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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1954Vol. XXIV, No. 6

New Patrol Officers

p. 155 · Read in the full issue

PARTY of young men left Syd ney by air early in January for New Guinea to train as patrol :ers. The will train at Port resby for six weeks, then will be ;ioned in various districts. The up include Max All wood (18), )ff Booth (23), Rod Noble (21), I Grant (23), Tony Redwood i, Max Duncan (18), Dave Car i (20), Len Bridges (18), Neil STamara (22), Paul Conroy (18), [ Des Fitzer (21). [r. Norman Pearson has been ap ited to succeed Mr. C. S. Reay Commissioner of Labour, Fiji.

Pearson, who is 47 years of age, ked in England until 1947 when went to Tanganyika in East ica as Labour and Welfare Offi- In 1952 he was transferred the Windward Islands in the st Indies as Labour Adviser. He xpected to arrive in Suva within next two months before Mr. y goes on leave. ieut.-Colonel Ratu E. T. Cako , MC. has returned to civilian in Fiji after two years’ service i the Fiji Military Forces in aya. He has been appointed to as District Commissioner them. Mr. W. V. C. Baker has imed his appointment as District cer at Nausori.