Council

New Fiji Legislative

FIJI’S new Legislative Council, which met on September 21, was completed on September 9, when the Governor’s nomina tions were announced. This is the complete list:—

Ex Officio

Acting Colonial Secretary: Mr. H.

W. Davidson.

Attorney General: Mr. B. A.

Doyle.

Acting Financial Secretary: Mr.

E. R, Bevington.

Official Members

(Nominated by Governor) Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, Med. Mil., Secretary for Fijian Affairs.

Dr. J. M. Cruikshank, CMG, OBE, Director of Medical Services.

Mr. C. S. Reay, OBE, Director of Labour.

Mr. C. Harvey, CBE, Director of Agriculture.

Mr. A. R. Smith, MBE, Comp troller of Customs.

Mr. J. P. Bruen, Director of Public Works.

Mr. C. R. Nott, OBE.

Mr. W. E. Donovan, Accountant General.

Mr. E. K. Laws, Commissioner of Police.

Mr. R. V. Cole, Director of Lands.

Mr. G. Arthur, Acting Director of Education.

Ratu George K. Cakobau, OBE.

Mr. B. Raghvanand, MBE.

During the absence abroad of Sir Lala Sukuna and Messrs. Bruen, Nott and Donovan, Messrs. G. K Roth, H. A. Ragg, K. H. Henderson and J. F. Griffiths will'act for each of them respectively, as provisional members.

There has been an unusual change in the official membership.

Two heads of Departments have been dropped, and their places have been taken by:— Ratu George Cakobau, who was fairly low down in the list sub mitted by the Council of Chiefs, and so was not chosen as a Fijian unofficial member. His quality however, is so highly regarded that he has been brought into the Council by another track.

Mr. B. Raghvanand, a Fiji- Indian, who is an assistant to the Native Lands Commissioner. His father was Badri Mahraj, who was the first Indian member of the Legislative Council in Fiji. This is a man of outstanding ability, and his selection will give much satis faction to the growing influential section of young Fiji-born Indians.

European Non-Official

MEMBERS, Nominated by Governor Rev. S. G. C. Cowled, OBE (He is chairman of the Methodist Mission in Fiji. He served with the Fijian forces as chaplain in the

Solomons during the war. He is popular and highly respected, and has the confidence of the Fijians.) Mr. W. G. Johnson. (He is managing director of W. R. Car penter & Co. (Fiji), Ltd. He served on the Council during the war, and holds many public positions in Fiji.)

Indian Non-Official Mem

BERS, Nominated by Governor.

Mr. Krishna S. Reddy. (He is the General Secretary of the Maha Sangh, and is a teacher at the Shri Vibekananda High School, Nadi.) Mr. Abdul Samad. (He is a member of the staff of Morris Hed strom, Ltd., at Labasa, and a member of the Labasa Township Board.)

European Elected Members

Mr. H. M. Scott, Northwestern.

Mr. J. N. Falvey, Southern.

Mr. H. B. Gibson, Eastern.

Indian Elected Members

Mr. Ayodhya Prasad, North- Western.

Mr. Vishnu Deo, Southern.

Mr. Madhavan, Eastern.

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