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DUE to the initiative of Fiji Gov ernment Archivist Mr. A. I.

Diamond, Sydney’s Mitchell Library s to obtain the original journals of Commodore James Graham Good ;nough, who played an important ole in the early history of Fiji. The ournals, which fill nine volumes, date rom May, 1854, to August, 1875, vhen Commodore Goodenough was nortally wounded by a poisoned irrow in the Solomons.

After Mr. Diamond had learned hat the Goodenough journals were in he possession of his grand laughter, Miss Cecilia Goodenough, n London, he wrote to the Mitchell library suggesting that the library’s agent should get in touch vith her.

The result was that Miss Good mough presented the journals and rther papers of her grandfather to he library. The library has now lecided to make a microfilm copy >f them for the Fiji Central Archives n appreciation of Mr. Diamond’s nitiative and assistance. * ♦ * Mr. J. H. Forster, accompanied by lis wife, was due to arrive at Pitcairn island from New Zealand on De

cember 30 to take over as Education Officer and Government Adviser from Mr. S. A. Kinder. Mr. Kinder had held the job for the previous two years, during which his wife gave birth to a son, David, who has the honour of being the only “outsider” to be born on Pitcairn for about 50 years. * * * Mr. J. M. G. Halsted, the new British Council representative in Fiji, arrived in Suva in December. He had served at Rangoon for the previous two years. Earlier, he served in Hungary, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Iran. He joined the British Council in 1947. * * ♦ Dr. R. R. Nayacakalou, 36, has become the first Fijian to be made a lecturer at Sydney University. He has been appointed lecturer in anthropology, but he will not take up his appointment until March next year as the university has agreed to his being seconded by the Fiji Gov ernment for a year after he leaves Hawaii in February.

Dr. Nayacakalou is at present a visiting scholar at the University of Hawaii, where he is doing research into urbanisation and other social changes in the Pacific.

He graduated from the University of New Zealand as Bachelor of Arts in 1952 and gained his degree of

Sydney Visitors:

Recent visitors to the Polynesian Asso

ciation in Sydney,

while holidaying in NSW, were this happy group (top) from Norfolk Island Richard Snell, Denis Reilly, Miss Trudy Christian, and George Le Cren and (below) Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Foster, of Suva.

Mr. Foster is a solicitor's clerk in Fiji.—Tele-Photos.

Master of Arts with first-class honours in anthropology in 1955.

Last year he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at London University.

He has specialised in the social anthropology of the South Pacific area and particularly in problems of social and economic change. He has written occasional articles for PIM. * * * There was one knighthood for South Pacific British territories in the New Year Honours List, and the list generally was smaller than in other years. The knighthood went to Mr. Justice Alan Mann, Chief Justice of Papua-New Guinea since 1957 (Knight Bachelor).

Other honours for Papua-New Guinea were: Mr. B. E. Fairfax- Ross, MLC and businessman (CBE); Dr. Joan Refshauge, recently retired from the P-NG Department of Health (OBE); Rev. David Ure, secretary of the LMS and Papuan Ekalesia (OBE).

The list for the Western Pacific High Commission area comprised Mr. A. L. Abraham, former BSIP Police Chief (OBE), and MBE’s for Mr. M. Burabeti, a GEIC magistrate; Mr, I. T. Uriam, Senior Copra Inspector in the GEIC; Mr. Geoff Wilson, for many years manager of Burns Philp in the New Hebrides and now manager of the company’s Labasa, Fiji, branch; and Mr. Keith Woodward, Assistant Secretary of the British Residency in the New Hebrides. The British Empire Medal was bestowed on Mr. Esau Hide, a BSIP Higher Clerical Officer.

The Fiji list comprised Mr. D. M.

Dr. R. R. Nayacakalou.

N. McFarlane, Suva barrister and solicitor and former Mayor of Suva (CBE); Mr. D. T. Lloyd, Director of Lands since 1955, and Mr. L.

R. Martin, Suva businessman and first chairman of the South Pacific Games Council (both OBE’s); and Ratu Timoci Vosailagi, paramount chief of Nadroga; Mr. Freddy leli, District Officer, Rotuma; and Mr.

Abdul Lateef, Suva barrister and solicitor (all MBE’s). * * * Mr. Charles Birchmeier as from January has become Oflficer-in- Charge of the South Pacific Com mission’s Publications Bureau in Sydney, and Editor of Commission publications. The Publications Bureau is a new title given an amalgamation of the SPC’s Sydney Literature Bureau, its Editorial and Publications Officer and its Sydney Office. Mr. Birchmeier has been with the Sydney Literature Bureau since 1955. * * * Former Rabaul (NG) barrister and solicitor and MLC, Mr. Dudley Jones, has now settled down in a new practice in Townsville, Queens land. Islands residents still seek his services. He has been briefed to go to the Solomons in February on an interesting law case there.

Mr. C. R. Lambert, who retired as Secretary to the Department of Territories in November, has agreed to temporarily continue in the post to help the new Minister for Terri tories, Mr. C. E. Barnes, become acquainted with the Department.

Mr. Lambert accompanied Mr.

Barnes to Port Moresby in January when Mr, Barnes made his first visit to the Territory since his appoint ment.

Planning a visit to Western Samoa, where their son, Michael, is engaged to marry Miss Calmar Annandale, of Apia, are Mr. and Mrs. L. Betts of Sydney, here photographed at a Polynesian Association gathering.— Tele-Photos.