Deaths
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of Islands People
Roy Davies In Brisbane, in November, aged 60.
English-born Roy Davies saw more than 20 years service with the government of Solomon Islands.
Appointed an Administrative Officer (Cadet) in SI in 1944, he was promoted to Adminis trative Officer in 1947. He served in various districts in SI until January 1957, when he was appointed Secretary to the government of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
Returning to SI in 1962, he served there until his retirement in 1973, at which time he held the office of deputy chief sec retary.
He was awarded the OBE for his public service.
The Rev Alovaka Maui In Funafuti, Tuvalu, on January 18, aged 43.
The son of a former pastor,
the Rev Alovaka Maui became interested in the church when he left King George V Second ary School, Tarawa, in 1959.
He was awarded a scholarship at the Malua Theological Col lege in Western Samoa, from 1960-64, continuing his studies in Tarawa and Fiji. Ordained in 1969, he became a prominent and active member of the Tuvalu Church. He represented the church at many overseas meetings and planned many developments, including the Tuvalu Church Women’s Office.
One of his greatest ambitions was to establish the Tuvalu Theological College. It was expected the college would open early this year on Funafuti.
In 1978 Mr Maui became the church’s secretary-general after obtaining a master’s degree in theology in Auckland.
Ratu George Mataika In Suva in March.
A retired senior civil servant and district commissioner, Ratu George was made an Officer of the British Empire in 1977. He joined the Royal Fiji Military Forces at the beginning of World War II and served in the Solomon Islands. After the war Ratu George served in the
Territorial Force until he was transferred to the Western Div ision in 1964, as an administrat ive officer. In 1970 he became commissioner of the Eastern Division and was promoted to Nausori in 1973 as com missioner Central, retiring in 1975.
Cr Ram Chandar Mahadeo In Savusavu, Fiji, in February, aged 52.
The mayor of Savusavu for five years, Cr Mahadeo had just been selected as an Alliance Party candidate in the July
general elections to contest the Savusavu/Macuata East Indian Communal seat.
Robert Henry de Wolf Haynes In Savusavu, Fiji, in February, aged 85.
Robbie Haynes was born in Auckland in 1896 and came to Fiji with his parents at the age of 18 months. He grew up and lived in Savusavu all his life. He helped to build the Savusavu east coast road, and was active in the copra industry in the 19205. In more recent years he devoted himself to developing tourism on his plantation.
Emily Anne Westwood In Sydney in February, aged 79.
Born on Norfolk Island in 1903, Emily spent some years teaching on Norfolk and in Australia before marrying John Westwood. They farmed on Norfolk Island until the out break of World War II when they returned to mainland Aus tralia. In 1948 the Westwoods moved back to Norfolk Island for a few years, returning to Australia.