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12 Feb. 1951.

.Maude,Plat 5, 12 Wallapoy Road,

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Dear •'^r.Maude,I enclose receipt for 2'"our life Membership

subscription to this Society, for which I thank you. When Ilast sav; you you looked particularly healthy, good for anotherthirty years at lerst, so I thinL: the bargain is a mutual one,

I think I mention-jd to you that we have a number ofcard entries about literature on str ng figures here should yourwife care to consult them at any time. My collection from ArnhemIfird is being drawn up for [xiblication but the latter will notbe for a year or two.

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Today I will "be posting a packet containing the copies01 the PIM which I have been able to find -- eight in all; 1934, Larch;

July; 1937, July; 1938, June, E'overaber, December; 1939, Januaiy;June. There is a slight possibility of getting one or twobut I don't think much of the chances. The first big hopedisappointment; there used to be piles of old PIMs in ourat Safotu, Savaii, but evidently while a Samoan priest was in

charge there in the few months between the death of - 'r Raymond -"êyerand the arrival of Pr Ross, all sorts of old papers were looked uponas so much old paper, and were either burned or went down the minelI had two copies, and got the other six from Fr Heslin at Safotulafai.There may be a few available at Central Office, but I have my doubts.

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Our High Commissioner is at present in Nev; York dealingtith the Trusteeship Council; he attended to the presentation of theannual report of the Administration. Hope smme good comes of it. Justat present, the UNO occasions a bit of rather naughty language hereat Central Office; every mail brings in a sack of stuff from them --minutes of meetings, q.uestionBaires, bulletins, reports, etc, whichhave to be gone through; there are enquiries for siakklKiiEX statisticsconcerning the Tokelau Islands, etc, etc. ûite enough to keep oneman busy sorting things out and trying to look up the details esked-fcrr

The new Covernor of T'utuila, one Phelps Piielps, arriveshere by plane this week from the USA fia Fiji, and will go on toTutuila probably that night. Very little is Imown about him roundhere. The report is that he is a New York lawyer. The Interior Dept.will be in complete charge as frcm 1st July, if all goes according toplan. It is still doubtful whether or not the USN will go out entirely;the plan wfs that there wuuld not be a single navy man left, but atpresent there is still some doubt about it. Possibly a small group .may be left. The last of the Navy Governors, Captain Darden, goes offlater this month; I'm afraid that his memories of the Catholic Missionwill not be exactly friendly, as we had a bit of trouble with himJust recently. It concerned his sudden re-appointment of Tufele asdistrict ''overnor of i».anu'a; Tufele had been dismissed a couple ofyears ago as a result of some trouble we had over the piacing of acatechist there. It is quite a long story, but the final thing whichled to an official en>ûiry and the dismissal of Tufele was an atteraptby one fellow to toss Pr McKay out of the row-boat into the see whenhe was going ashore there. 'Vhen Tufele was suddenly re-appointed,PrMcKay could see a lot of trouble ahead, and so put in a protestto Kdashington. Much to our surprise, Gov Darden was ordered to reversehis decision; from all Pr McKay had heard, we expected no such thing;the usual procedure would be to take notice of any protest whichappeared to be Justified, dissaprove of the action of the personconcerned, but do so confidentially.

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I have at last been able to get up to Canberrawhere, thanks largely to excellent arrangements made byTrevor Pyman, I was able to meet all the people I wanted to see.

Among other things, I kept ray ears open on thesubject of the Secretary-Generalship and its filling, and giveyou the results in case they are of interest.

In the first place I should say that I made aspecial point of seeing IVilliams, the United KiAgdom HighCommissioner, and mentioned that I was interested in hearingCanberra views on the question of the new Secretary-General and,as the only Englishman on the staff of the Coraiiission, I wasnaturally particularly interested in hearing whether you werelikely to be considered.

Williams, however, seemed to know nothing whateverabout the matter (and indeed practically nothing about theCommission). I don't think he was being discreet, for theExternal Affairs people conplained that now Kimber Is gonethere is no one, either senior or junior, on the High Commissionstaff who takes any interest in Commission affairs.

But from various conversations with my owncontacts I gathered that the present position is as follows.Australia has been searching well and thoroughly for a suitablecandidate. As a result several have been found, but in everycase either they have turned down the suggestion themselves orthe Department concerned has refused to consider their release.

So they have reached a dead end and, unlesssomething unforeseen turns up in the meantime, it is likely thatAustralia will be telegraphing their Minister in London withinten days to a fortnight, instructing him to inform CommonwealthRelations that they have not succeeded in finding a bettercandidate than yourself and would, as a consequence, be preparedto sjflpport you if a candidate.

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As regards New Zealand, it would appear that theDepartment, and also McKay as Senior Commissioner, are very muchin favour of your appointment but that certain difficulties arebeing experienced in convincing ministerial circles. Theposition as at the end of last week was therefore fluid. I shouldadd that Australia intends to consult New Zealand before cablingLondon.

I may say that before I learnt any of the aboveinformation, I was asked two questions, firstly as to what theUnited Kingdom view of your appointment would be likely to beand the other whether you had any experience of the type ofwork that would be required.

As to the first, I replied that while I had noinside knowledge it would seem reasonable to assume, from pastUnited Kingdom policy towards the Commission, that although theywould be unlikely to put forward yourself or anyone in oppositionto the wishes of Australia they would be most willing to accedeto any request which the Commonwealth might care to make on thematter.

On the second, I enlarged on your early workas Secretary of the East African High Commission, where theproblems, and the techniques necessary to overcome them, werein many cases similar. I added that, while the Commissionersas a bunch were no doubt difficult to handle, I could not conceivethat they required more tact than a pride of Colonial Governors,

Anyway, here is the picture to date, drawn to thebest of my ability; and I know you will treat it as confidential.I do not think ray informers would mind my telling you inconfidence (after all no one is being harmed) but if you feltit desirable to keep Sir Charles Jeffries au fait with thesituation perhaps you would disguise everything so that nothingcould be traced to sources in Canberra (these were, however,fairly reliable).

I do hope all goes well with Lady Freeston andyourself and that you had an enjoyable trip to Tonga.

With kindest regards from Honor and myself.

