Fiji's Governor Back from Leave in United Kingdom

Sir Ronald Garvey, Governor of Fiji, Lady Garvey and their younger daughters returned to Suva in the "Orcades", on September 25, after nearly eight months' absence on leave.

In the top picture Sir Ronald is inspecting bandsmen of the Fiji Military Forces Band in the guard of honour mounted at King's Wharf, Suva. Below is Lady Garvey (on right) with her daughters and Mrs. Ragnar Hyne, wife of the Chief Justice of Fiji. At a civic reception on September 28, the Governor said that at the Colonial Office he had "put in a bid" for a £2,000,000 development loan for Fiji. Al though the allowance made was below this, he added, "I made it quite clear that I wasn't satisfied and would be like Oliver Twist...

However, we did get our fair share of the money allocated for the Colonies". —Photos by Fiji Public Relations Office.