Wants Big Membership
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Fiji Automobile Group Wants Big Membership
STARTING operations last Jan uary, the Automobile Associa tion of Fiji (Inc.) hopes for a membership of 2,000 in 1956.
Full reciprocal arrangements have been made with the Automobile Association of Great Britain and with leading associations and clubs in Australia and New Zealand.
The patrol reported in April that since the beginning of the year the association has serviced 447 road signs, has erected 72 new signs and has replaced 213 damaged signs, all in Viti Levu.
Special insurance facilities, in- < eluding a substantial discount over i the 10/6 available to members, have** been arranged with an ihsurance company. The 10/6 or 5 p.c. on the net premium—whichever is the lesser amount—previously available to members of the Automobile As- J sociation (Auckland) has been ex-1 tended to members of the Fiji as-1 sociation by the companies com-1 prising the South Sea Islands Fire I Tariff Association.
The association’s officers are: ’
President, Mr. A. H. Marlow; vice president and secretary, Mr S A Tetzner; councillors, Messrs. Hanif Akbar, C D. Bradford, E. J. Gough, f- H - Mcllwai n: accountants and treasurers, Messrs. Lawlor and
: Progress on the world TB battle ron t will be surveyed at the tourth Commonwealth Health and Tuberculosis Conference, to be opened in London on June 21 by the British Minister of Health
Suiprisingly, though many foreiii countries will send representatiw to watch proceedings, the orr Pacific territory listed to be repn sented is the British Solomt.
Islands Protectorate.