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28th May 1951

•aswering it earlier,^ your last letter, and ny regrets at notremember I stated ny IntLtinn reasonably busy here. You willin Gilbertese and of Police notesa printed Police Manual i^ ?hei^ ' !T eventually livingthe basic knowledge they L.bIJ lances wWch would give them allthe best sense of the word ? ^^®° constables, ininterim because the new PouLT^®®® herewith the interim result;from the Solomons,•f«Ti n-F aiio-Viti-o- ® couTss nothing of the language and beingJSI 'Srill and turn-out which, thou^ veiy

? In, attention away from theoretical instruction."^°°®^^ aM the said Moore is not an, . . * thus for the time being the contents of these notes

>inr« th^rpaultar+ ° ^+® with apparently quite good resxilts. Ihope the res^tant yeast works. As I hope to be here long after most of^ ^ "^•^y content to wait. For one thingI affl from hapy about the reliability of the translation. It is not

too ba^ but I should like such a manual to be a model of lucid andexact E^lish, ^d equally of Gilbertese (and Ellice). At the moment nyown^glish coi^d be improved here and there, and the Gilbertese, thoughavoiding the obscurities of some styles, is still far below the standardat which I aim. However, l shall be most grateful if you will^knock' itwhen your many duties permit, and let me have it back; its ny only copy,and probably the most complete copy in existence. On the cover, by theway, is a potted version got' fn cooperation with Cowell for the IslandPolice. I am happy to say it is quite excellent, and better than the maincousse; but this is no grief to me. The main covirse is intended to do justthat —e.g., act as a basic 'starter* on which various specialljf adaptedand complete programmes can be based, the whole still retaining a unityand continuous biiilding of doctrine and training which would not be thereif the basic course had not been worked out.

We have had another circular based, apparently, on somethingfrom the Sec of State that "nativisation" is to be pressed forward startingnow and achieving definitejjin three years; I'was very bucked, and put upfor an AAO here plus a locally domicilied Sub-Inspector - (l had Kautuand Sgt Karibanang in mind), jf However I have been shot down; thepresent programme is for a second expatriate Police Inspector instead, inaddition to the man Moore. And no promotion for the natives of course. Nodoubt this Ivinacy will be refused in London, but it is an extraordinarystate of affairs that such proposals should be considered and put forward,particularly in direct opposition to the report of the DO on the spot.

I hear that the Secy of State has also received the latestNew Capital at Bonriki scheme; £450,000; I also hear he may turn it downand sanction only the school and hospital, thank God.

Alan Hughes has been here with me since his arrival. Iencouraged a reasonable stay here while he got in pi^tice and had theopportui.itj of contacting representatives from most islands, and hisrecording equipment was also delayed. In addition Tarawa are short ofaccommodation (that must strike a chord with you...) and he will go overon the next ship, probably in early or mid June. His stay has been, Ibelieve, the right thing. He now speaks the language well enough to dealfluently with everyday affairs, and he has got a pretty wide series ofsongs and stories from different islands, so he can enter village lifefar better equipped that Katherine Luomala. I think he will achieve farmore than she did. It has been a great education working with him, andmy own stumbling efforts at the language have been greatly assisted andI am thus more than repaid for any slight help I have been able to give him.He sends his very best wishes, and will write you the next opportunity. Atpresent he also is t#ed up with much mail to get off for the"Triona2

You may have probably heard that the moorings here havebeen pulled up again by a couple of eirant Bank line ships, and an errantwesterly, and the Triona is relaying them, and will finish them shortly.

We hope for the Catalas fairly soon. With ny interest infishing, and the commencement of the local tuna and He raka* seasonhere I look forward to a bright interval.

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greater than he would receive here after 22 years service, and sohe has accepted it very promptly, and will be leaving soon,probably via Ocean Island and Australia.

Bridges is back, his usual rather crotchety self,but very pleasant in all his dealings with us. He and his house guestscome up for dinner tomorrow with the policeman Moore.

We have had good rains and the island looks green.About one fifth of the coconut trees have really died and show no signsof recovery; the remainder are picking up in one degree or another.A few will give toddy quite soon, others not so soon; the unimana thinkover a year for some of them.

By the way, I have bought nyself a guitar whichI try to play Hawaian style. Old Kamoirire, the constable, said yourlady wife used to be a great expert, and he played some Hawaianmelodies he had leamt from her. Do you think you wife would be kindenough to let me have one or two old sheets if they are about. I wouldcopy and return them. Or perhaps she could put me in touch with asource of supply, or even be kind enovtgh to get me something and I willof course promptly refund ? I shall be most gratefiil.

We have a delightful Manra girl to run our house,one Nei Terenga, who first joined us in the Phoenix in 1948* She isa great credit to the settlements. Her Gilbertese is noticeably purer,her dancing very definitely of a higher standard; and her string figuresa thing to marvel at. She says she leamt them from yoiir wife, with theother Manra children.

All the best wishes from my wife and family, whoaxe keeping ve

Yours sincerely.

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Alan Hu^es asks me, before closing, to enquire if anything moreis known of the Samaoan side of his project, vis a vis the ibadbadcxa*Hew Zealand Government etc. He will write you at length~on the firstship out of Tarawa^ but would be very grateful for anything you can lethim

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Dear Dr luomala,

I have been meaning to write to you for agesto thank you very much indeed for so kindly sending me themanuscript copy of your "Plants of the Gilbert Islands".Unfortunately, its arrival coincided with an extensive periodof travelling and all my letters got into arrears.

Both Honor and I were most interested in thisfirst fruit of your field work on Tabiteuea. We read itthrough, but without taking notes, and then passed it on to afriend, Major P.G.D. Holland, O.B.E., G.M., who made a number of

// notes (I don't agree with all of them) which I enclose.

The reason I let Major Holland have the ms.was because he has always borne the reputation of being thekeenest and most successful gardener that we have ever had inthe Government service: when headmaster of the King George Vschool at Bairiki his garden used to be a sight worth seeing,with flowers and vegetables in astonishing variety. He wasa partictilar e3q)ert on "babai" cultivation, and maintained thatthere was no secret method.

