[?]nual Exodus
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from Cooks
the Matua sailed for Auck [land from Rarotonga on No- Ivember 15, she carried 10,000 es of Mangaian pineapples and bassengers from the Cook Group, f number of the passengers were ministration officials travelling h their wives and families on lough. Other seconded officers fe returning home after complet [ their three-year engagements the Cooks. fassengers from Mangaia were , G. L. Snow, branch manager for B. Donald Ltd., and Mr. Ronald tie.
Tie Matua brought replacements
[repatriated officials.
Ir. Scarborough is now the lerintendent of the Radio station, I Mr. E. Cahill replaces Mr. B. inton as senior operator. Dr. M. ng, Wellington’s Director of the 5s Miniature Radiography Unit, ived with Mr. Mahony, X-ray mician.
Wo former members of the Cl ication Department, Mr. White 1 Mr. Roberts, returned to New land to take up new appoint its. Mr. White will go to a school ler the Nelson Board and Mr. >erts to an Auckland Maori DOl. tr. A. S. Kerkham left Suva on r ember 8 for Australia, where he join the Sydney office of Morris Istrom, Ltd., with whom he has n associated in Fiji for 19 years, has taken a leading interest in ;ball, hockey and yachting. At a >by Union farewell he was pre ted with a Representative’s ter —the first occasion such a sentation has been made —and "esentatives of the Union, the ntry unions and the referees’ )ciation spoke in praise of the standing service Mr. Kerkham given to Rugby in Fiji.
Lights on in Goroka
GOROKA, in the New Guinea Eastern Highlands, should have its hydro-electricity system in operation early in the new year.
The last piece of equipment for the plant, a generator, is now on its way to NG from the UK, by sea. Another important piece of machinery, a turbine, is now at Lae awaiting the arrival of the gen erator. Both pieces of equipment will then be flown into Goroka When this happens, lights-on should be possible within a month.
II Mr. R. D. Fairley, Administrative Officer, BSIP, returned to Honiara from leave on October 24.
Goroka school —see opposite page.