Fiji Amateur Athletic
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Sports Association
THE first annual general meeting of the Fiji Amateur Athletic Sports As sociation was held in Suva, in May, when a report of the first year’s activities of the Association was presented.
Thirteen athletic clubs, the Royal Suva Yacht Club, the Suva Lawn Tennis Club, and the Fiji Swimming Club are affiliated, and the Association is itself affiliated to the International Amateur Athletic Federation, and the British Empire Games Association.
The Association has been granted a 75 year lease of about 10 acres of land at Laucala Bay where it is hoped to con struct a sports oval with pavilion, dressing rooms, car parks and other facilities.
Office bearers for 1950, elected at the meeting, were; Patron, Governor of Fiji, Sir Brian Freeston; Vice-patron, Sir Hugh Ragg; president, Mr. W. H. B.
Buckhurst; senior vice-president, Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna; vice-presidents, Ratu Edward Cakobau, Messrs. Dwarka Singh, D. M. N. MacFarlane, J. A. Moore. H. M.
McMillan and D. P. Ragg; secretary treasurer, Mr. C. Prentice (re-elected).
During his recent visit to Brisbane the Commissioner of the Royal Papuan Con stabulary and New Guinea Police Force, Colonel J, C. Grimshaw, MC, was enter tained at the Northern Command Offi cers’ Mess at Victoria Barracks.