Unfortunately, as soon as Major Holland hadfinished with the ms. I had to go over to Noumea, where I showedit to Dr MacMillan. After a discussion we both agreed that itwas of such importance to the work of the Catalas that it shouldbe sent to them without delay (you kindly consented to thisbeing done in yo\ir letter). So away it went and I was neverable to go through it in detail, as I had intended.

However, you have the satisfaction of knowingthat your paper is where it will do the most good: and I shallhave an opportimity of commenting when the Catalas return it.

Many thanks also for letting me have a copyof your progress report to the Viking Fund.

Dr Katharine Luomala,Associate Professor,Department of Anthropology,University of Hawaii, .•HONOLULU 14. T.H.

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This is valuable since it enables me to keep an eye out for thevarious items, when published. We were delighted to get yourarticle in "Pacific Piscovery" the other day and I have added itto my collection of Gilbertiania and to the growing bibliography.

You certainly must be a busy person with allyour teaching work, yotir addresses to societies, the editorshipof the "Joiirnal of American Folklore" and "News from the Pacific"and your very formidable writing programme. Your "Plants ofthe Gilbert Islands" incorporated one of the most thoroughpieces of documentary research I have seen (you seem to havemissed nothing) so if the ethnography is to be on the sameexhaustive scale we are in for a real treat.

I am just off to Noumea to attend the thirdmeeting of the Research Council, then next month to the CookIslands. I wonder if you are going on the Onotoa expedition:a most pleasant spot and a good deal easier to tackle thanTabiteuea.

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Page 5. ,' "Phe Ellice'Islands like Hauru'are Po3.ynesian ,"like. ;Nauru" should he deleted. The Pauruans belong to theMicronesian family.-. . - ;•'* •

. Page 5. ^ ",..- current impressions ... that the northern atolls, are.'"•y : • culturally and physically blended to, some e:rljent with their

'.iS'.. Marshallese neighbours", . The evidence of this fusion is•• negligible, at least among the na.tives as distinct from the

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Page 6. "v/hile the southern atolls shov/ the effect of Polynesiancontact, ".v'ith Samoa often mentioned in native traditions^".The presence of Samoan pastors in the south sometimes gavethis impression, but Samoa holds an' all-important place in

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Page 6. "The mean temiperature for all months is between S3 to 86These figures are correct enough. Temperatures taken atEairiki, Tarai/a, for nearly 20 years gave an- absolute

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• Page 6. "With easterly trade winds bloving from April or.-May' to October and liovem.ber, except in Butaritari which ha-s them

throughout the year". The easterly trade winds often blov;• • < throughout the year, throughout the Gilbert Islands- The

westerly season, with its strong winds and hea^^i- rainfall,when it comes, November to April, hits Butaritari as wellas the other inlands. • • . -

Page ,11. "Bana, the Expedition geologist, although av/are of theshortage of water on the atolls, ^•/rote carelessly that theGilberts are'generally provided with sufficient' for bathing,and'each native takes his m.orning bath in fresh v/ater'".If Dana did write "carelessly", theii he stumbled on thetruth. The daily bath in fresh well v;ater has been andstill is the custom. It is unlikely that later generationsdiffered in this respect from that of I)ana''s time.

. "The Tabiteueans depend for liq_uids on their drinking nuts(Moiroolo) and fresh coconut toddy (Karev^e) Thiscould not be true generally. Moimolo are reserved forinfants and certain visitors. All the niatured nutspossible are required for food and for purposes of income.The cbief drinking supply is water from wells, though thisis limited in accessibility during drought periods.

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"One Tabiteuiean-said that after returning, from outside ' •work to settle down to cultivating his land, no one on his •island ••.•ould teach him ('even for money', he added) how- tor.lant' babai, which ie particularly surrounded vîth Secrecy".This secrecy is racial arid has a noble aspect which need notbe described here, but is at its .saddest in relation tocertain traditional crafts and to fishing, where theacc^lm^1lated. knowledge of centuries is liable to be lost forever. As to babai cultiva.'tion, however, secrecy does notcoram.only matter. That which is beyond ordinary gardeningmethods v/ould be soon realized by any. thoughtful gardener .The all-important rule is that the food reqiiired by a, plantneost year shaD.l be set in position this year. And of courseone babai plant, say an'ikaraoi (green-stalked leaves) or anilcsuraura (brown-stalked leaves) requires as much attentionas a multitude of other gs.rden plants. Incidentally, I havebeen told that these two kinds of babai (pulsha) arecultivated in the Ellice Islands and are known as ikalaoland ikaulaula. ITote in this connexion the ikaroamentioned at the foot of page "yi,

"... the vegetables and fruits which Europeans sooptimistlca.lly and hopelessly try to raise in pots offoreign soil". Earlier at page 13, also: "The lack ofsuccess on the part of Europeans in raising importedvegetables and fruits". Hevertheless there are a fewEuropeans, those who have been stationed for long enough•periods at one island, who have had considerable successwith their, vegetable gardens. Good soil is available,though far from abundantly, where once rubbish was dumped,and under "uri" trees. It has to be transported to aselected area, preferably'- one free from the inroads ofcoconut i-oots. The garden beds so formed should be treatedwith lime (and again at lengthy intervals), and regularlyimproved v/ith humas - rotted bread-fruit, uri, reu, mao.bero and other leaves. Seaweed is good, too, Beds soprepared and treated have produced crops year after year oftomatoes, Chinese cabbage, Succe,s.sion cabbage, African and

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29th June, 1951.

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Dear Sir,

I thank you for your letter of the 15th June,notifying me that the transfer of the property at 2 ITetherhyStreet, from Mr Geyer to myself, has now been completed.

I enclose a cheque for €30*15*9 in payment of theamount still due to you.

I note that the documents of title and transfer ofthe protjerty have been handed to the Bank of New Zealand,who also hold the insurance policy and survey certificate.

, The copy of the valuation of silver and plate was duly receivedwith your letter.

I should be glad if you could kindly forward thetwo keys of the property received by you on settlement.

The Post Office has asked me to inform allcorrespondents that 2 Netherby Street is in Wahroonga, and notWaitera.

Thanking you for the trouble you have taken infinalizing this matter,

Yours faithfully,

H.C. MAUDE i • ' t ,

per:

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p.y. Irvin*, aiq.f B.A., Ll.B.,Solicitor,17-19 Bridge Street,SYDNEY. N.S.W.

p. F. IRVINE. B.A.. LL.B.

