Appointments

New Islands Appointments

New Zealand’s Pacific territon got a new Cabinet Minister in L cember, and French Polynesia a the New Hebrides got new Fren heads.

NZ Minister of Islands Territon in the new National Party Gc ernment is Mr. F. L. A. Go who replaces Mr. Mathison. He al take the portfolios of Interij Affairs and Civil Defence.

Mr. Gotz was born in Aucklai in 1892 and in his early years w a planter in Malaya. From 1930 J he was general manager of the I Reparation Estates, Western Sam] He has been in the NZ Parliama since 1949.

One of the first projects me: tioned by Mr. Gotz when he to over the post was the promotion! tourist trade for Rarotonga.

He said he was convinced th Rarotonga had a great touri potential.

New Governor of French Polynesi M. Aime Grimald, is a strong su] porter of General de Gaulle and h a fine record in French coloni service as an excellent diplomat ai administrator. He is well known! the South Pacific as a form French High Commissioner ar Governor of New Caledonia.

New French Resident Commil sioner in the New Hebrides is I Delauney, who was formerly in We Africa. He replaces M. Favreaull