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Mr. Grattan’s Appointment is Popular
APIA, August, 17 THE appointment of Mr. F. J. H.
Grattan, to the position of Sec retary to the Samoan Government in succession to Mr. J. B. Wright, has found general approval in the Terri tory.
Mr. Grattan has occupied the po sition as Secretary of Samoan Affairs since October 1943, after having gained administrative experience in various Government Departments in Samoa from the time of his arrival in the Territory in 1929.
He is the author of the valuable book of reference “An Introduction to Samoan Custom” (Reviewed
some years ago in PIM).
He was one of the passengers of the Catalina aircraft which crashed at Satapuala Airport in 1950, when 7 of the New Zealand aircrew were killed. Mr. Grattan suffered severe shock and injuries on this occasion.
Royal NZ Air Force Headquarters Lauthala Bay, Fiji, have made arrangements with Mr. G. Ashley, proprietor of the Royal Hotel at Levuka, to provide recreational facilities for Air Force personnel.
Airmen who so wish will be able to take annual leave at Levuka at very little expense. The Royal Hotel will provide accommodation for parties of 10 at a daily rate of 6/- per man, exclusive of the cost of rations which the party will bring with them.