• SOLICITOR

.TELEPHONES: BU 5231 B BU 5232

..i..§.'t^,.„..Jy^?:.®.._CABLES; HONDAMA SYDNEY

Mrs. H. C. Maudej2, IM etherby Street,WAITARA.

Dear Madam,re " Gever.

This matter has novi; been completed, the documentsof title and transfer of the property having been handed tothe Bank of New Zealand on settlement with a view to the Bankcompleting registration of the transfer and thereafter holdingthe documents of title in connection with its security.

I enclose a copy of the adjustments and payments madeon settlement of the matter for your information, the balanceof £6,379, 3, 1, shown thereon liaving been provided by the Bankto complete the matter.

One of the adjustments made on settlement with thevendor referred to.arrears of water rates outstanding,amountedto £1,15,5. An adjustment was made by the vendor in thisregard and I have effected payment of the balance due to theWater Board in the sum of £1,15,5,

The Insurance Policy is held by the Ba^ik. of New Zealandas also the survey certificate in respect of the property. Tv;0keys of the property v.ere received on settlement and I shall beglad to have your instructions as to vhether you will call forthese keys or you require me to send them to you.

I enclose memorandum of my costs and fees together withstatement of account.

For your record, I also enclose a copy of the valuationof Messrs. Norton & Huband-Smith of silver and plate included inthe insurance policy.

Yours faithfully,P. F. IRVII®.

JJI/EC

Sncs.

per

COPY

SSTTLElJiEJIT SPIEET.

HONOR COURTI^IY MUDE from DONALD mLlAM GEYEE.

Property: 2 Netiierby Street, Waitara.

Date of Settlement: 6th June 1951.

Purchase price as per Contract

Deposit Paid to Lanrney & Co. (Heal Estate)Pty. Ltd.

Balance

Ad.iustments.Municipal Rates:£11.15.9. paidto 31.12.5119 weeks 4/3d = 6. 3. 3.

Water Rates:

£13. 6. 0.paid to 30.6.19513 weeks 5/1 =Arrears

Registration feesara Miscellaneous:

Purchaserallo-SiT

£« s • d«

15. 3.

Balance for settlement

Vendor

allows:£. s. d.

1.16. 5.

1. 0. 0.

£5975. 0, 0.

600. 0. 0.

£5375. 0. 0.

4. 3. 1.

£5379. 3. 1.

k'

p. F.

SOLICITOR

P. F. IRVINE. E,A.. LL.B.

"•TELEPHONES: BU 5231 & BU 5232

CABLES: HONDAMA SYDNEY

lilxs* H. C. luiaude,2, Netherby Street,VVAITARA.

"/S^51 •

IN AGGOUI^T WITH P. F, IRVINE.

re - Geyer.

1951.

I7th Mey TO Laramey & Co.Pty.Ltd.Balance of deposits £595. 0, 0,

5th June TO Victoria Insurance Co.Ltd.Insurance Premiums 19. 6, 0.

15th June TOMetropolitan & V/ater BoardBalance of rates for 1951: 1.15, 5.

15th June TO costs and fees as permemorandum herewith: 99.14. 4. £715.15. 9.

1951.

23rd Apr. BY Cheq^ue £595. 0, 0.I6th May 75. 0, 0.4th June " 15. 0. 0. 685. 0. 0.

TO M10UNT DUE: £30,15. 9.

p. F. IRVINE. B.A.. UL.B.

IS.tih..,...June 51.

; OI_ I C 1 T O R

'^LEPHONES: BU 5231 ft BU 5232

CABUESt HONDAMA SYDNEY

lidrs. H. C. Maude,2, Netherby Street,WAITARA.

DR. TO P. F. IRras,

re - Geyer.

TO My costs of acting in and about transfer oftitle from Mr. Gej^er of property Ro. 2Retherby Street, V/aitara, including instructions; investigation of title; preparationand completion of transfer; arranging insuranceand incidental matters in connection v.dth anadvance by the Bank of riew Zealand in connection v.'ith the purchase and final preparationof notices of transfer to public authorities,and generally, as per scale: £37.15. 0.

mSEURSEIviSI'ITS;

Enquiry fees: 10,10.Stamp duty on Contract of Sale

and transfer: £60. 5. 0,Search Fees 2. 6.Norton cjc Huband-Sffiith valuation

of personal property; 1. 1. 0. 61.19. 4.

£99.14. 4.

PHONE: BU 2665

15 BRIDGE STREET

:lv..n... I.ua.:.l» I3SI... !.

R. M ELLIS. DIRECTOR

AUCTIONEERS & VALUATORS

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Personal / .rtention

Valuations for Probate

and all other purposesInventories II . ( kD'JR 5^ r No , 2.N Br ' PR~ 5^*,

Auction Sales conducted

regularly at the rooms15 BRIDGE STREET,irCUiaJ'or anywhere in the State Uiia-leaf at bOrder,according to instructions t, LjliVe? ?,reVy SpOOil - CJ'eL'ted.

,1 , obioa;^ sbfiped card rooeivar VilthAgents for OllaSOii <!5d£7,G ♦

South ^rHishiinsurance ^g^j^^jj^ cilvcr fruit bttT'Icet v.ltn hotidle -

hefflGid plated saivrr «ith Crape-10

8

with fuLiily creel o:*l. iur-oriptioa, 18>6. 21i;eavy fbtorliu,., aiiver ratreo dish aad haacile,

wit a rajiilxy orG.'ii^Three-^ iece Crieattix tiliver toaset of

teapot, sU{_ar basia and creaai iu« -iaitiGlled " t.". ®

orieatol ciiver ssiall jardiniere, 15orieutaa eiivs3r cigarette box. -

10e

4

5

158

£215 10

Jl

•iH hereby certify that wa have appraised the aboYe-

mantlonod, for laeuraaoe puzpoaee . et the etm of Tw

Hundred and rtfteea I'ouade, Tau thUllngs, (,a8-U-0.).

H.Y.NORTON 4 HUBAND-SljllTHPTY. LTD.

Qifactor

to file o-enttor,Xhe victoria Insuranee CcMtpanjr iltnltad,

ivoaOa.e i itt itreet,. yduey.

