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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 6

Cattle for Fiji

p. 143 · Read in the full issue

ON January 7, while Fiji was sur rounded with hurricane warn ings, the Navua was due in Suva, with 158 well-bred dairy cattle, mostly from the Waikato, New Zealand.

Of these, the GSR Company im ported 98 Jerseys, as part of its

plan to help establish a dairying industry in the rich Rewa district.

The Rewa area is being re-planned, to take care of the closing Nausori sugar-mill at the end of next year.

Another lot of 58 stud dairy cattle were imported for the Methodist Mission’s Agricultural School at Navuso.

Sailing from Sydney for P-NG on ''Malaita'', st before Christmas were the following:- Mr. and Mrs. A. Zuwerra-Glutz who re rned to Lae at the end of an 18-month [?]liday taking in the West Indies, Panama [?]d Europe. Mr. Zuwerra-Glutz has been in e Islands since 1938 and for the last years has been with the Administration.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Donald returned on the Malaita" to Madang, where Mr. Donald orks with Burns Philo and Co Mr. [?]nald had just completed five months leave Sydney. Also pictured is Miss Shirley ilson, sister of Mrs. Donald, who returned Rabaul.

Mr and Mrs. E. J. Emannuel (who returned Rabaul with their two children) after months leave in Sydney. Mr. Emannuel an Assistant District Officer with the dministration.

Mrs. B. McDade who returned to Madang [?] rejoin her husband and two children after n absence of six months. Also pictured is [?] rs. L. Williamson, of Sydney.

Recently merried at the L.M.S Church Moto'otua, w. Samoa, were S.M.P Faleto'ese and Thelma, daughter of S.M.P. and Mrs. . To gamau. Shown (l. to r.) L. Eves, E. Samuelu, groom and bride, Miss K. Tofaeono and M. Fa amau. Photo: Forsgren's Studio.