight in his left eye, and he complains humor ously of his difficulties in adjusting himself to the use of one eye only. He spent some time with Sir Maynard and Lady Hedstrom, in South Africa, before sailing for Rhodesia.