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Sydney And Suva
Over Mayoral Chain
From Our Own Correspondent
Suva, Nov. 30.
DESIGNED by Suva artists (Messrs. K. Payne, E. Were and H. Furrer) and beautifully made by Sydney craftsmen, the Suva City Council’s new mayoral chain is strikingly original.
The mayoral panels consist of gold-plated silver mounted on turtleshell (commonly miscalled tortoiseshell in Fiji). The hand painted enamel medallion bears the City Council’s new Fijian motto, “Valataka na ka dina” (roughly, “Fight for the truth” although purists may disagree with that translation), and above the medallion is a Fijian head in sjlver with black hair and with the details
hand-engraved. The head is set in conjunction with a coconut palm in gold.
The medallion bears the dates 1882-1953 —1882 being the year in which Suva was proclaimed capital of Fiji and 1953 the year in which
the town became a city. The onl name on the panel so far is that 01 last Mayor of Suva Town and th first Mayor of Suva City—Mr U M. N. McFarlane, The Sydney firm which made tin chain is Angus and Coote Pty., Ltd