Friend of Islands Visitors
p. 137 · Read in the full issue
Retires in Auckland
MR. A. L. Lewis, well known in Western Samoa and the Cook Islands, on March 31 retired as Auckland Officer, Island Territories Department—a post which he has held since the office was established in August, 1945.
He began his association with the Islands in 1923 when he joined the Agricultural Department of West ern Samoa, at Apia, transferring in 1926 to a position with Samoan Affairs Department at Savaii for a short period. He then returned to New Zealand, but returned to Apia as Secretary to O. F. Nelson & Co., In 1935. Then in 1937 he went to the Cook Islands as an officer of the Marketing Division until trans fer to his recent Auckland position.
As Auckland Officer for the De partment, Mr. Lewis has come into contact with most people travelling to and from New Zealand’s Island Territories. He is usually on the wharf when an Island ship arrives or departs and has been popular and most helpful to all seeking assistance or information.
He will be succeeded by Mr. E. W.
Lascelles, who joined the Auckland staff in March, 1953, after 13 years with Samoan Reparation Estates. fl Mr. E. W. Morgan has been selected for appointment to the post of Magistrate in Fiji. Mr.
Morgan, who is 43, has served in the Merchant Navy, 1926-33, the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy. After his release from the Navy in 1945 he studied law and was called to the Bar in 1950. For four years he has been specialising in Admiralty and Commercial work.