Islands People
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Honoured By The Queen
A large number of Islands people was honoured by the Queen in the Birthday Honours List in June.
In Papua-New Guinea, four Territorians were awarded the Order of the British Empire.
They are Miss Alice Wedega, Chaplain Raymond John Leonard Quirk, Mr. Albert John Bretag and Mr. Neil Thompson.
In Fiji, one CBE, one OBE, three MBE’s, two BEM’s, and a Colonial Police Medal were awarded. Eight people also re ceived Certificates of Honour— a larger number than usual be cause of awards made for work during the March floods in Viti Levu.
Mr. A. D. Leys, already an officer of the Order of the British Empire was raised to a Commander of the Order. He
was awarded the OBE in 1958 while Mayor of Suva.
Other high awards went to: Mr. W. E. Donovan (OBE), Mr.
Shiri Kisan Balgovind, Mr.
Mervyn Forest Clay and Semesa Sikivou (MBE); Sergeant Timoci Tomu Waqa and Mr. George Swann (MBE); and Deputy Superintendent lan Colquhoun Clow (CPM).
In the Western Pacific, the Right Rev. Leonard Alufurai, Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Melanesia, and Mr. E. V.
Lawson, member of the BSIP Legislative Council, were honoured with the OBE, and Itaia Tiaoti, pastor of the London Missionary Society, of Nikunau, GEIC, became an MBE.
The British Empire Medal was awarded to Mr. Simeon Makini, of the BSIP Customs Depart ment, and the Colonial Police Medal went to Mr. D. S. Wal ford, Commandant, British Division of the Constabulary, New Hebrides.