H

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5th July, 1951.

t ~

Dear Sir,

Tour letter No. T.F.3I/6 of the 17th April hasjust'been received, but I am afraid that I cannot be of muchhelp in your efforts to trace the missing Deposit Trust Accountmentioned.

Unfortunately I have no diaries, record books orother memory aids with me here, so I am unable to state v;hereand when the Trust Account was opened.

The date of opening the account would logically be 'some time between the day on which I left Tamana on thec9npletion of ray v;ork there (about July, 1937, but ascertainablefrom Lands Commission records) and September, 1937, when Ileft Ocean Island for the Phoenix Group.

To the best of ray present recollection I was operatingon an imprest at the time (though I may have been a Sub—Accountanand the Deposit Trust Account would presumably have been,openedby me and the entry passed through the main Treastiry books atOcean Island when I next replenished this. I should advise.you,therefore, to examine the Colony ledgers for September, 1937,and the immediately preceding month's for the missing payment.

I take it that you have already examined all therecords of the Lands Commission 1937 Tamaha Settlement,including the cash book, which I would have hoped might haveresolved your problem.

I am sorry not to be more helpful, but you v;ill,I am sure, appreciate my difficulty in recollecting a minorroutine fino^ncial transaction made in the midst of all thefurore occasioned by the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme.

Yours faithfully,

;w'

The Treasurer,Gilbert and Elliee Islands Colony,Tftrfliwsi XsXstucLGIIt^KP ISLANDS. C«rtral Pacific. H.E. MAUDE

Wo. i ÊCEl VEW

m 1951

côz^)

Sir,

'> h i\T. P. 31/6.

AND Ellice Islands Colony,

Treasury Department.

Tarawa Island.17th Aprils 1951.

I have the honox^j,in the sum of £10,17. 6 cq^ toyour part settlement ofLands Commissioner ^ _ _ , . - _Account. txo ^^ônceming which the Chief

deposited m n Trust

tt of Tsm Lands Commissioninforms ^ "by you in 1938 during

•

2. A search through ^they exist (1st July IsAess,,any current Trust Accovih+^ do records as far "back

3. I should he grat^ reveal the presencesupply me with any informa+r^l ir 'mature.effort to trace this sura th c would he ahle todistribution to the Lands Q^0hgh^^°©r4ii^g this account in an

^hrt .Colony Ledgers and make the•êmhers.

Pees

as

of

H. E* Maude Es^. ,South Pacific Commission,

Box 5254, G.P.O.Sydney, N. S.W.

^ the honour to he,Ton^ Sir,

^ obedient servant.

treasurer.

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Rarotoiiga Island,Cook Islands,

Central Pacific,

27th Jaly, 1951.

Dear Sir,

I aia sorry not to have replied before to yourletter llo, 12/D/Q of the li|.th June, which was forwardedto me in Dew Caledonia. I was unable to deal with it,however, until I could set acooes to rnjr records, whichwere not with roe at the time.

Ho Australian Income Tax has been paid by mepersonally in respect of the Australian das LightCoDipeny shares mentioned by you since I was informedby "the Company in 19^42 that all taxation on them werebeing, and would continue to be, deducted at source bythem before the payroent of interest to the credit ofroy Bank Account. I enclose a copy of the Company'sletter on this point in support.

If, however, the Company has omitted to deductsome tax due, please let me know how much I owe youand I will forward a cheque by return of post.

1 am uncertain what is meant by your penultimateparagraph, as I have never forwarded "Return ofIncome" to the Australian Qovernment, since I am notdomiciled in the Comrnonwealth, ny salary (as an International Civil Servant) Is iii any case exempt fronInc^ome Tax and ray only inc/ome from Australian sourcesconsisted (they have since been sold) of the shareseiruitioned by you and £500 Comiiionwealth stock, in both

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Although I am vrriting this from the Cook Islandsthe nature of rny v/ork is such that I am unlikely to staylong in any one territory. "riovrever, an;/ coiaiiuuicationsent c/o the South Pacific Corr-iission, G. P. 0. , Box 523ktSydney, N.S. vv. , Australia, 7/ill "be forv/ardcd to mewherever I aiii af the tii.e.

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DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION

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SAVINGS BANK BUILDING,

14 CASTLEREAGH STREET,

SYDNEY.

Henry 3. Maude, Esq.,26 Lower Boyle Street,C5SM05NS, N. S. W«

Dear Sir,

Reference:— 12/D/Q (When replying, please quote this reference.)

The records of this Department indicate that, during the year ended 30th June,

1950 . £62 Interest was paid to you by A. G. L. Company.

Please state below the full Christian names and surname shown on the return

of income in which this income has been included and the address for service of notices

shown on that return.

Your early reply would be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Deputy Commissioner of Taxa|/ion/.'••rt*-.- •«», ...I..-

REPLY.

Christian Names

Surname

Address for Service of Notices—

Signature

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DEPARTMENT OF TAXATIONN.S.W.

Fobm 12/8.

Telephone—B 056, Extension 2426 for inquiries.Telegraphic Address—" Statax," Sydnej.

SAVINGS BANK BUILDING,

14 CASTLEREAGH STREET,

SYDNEY.

Henry B. Maude, Esq.,26 Lower Boyle Street,CHBM05NE. N. S.W.

^ P JUL1951

Dear Sir,

Reference: 12/D/Q (When replying, please quote this reference.)The records of this Department indicate that, during the year ended 30th June,

1^0 . £62 Interest was paid to you by A. G«I» Company.


of incomein which this incomehas been included and the address for service of notices


Your early reply would be appreciated.Yours faithfully.

Deputy Commissioner of Tax^ttio;

REPLY.

Christian Names

Surname


Signature

8t 7992 Alpbed IIebbt PETTirrai, Goverhment Piiintee. Date

All Letters, &c., should be addressed"The Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, Box 4197, G.P.O., Sydney," andnot to any OfSeer by name.

DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION Form 12/8.

N.S.W.

Telephone—B 056, Extension 2426 for inquiries.Telegraphic Address—" Statai," Sydney, p J

SAVINGS BANK BUILDING,14 CASTLEREAGH STREET,

SYDNEY.

