Fiji’S New Governor
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Arrival and Formal
Swearing-in
Suva, Oct. 6.
rHE new Governor of Fiji, Sir Ronald Garvey, KCMG, accom panied by his wife and two small laughters, arrived in Auckland, NZ >y ship from England last week, ind reached Suva to-day at 9 a.m. n the motorship Tofua.
The viceregal party was greeted it the wharf by the Colony’s chief ifficials.
In perfect weather, His Excellency ras sworn-in in the open air in front f the Government Buildings. In his peech, deportment and in speaking irect to the assembly, he made an xcellent impression—the crowd was udibly saying “Another Sir Arthur Richards.” He made timely refer nces to the two outstanding prob ims of Fiji—racial and economic— nd declared that he would apply imself, in co-operation with local dvisers, to the heavy task of find ig a solution to both.
The arrival of this new Governor id some unusual features. This was e first time that the Governor of iji was not received also as High ommissioner of the Western acific. The two offices were parated when Sir Brian Freeston re -ed last year; and the newly )pointed HCWP, Mr. Stanley, al ady is here in the South Pacific to eet the new Governor.
Another feature is that both Sir onald and Lady Garvey already e well-known and personally >pular here. As young Mr. Gar y, the new Governor rendered dis iguished service for many years on e staff of the High Commissioner r the Western Pacific; and while re he married Miss Patricia :Gusty, daughter of a then promi nt public servant, Dr. McGusty. □res of their former friends were ire to cheer them, as they pro ved to Government House, to :upy the highest official and social sts in this Colony. Since they left *e, in war-time, they have served Africa and West Indies, and terly Sir Ronald has been Gover r of British Honduras.
For another reason, Suva was glad see them. It is over a year since Brian Freeston left, and the lony has been without a perma it head ever since—the longest iod on record.
Phe new Governor is faced with
Bulolo Increases Production
PRODUCTION figures of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. for the quarter ending August 31 show that 4,346,700 yards of material were dredged on the company’s New Guinea leases during the period, in comparison with only 2,605,570 yards dredged for the corresponding period in 1951.
Ounces of gold recovered and value were also almost double the 1951 figures. Value per yard has increased from 22.66 US cents in 1951 to 25.01 US cents in 1952.
Mr. R. W. Robson, Editor and Publisher of the Pacific Islands Monthly, left Sydney for Noumea and Fiji in September. In October he will join the Press party which T.E.A.L. has arranged to mark the inclusion of Western Samoa in its Coral Sea Route. After visiting Aitutaki, Cook Is., Western Samoa and Tahiti the party will return to Australia on October 25.
R. E. P. Dywer Now
Head Of
P-NG Agriculture Dept.
It has been officially announced that Mr. R. E. P. Dwyer, B.Sc., Agr.„ H.D.A., H.D.D., has been appointed!
Director of the P-NG Department of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries. He has been acting Director for about two years.
Mr. Dwyer has had considerable experience in tropical agriculture.
After serving in the plant breeding branch of the NSW Department of Agriculture from 1926 to 1934, he became in 1935 economic botanist in the New Guinea Department of Agriculture under George Murray.
Since then he has filled many re sponsible positions in P-NG con nected with the Department.
Mr. Dwyer is personally popular and is held in high esteem in the Territories, and his appointment to the chief position was received with general satisfaction.
some problems arising out of the extraordinary growth in the Indian population; but he gives the im pression that he is eager for his job, whatever it may entail.
Sir Ronald and Lady Garvey, photo graphed by PIM as they landed in Auckland from the Rangitiki. With them are their two daughters, Lavlnia aged six, and Julia aged four. A son, 17, and a daughter 13, have remained in England.