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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 6

[?]lander Graduates

p. 37 · Read in the full issue

[?]rom NZ University

SOLOMON Islander has passed , the final of the Bachelor of s degree at University College, ristchurch. NZ.

Ie is Francis Talasasa, son of â– District headman Milton lasasa, of Roviana. ralasasa received his early edu ion at Mission schools in the )tectorate and later spent two irs at the Queen Victoria school Fiji. He will remain at the Uni *sity College for a further year er which he will sit for an hou rs degree. ralasasa is -ftie first Solomon

Islander to achieve such academic distinction and his return to the Protectorate is awaited with great interest.