Henry E« Maude, Esq.,C/- The bouth Pacific Commission,Box 525kf G.P.O.,SYDNEY. N.S.W.

Dear Sir,

Reference:— 1.2/D/^ (When replying, please quote this reference.)The records of this Department indicate that, during the year ended 30th June,

1950 . £62 Interest was paid to you "by A.Q.L, Company.


of income in which this income has been included and the address for service of notices


Your early reply would be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

REPLY.

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Surname MAUDE


Box-52-5l+^

Sydney.,. .iL-S..-k...,....,...Australia,,

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IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE.

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Mr. H. E, Maude,C/— The Western Pacific High Commission,SWA. FIJI iSLAiroS,

Dear Sir;

March 3, 1942

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receipt of your letter of February 16, 1942 eucia.r,o.,r,+ «-p 'c^\ poiuted out that the only tax outstandiv, cheque

o? for the year ended June 30, 1940 and was aS®items of £37rig.respectively.

9 interest paid August 1, 1939, and Februarv on two^ 1940

dj. a. date have been deducted at the source before r.your Bank Credit and the letters received by you ofV c 3 o such deductions which would cover the following ^ttly

October 1, I940April 1, 1941October 1, l94i

Unenqployment Relief

£1:17:

£1:17:

£1:17:

State Tax

£2:16: 3

£2:16: 3

£2:16: 3

Total

£4:13:4:13:

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f Your cheque for £19.13: 1 has therefore been cashed and we nowIhl deposit slip for £13:19: 9 which amount has .^^lose receiptZealand - ^dn^, for the credit of your account,All taxes will continue to be deducted at the source and thus savo a...forwarding of a remittance by you. ®

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YOUR MONEYFIGHT

WAR SAVINGS

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Yours faithfully,THE AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY

W.A.TaylorSecretary,

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war savingsCERTIFICATES

THE AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY

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TELEPHONES, ADMINISTRATION Se SALES. M 6503 - - SERVICE. M 240-4 - - BOX No. ABI AA. G.P.O,

IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE.

"SHARES"

Mr. H. E. Maude,C/- The Western Pacific High Commission,SUVA. FIJI.

January 5,1943

Dear Sir!NEW SOUTH WALES INCOME TAX SUSPENSION ACT, 1942.REFUNDS OP N.S.W.INCOSJE TAX.

We have to advise that in conformity with the Uniform Income Taxlegislation passed by the Commonwealth Parliament, the Government ofNew South Wales has now passed legislation suspending the operation ofthe State Income Tax.

Section 5 of the Income Tax Suspension Act, 1942, provides for the refundof tax paid by Companies in respect of dividend or interest paid orcredited after June 30, 1941, to non-residents.

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It also provides that the Commissioner may make arrangements with theCompany which paid the tax to make the refunds to the persons from whomthe tax was deducted and retained.

The Company has therefore made application for a refund of the tax retainedfrom dividend and or interest, paid to you since July 1, 1941, which refundif received from the Commissioner in time, the Company will Include with thenext payment of dividend or interest, as the case may be. Failing this, itwill be distributed in accordance with your existing registered instructionsat the earliest possible time after receipt.

Yours faithfully,THE AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY

W.A. TaylorSecretary.

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Catholic Mission, Apia, W.SAMOA.27th Jia^y, 1951.

Many thanks for the "Bibliography of Bibliographies"though to tell the truth, I have hed no time to give it moee than aglance so far. The last couple of months have been busy, what witha trip round Upolu, doing the examinations of the Catechists'schools, and then getting out amual accounts for all our oiitsidestations, etc. There will be time and to spare in the near future,and it perhaps will make you just a wee bit jealous. If all goesaccording to plan, I'll be leaving on the "Manua Tele" a mid-dayMonday for Kukunona, Tokelau Islands, for.a few months. Just thinkof it, three hundred miles from the nearest telephone. Of course,there is the Govt radio, but people usually think twice before theywax lo(iuacious at threepence a word.

JTr McDonald, who has been up there for the past fouryears, will be coming down for a few months. He has had a couple ofshort trips down, but it is time he had a longer break. According tohis lest letter to me, he wanted six months away from Nukunonu, butthat letter was written just as he was getting over a solid dose offilaria, so maybe he will have changed his mind. Anyhow, the Bishopdoes not want me away from Apia too long, so I suppose if thepresent plan for a boat about October is realised, I will have mynose put back on the grindstone here in Apia about that time.Nukunonu is a delgghtful place, and has one advantage in thatit is entirely Catholic -- so you do not have the trouble whichoften arises from people dragging religions into matters which do nttconcern it. That has happened more than once at Fakaofo, and ofcourse happens here, too. "illages break up on purely civilmatters, but the real dividing line is religion, which has noJihingwhatsoever to do with the matter in q.uestion.

Tokealus have been getting more attention latelythan has been the case for years, but unfortunately the nresentMinister for •'•slaua Territories, Doidge, will be going to Londonas High Commissioner; a new man will be coming into the post, justas Doidge was getting to know his job and was talking an interest in itBy the way, a possibility for the "Bibliography..." "Aux lies Samoa,La Foret 4ui s illume -par Mgr Darnand. Lyon, E.Vitte, 1934. pp 5,6.If they have not got it at the Mitchell Library, tell them to senda note to Bishop Darnand, Catholic Mission, Moamoa, Western Samoa;a nicely worded letter should raise a copy. Every good wish from

^ : ^ours sincerelyPXI

THE MANLY DAILY

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1951.

Y.W.C.A. Auxiliary'sFourth BirthdayAT the fourth birthday

luncheon party of theManly Auxiliary to he heldto-morrow (Wednesday), at1 p.m., guest speaker will beMrs. Maude, and her subject,"T-,ifo nn the Central PacificIslands".

Mrs. Maude has lived onthe (iilbert, Ellice, and Pit-cairn Islands for many years.

There will he a muisicaleprugrainme, 'with Mrs. L.Wilson at the piano.

Auxiliary expects to meetold friends. Others interestedshould contact the president(Mrs. H. Ambro.sc), XU 4458,after 5 p.m.

