Islanders Travelling

A telegram of congratulation vas sent by the Governor of Fiji 10 The Rev. Mother Mary Agnes,

Diamond Jubilee of her religious profession on January 16, She is MBE, when she celebrated the

now living in retirement at Makogai. where for over 30 years she was in charge of the nursing sisters at the Fiji Leprosy Hospital.

Mr. Suraj Bali of Alava, Siga toka, Fiji, who was a student of the Natabua Secondary School, Lautoka, proceeded to Sydney in January to undertake medical studies at Sydney University.

In Auckland from the Islands in January (left to right, top row): Mr. Reginald Caldwell, of Inland Revenue Dept., Suva, and Mrs. Caldwell, who were met by daughter Barbara when they arrived on 4½ months’ vacation. The Rev. M. G. Check, of the LMS Church, Niue, with Mrs. Check, Bryan (left) and Graham, and Miss F. Fenika, who are on leave. Mr. H. A. Ritchie, of Kerikerl, met Mr. and Mrs. Robert P.

Aspinall of San Francisco (formerly of W. Samoa).

Bottom row, bound for the Cook Islands by January Maui Pomare (left to right): Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ferguson of the Union Steam Ship Co., who went to Rarotonga o relieve manager, Mr. G. Leopard, due for vacation. Mrs. T. Paterson and Phillip, who were bound home to Rakahanga Is. Well-known NZ travel writer Ronald Syme, who went north to collect material for a book on the Cooks—a travel book on NZ is low in the hands of the publishers. Mr. D, Munro and Mr. Tapai Pirangi who were returning to Arorangi, Rarotonga, after a vacation in NZ.