Change of Name,

Status for BSI Trade Scheme

THE BSIP Government announced on October 21 that on Sep tember 29 the Government Trade Scheme had become incorporated, and will in future be known as the BSI Trading Corporation.

The main effects of the change are that the Corporation is now a legal entity which can sue and be sued, hold land and property, enter into contracts and borrow money in its own name.

The Trade Scheme (known un kindly by local residents as the “Trade Shame”) was set up by the Government of BSIP after the war when private enterprise decided not to go back to business in the BSIP under the discouraging conditions then prevailing.

The Trade Scheme provided residents of the Protectorate with their only European retail store, but in the last few years repeated efforts have been made by the Gov ernment to sell it —to date without success. li Mr. A. Moyle, formerly an admin istrative officer with the British Council at Suva, has been appointed managing editor of the Fiji Times.

r Ratu Dr. J. A. R. Dovi, MBE, MB, Chß, Deputy Secretary for Fijian Affairs since May, 1954, who re quested that he be permitted to re turn to medical work, resumed duty with the Fiji Medical Department on November 1. Ratu Dovi, who is the first Fijian to become a fully

qualified doctor, has been succeeo by Mr. A. C. Reid, forme Registrar of Co-operative Societj Dr. Dovi was for several stationed in BSIP as a medi. officer. He is a brother of Sir Lala Sukuna.