BERNICE P. BISHOP MUSEUM

HONOLULU 17, HAWAII

i ^ August 15, 1951

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The Executive Officer fot Social Development,South Pacific Coiranission,Sydney, N.S.W., Australia,

Dear Sir:

In reply to yotir letter of 8th August, I am hastening to return thecopy of the 1947 census report on the Gilbert end Ellice Islands Colony,•which you so kindly loaned me. Mr. L. G. Hudson, executive secretaryof "the Pacific Science Council Secre"bariat, is making a -iarip to Sydney,flTirt has very kindly agreed to carry "the manuscript "vyith him and "bo "fcurnit over to you in Sydney.

I must apologize for having kept this valuable manuscript so long.Soon af-ter it reached me I made a microfilm copy, but the original was somuch handier "to work -wi-tdx than the microfilm, I have been very "tardy insending it back. Dr. Kathryn Luomala has also found "the B"tatisticB ofvary considerable value.

Thanking you for your kindness in making "this ma"terial available tous, I em

Yours very sincerely,

Edwin H. Bryan,Jr.

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5rd SeptemberI 1951*

Thank you for your letter a/4 of the 26th July» with itsgenerous offer to consider the grant of a further contribution fromCommission funds towards Miss H. Shells' out of pocket expensesduring her present Tisit to Papria and New Guinea.

I discussed the question briefly with Miss Shells beforaher departure and she undertook to keep an account of her expenses for •examination on her return.

If ^ as a result of this examination ythere would appear to bea legitimate case for making a farther recommendation to you I shallnot hesitate to do.

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Dear Helen,

Fancy writing letters while you are on holiday,even if it is only half a holiday. Anyhow I was glad to hearfrom you and note that you have not yet been eaten.

By all means stay till you are tired and feel inneed of a rest. I guess things could not get any more chaoticthan they are at present, though it may take you a few moredays to straighten them out again when you do return.

Only don't go getting any Lesley Cunningham ideasthat you ought to stay up there indefinitely as a leper orderlyor something equally unpleasant. V/e do need you in due course.

We had to replenish some of the cutlery after youleft but the only thing missing recently is Keesing's "Educationin Pacific Countries" and I am praying that you took it homeunder the illusion that you were going to read it; I seem tohave a hazy recollection of your doing so. Otherwise it musthave been snitched by one of our more enterprising visitors.

Anyway, have a good time and don't worry about us:we are surviving though admittedly only just.

Nancy says it is "corny", whatever that means, toend a letter "very sincerely yours", so I do so now.

All the best.

Very sincerely yours.

Miss Helen Sheils,C/o Department of Education,PORT MORESBY, Papua.

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Dear Mr." Maude,

The proposed investigation under Resolution 32 of theFirst South pacific Conference of the possibility of establishingan Inter-territorial Co-operative Buying and Selling Society inAustralia and/or New Zealand was strongly rejected by the SocialDevelopment Committee and the Research Council.

As a result of this action by the Council, Bill feltthat the investigation proposed by you in your Memo.332 should bedeferred and the matter placed before the Commission at the SixthSession.

you Yfill recall that the Commission endorsed theproposal contained in Resolution 32, aid instructed the Secretary-General to conduct investigations, in association with the ResearchCouncil. Before leaving Sydney, Bill suggested that your commentsshould be obtained on the proposed investigation in the light of theResearch Council's views, and that these comments could be forwardedto him informally if you so desire.

I would be glad if you could forward your views, ordiscuss the matter further with Bill, "whose present address is.-27 Grant Crescent, Griffiths, Canberra.

As to the bibliographic survey, I have examined a copyof my letter to Ida, and find that at no stage is it suggested "thatshe should conduct the survey. I asked her only to prepare asubmission on the survey. I made this request without being awarethat you intended to submit a proposal.

The Research Council has endorsed the proposed investigationand approval is granted for it to proceed, moneys being available under"the current (1950) Budget, As I recollect, it was agreed in ourconversation with Bill before leaving Sydney, that you would recommend

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who should undertake the investigation, stating in a personal letter

Before leaving Sydney a cable was, I think, sent to Mr,Derrick asking him whether he would be able to complete his Reportin time for the proposed Meeting of the social Development Committeein Suva in October, I have not heard anything further, and I wouldbe grateful if you could drop me a note telling me what theprogramme is likely to be. Is there any useful action that we cantake in respect of the Meeting? VThere is the Report to be reproduced? TVho will arrange for accommodation and transportation of thepeople attending the Meeting? y/ill you advise Drs. MacMillan andMas sal when the Meeting will meet? I very much hope that Mr, Derrickhas been able to get the stenographic assistance he required, andwill be able to finish his Report comfortably in the time available.

The memo, is being sent to you concerning the educationalmaterial requested by Netherlands New Guinea. you will note that arequest was made whether we wished the material from Australiein NewGuinea to be sent direct to Netherlands New Guinea or to this Headquarters. A reply was sent that we required it to be sent here inthe first instance, I think this decision -vras incorrect, but as thecommunication was dispatched some time ago, there is no chance ofpreventing the material being sent to us, She/^terial has beenreceived from Fiji, and is being sent to you for transmission toNetherlands New Guinea with any comments you jnay wish to make. Thisprocedure will be adopted when future material is received.

It has been raining here almost every day since wereturned, and while it is not as cold as it was in Sydney, it is moredismal.

I hope that things have settled down after the hecticdays of the recent Meetings, and that both Mrs, Maude and yourselfare well.

With Kind Regards,

yours sincerely.

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September 27th 1951.

Thank you for your letter of 14th September. I have oneor two small items of news for you,but please do not troubleto acknowledge these few lines.

I have Sent off a microfilm of the Alu grammar and as Ihave now located the Roviana grammar,another microfilm willfollow shortly.

It now transpires that the Ray papers may not have beendestroyed after all. The widow of Dr W.G. Ivens who stillsurvives him,although she is past 90,has told Father Warren,theLondon secretary of the Melanesian Mission that she has many ofher husband's Papers and that some of the Ray manuscripts maywell be among theip. Father Warren tells me,in confidence,thatMrs Ivens is estranged from a younger brother of hers who hasthese papers in his custody,but he (Father Warren) will tryto obtain permission to examine them and if possible to acquireany that are of linguistic interest,

I am. very glad to hear that the dictionaries of Dr Poxwill now be preserved and I hope that something may come of theRarotongan dictionary.

