Makea Ariki As Godmother
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Rarotonga, May 16.
THE Makea Nui Teremoana Ariki be came godmother to the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Baker, at his christening in Rarotonga recently. Mr.
Baker is Director of Agriculture for the Cook Islands Administration. Mrs.
Baker is a daughter of Mr. Mark Estall, a well-known local planter.
The child was named Hugh, Mark, Davida —the last name being chosen by Makea Ariki after Makea Davida, holder of the Makea Nui' Ariki title when missionaries first went to Rarotonga. He presented to the LMS the lands on which the church and other mission properties were established at Avarua. Davida’s only daughter was Queen Makea, who placed the Cook Islands under the pro tection of the New Zealand government.