Deaths Of Islands People

Mrs. Sulita Mann

Sulita Mann, daughter of a settler in Samoa, the late A’Costa, died at Alamagoto, on October 26, aged 85.

V’Costa, who owned the In >nal, one of the first hotels t, sent her to Fiji to corn ier education. Returning to she married Mr. Harry merchant of Tuasivi, Savaii who was in partnership with i Allen, of Apia. Mrs. Mann prominent part in Samoan affairs and became well as a hostess to important ment and other visitors dur -3 German regime and the ays of NZ administration, the death of her husband, ann took her family to the sland, Upolu. Until she was d to bed because of ill a few years ago, she was a member of the Catholic organisations. is survived by a son, Mr.

Mann, of Apia, and four 3rs, Misses Lena and Annie and Mrs. Peter Plowman, of and Mrs. C. Binzegger, of aland.

S Beverley Bunting

agic car accident in NSW, i November, resulted in the if Miss Beverley Bunting, 18, 3r of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. y, of Goroka, New Guinea.

She was a passenger in a station waggon, on her way to visit friends near Muswellbrook, when a smash occurred.

Although she was born in Syd ney, Beverley was reared at Samarai, Papua, and on the NG mainland and was one of the best known and well-loved teen-aged girls in the Territory. She completed her school ing last year at Frensham College, Mittagong, NSW, and this year was doing a course at a Sydney business college.

The Bunting family is one of the oldest in Papua-New Guinea. Mr. and Mrs. Bunting’s other two chil dren, Betty-Ann and Peter, are at school in NSW.

Apororaki Rameka

Rakahanga Island’s oldest chief, Apororaki Rameka, died at that Northern Cook island on November 9 at the age of 83. A one-time wrestler and prominent sportsman, he was also a leader of the LMS Church on the island.

Mr. Peter Goddard

A former member of the Norfolk Island Advisory Council, Mr. W. A. (Peter) Goddard, died last month at NI, aged 68.

Born in Wolverhampton, England, he went to Canada at the age of 16 with his parents. At the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in the Second Canadian Contingent and saw four years’ service in France.

Demobilised, he wmt to New Zea land, joining the staff of the Daily Telegraph, Napier, and was for many years advertising manager. Retiring in 1949, he settled on Norfolk Island, where he farmed and also man aged the Norfolk Island Trading Company, importers and merchants.

He is survived by Mrs. Thelma Goddard; two sons, Garth and Michele (a medical student), of NZ; and a daughter, Jacqueline, who resides in Sydney.

Mr. Edgar George

A New Zealand businessman well known in Central Pacific, Mr. Edgar (Tommy) George, shipping man ager of L. D. Nathan Ltd., Auck land, died suddenly on November 20, at the age of 63.

Nathan’s hold the agency of the Fiji Government in NZ. and for many years Mr. George handled the details. His contacts and specialised knowledge of Auckland’s commercial firms often made it pcissible for

miraculously speedy stapment of

urgently-needed goods for some

Government Department.

Particularly during World War in. his services in foraging out and

shipping hard-to-get items of food and general merchandise were greatly appreciated. For his efforts, the European Civil Servants’ Associ ation of Fiji made a special pre sentation to him after the war.

He is survived by his wife and two sons, Gibson and Harley.

Mr. A. T. Mcl. Scott

Mr. A. T. McL. Scott, Resident Agent at Mauke Is., Cook Group, during 1947-50, died in Wellington, NZ, on October 22, aged 57 years.

Mr. Scott, who was popular in the Cook Islands, had been an officer in the Maori Battalion under the late Colonel T. Love. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Miriama Heketa, of a well known NZ Maori family, and by a son and daughter.

Puati Ngatama

Puati Ngatama, of a chiefly family of Mangaia, Cook Islands, and a grandson of Numangatini who wel comed the first LMS missionaries to the island, died there on November 11, aged 54. He was a veteran of both World Wars and a member of the Island Council over most of the past 20 years. He is survived by his wife.

Mr. J. A. Chapronier

A Ba solicitor, Mr. John August Chapronier, died in Lautoka, Fiji, on October 25, aged 62.

He went to Fiji only two years ago, and his wife died suddenly last July. Prior to World War 11, he practised in London. He went to NZ and then to Fiji following service with the Military Government in Germany, where he held the rank of Lieut.-Colonel.

He is survived by three sons.

Mr. Ram Deo

Well known Lautoka business man, Mr. Ram Deo, died suddenly there recently at the age of 38. He took an active part in local affairs.

He is survived by his wife and five children.

Mr. Henry John Forsgren

Apia photographer, Mr. Henry John Forsgren, died suddenly on No vember 23, at his home at Vaimea Upolu, Western Samoa. He was 7Z years of age.

Swedish, he migrated to USA as a young man and became an engineering draughtsman. 1n.1980, when the depression was settling down on the United States, he too off for the Pacific and after a brief Hmp in Fiji, settled at Leone, American Samoa. A ! ter t^°^este rn II he transferred to Western Samoa and. established himselfm a photographic business at Tauese.

P His wife, Pata, survives him, to gether with a son (Anders) and two daughters (Bntta and Mrs. S.

Rankin).