Fijian Agricultural
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Students In Australia
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Jan. 27
THE Methodist Mission’s Agricul tural School at Navuso, Fiji, with 100 Fijian students this year, is trying to build up a staff of competent, trained Fijian in structors. Three of the school’s students are now taking courses in Australia.
Taniela Raumakita. in his second year at Hawkesbury Agricultural College has just been joined by Ilaitia Butucama. Both are taking the full diploma course.
Meleti Sealolo has gone to Gatton College, Queensland, for a year’s special livestock course and will later study cane-farming in Northern Queensland.
Every penny of Ilaitia’s expenses has been paid by his family and the people of his home island of Beqa.
Meleti is also meeting his own ex penses, with the help of a subsidy from the mission.
The principal of Navuso (Mr. D.
W. Brown) has quoted the Beqa effort in support of Ilaitia as an outstanding example of Fijian self help and independence.