Fiji Ru Tour Profit

THE tour of the Fijian Rugby football team in Australia this year yielded a profit of £10,419.

The Fijian Union share is £2,083.

NSW Union gets £4,500; the Aus tralian Union, £810; and Queens land, Newcastle, Armidale and Dubbo share the remaining £3,026.

The Fijians grossed over £25,000 in gate money, but expenses were leavy. Entertainment tax swallowed ip £5,000; plane fares for the Fijians vere £4,000 and hotel expenses ■2,500.

Fijian As Captain Of

Sydney Team

Apakuki Tuitavua, captain of the isiting Fijians, who remained behind a Australia to take a course in meat aspection, captained Drummoyne Jam against Canberra in September.

Tiis was the last match of Drum loyne for the season and Apakuki ras presented with the club’s blazer ) mark the event.

Big Offer To Levula

It was reported from Fiji in Sep :mber that an English League club ad made an offer of £2,500 plus anuses to Josef a Levula, Fijian ar forward, for a season in Eng ind. Levula, in accordance with ijian custom, had referred the atter to his Chiefs for their advice.

Jo, as he was affectionately called, iptured the hearts of Australians— id the previous year, of the New salanders. If his fans had a choice the matter he would stay right ere with his team mates in Fiji, is unlikely that he would be par “ularly happy in England without em —in spite of the big offer.

Tabua Returns To Fiji

Before the Fiji Rugby Union team :t Sydney for home in August a sua was presented to Ratu George ikobau by Mr. Basil Kirke, an istralian Broadcasting Co. executive.

This particular tabua once be iged to King Cakobau, grandfather Ratu George, and had been in r. Kirke’s possession since 1913 ten it was presented to him by tu Kadavau Levu.

Mr. Martin Returns To

Australia

Mr. Les' Martin, who managed the lans during their tour in July igust, returned to Australia on liday in September.

But first he went to New Zealand ere he saw the Australian team, n visiting the Dominion, play the ‘°nd Test at Wellington. Mr. irtin is a Victorian but has lived

in Fiji for 10 years. All good Vic torians are followers of Australian Rules football, but Mr. Martin apparently picked up the Rugby virus somewhere.

The archives of the Colony of Fiji containing thousands of original documents dealing with the events before and after the signing of the Deed of Cession, are being classified and surveyed by an officer of the Australian Commonwealth National Library. This officer will advise what steps should be taken to preserve them from deterioration. First at tempts at adequate preservation were taken 20 years ago but war and post-war with its labour shortages interrupted the work.

The Suva firm of Bidesi and Sons has successfully tendered for the erection of the new automatic tele phone exchange building and the headquarters of the Fiji Broadcasting Commission. Contract price for the telephone exchange is over £42,000 and for Broadcasting House, £24,858. They were the lowest tenders received.

Recent arrivals in NZ on the Maui Pomare included (left to right):— Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith who returned from Rarotonga. Mr. Smith has for three years been in charge of the electric power station there.

Mr. Charlie Marii (centre) was met by Mr. Alex Napa (left) and Mr. Rangi

Ngatae, all of Rarotonga, when he

arrived.

Mr. Alf Bailey, Chief Surveyor of the Cook Islands, was South on a short business visit.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Orr returned after seven months in Rarotonga. He has been training the Administration printing office staff in printing techniques.

Some Islands Travellers