The Fijian grammar I undertook to prepare when the Colonial Office awarded me a grant in 1948,is now ready in draft andI hope that it may be ready for printing before long. It will beoffered to the Govt of Fiji in the first instance,who it is hoped,will encourage the printer to go ahead if encouragement is needed.The work is a teaching manual with graded exercises and a key,designed mainly for people studying at home for examinations inFijian.

This academic session we have with us one Oliva Itebela,who comes from Vella in the Western Solomons. He is seconded tous from the Government of the BSIP and his main occupation willconsist in teaching me his language and generally imparting asmuch information about it as possible. He is staying with Dr andMrs Rutter in Sidcup-Dr Rutter was the doctor attached to theWesleyan mission in the Solomons shortly before the war. Olivaseems to be taking London in his stride and to be settling down wa]well. It is,however, somewhat too early to say whether he willbe happy with us,but we will do our best.

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I am very pleased to hear that Hughes may have the chance to spendsome time in Samoa.

Lastly I wonder if Prof.Pirth mentioned in his letter an idea of hishe outlined to me one day in connection with the proposed literacycampaign which is to he opened under the auspices of the Commission.He. thought that if tlê island peoples are to he taught English,thenthe reading matter in their primers,ought to he^not.extracts fromEnglish literature,hut first-class English translations of the legends,origin-myths and traditional folk-lore of the J-sland peoples, in otherwords,since we cannot expect say the Solomon Islanders to read heroictales of Tongan history in Tongan,we should invitee somev. of-the olderresidents,perhaps,preferably those who have a deep knowledge of theirarea,as well a literary flair,to translate specially some of the mostfamous and most representative stories, or poems or tales in a given

These would he gathered in a reader or anthology for uselanguage. . în Island schools in connection with the teaching of English,whichpresuraahly will one day become the lingua franca of the Pacific. Inthis way much of the so-called oral literature would he preserved,noton dusty shelves hut as a living tradition.

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I have mentally roamed over the entirePacific trying to think of some job that would suit, but withoutresult. There is nothing offering east of Fiji, as far asI know, though you might try the New Zealand Department of IslandTerritories in Wellington to make sure.

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On the whole I really consider your bestbet is to advertise in all the islands' papers - "PacificIslands Monthly", "Fiji Times and Herald", the daily inPort Moresby and the rest; I could provide a list if you likeI know with' others this method has achieved results.

Meanwhile I will sound out Helen Shells,my Assistant, who returns from two months in New Guineato-morrow, to see if she has any suggestions.

I am very sorry not to be more helpful,but it is certainly not easy to get work in the islands thesedays unless one is specialized along some line that is in demandthere.

I was in Christchurch for a fortnightearlier in the year and would have looked you up, but imaginedyou were in Queensland. Somehow I doubt if I will be going toNew Zealand again for some time.

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•Sorry not to have replied before to your two lettersbut then you know how it Is bettsr than ;no{lt; one never hao aminute for arching but official correspondenoe.

You mention in your first Icttor the question ofperiodical cost of miiiivff' salary adju^taouts for all staff(not only the clerical); I could find nothing on this in Tyd-ne^ so wrote informally to Utilllgan and received his reply yej>»terday, ;o I sliall soon be putting up some concrete proposalsfor remedying what is admittedly an unsatisfactory situation.

Ao regards your aeccnd letter, I doubt if theCommlsDionera will succeed in .iplnrdng out the considerationof the social Development work progranme for more than a day,dcsoitc thpir habit of changing what has ali-oady been decidedupon✓(referred to by Shatwell at the last .fecsion), Thors isabsolutely nothing new and everything old is going on allright.

Nevertheless I agree that if Helen is to act formuch of next year she should be thoroughly an fait with thepicture, ao ,I am most grateful for your euggortion that sheshould come along too. It will make a difference to the easewith which the work programme can bo implemented later,

I have found from past oxpcricnco thct the Connilsaionnever gets do\m to real busineos on the fir it two or three daysof the Session so as we are almost frantically buoy I havebooked I's to rrrive on ?uc::dfty morning: in my cnso the Iloolthand Economic Development prograimie will be dealt with first andI do not anticipate that I shall be wanted nmch before thefollowing Friday, The CosiuaiSBionera hs-ve repeatedly told metimt they wont mo to go on with my work and ziot volt around ao

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As regards our return we will of course stay as longas we are required but I am not changing our booking for the timebeing as this can easily be done after I g4iô Noumea, if necessary, In the past I have found that there is nothing for me todo after the first week of the Session and, as you know, I oftenleave early.

Sir Bryan, I knov;, is not expecting me to be there whenho arx'ives and I feel certaiii ho not want to talk shop untila month or two after he ha3®®Bumed the reigns of officej so oneway and another I aia hoping to leave at the time I have booked,or even a day or two earlier. As you know, I invariably get illafter a few days in Ilo-xaea, and most of my time there isûecessarily wasted since everyone is jso busy. Now that thepolicy of the ."êction has been cunslderod and our work is progressing on routine lines my main anxiety is to be here whero thework is rather than have piles of correspondence acctmulating.However, as I said, I shall bo very willing to stay as long asthere is work to be done wliich cannot be done here.

I am really sorry to hear about Ailsa and sincerely hopethat you can get away to civiliaatlon as soon as Sir Bryan takesover. As you say yourself, you should really have let theCommission slide and come over but still, how is one to tell.

Honor too has boon having bad luckj she has been in bodnow for well over t'nreo ucoks arid the doctors seem to have no ideawhat is wrong with her, duodnose only lasowe how she will loonagewhen I am at the CoimiXission geosiun.

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Just a note before I leave for New Guinea toaclaiowle.dge your personal and confidential letter of the 9'th.Many thanlcs for it. It puts the situation quite clearly.Davidson and I will take the matter up at this end when v;ereturn from New Guinea.

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Palml, 24th August, I95I,

(1) I have the following message from the High Commissioner,dated I3th August, 195lg-

"Reference Alt a Warren; Bew Zealand (lovernment will admitperson named for six months in the first instance on compliance usualformalities respecting health, character and passport. Arrangementsfor Mrs. Warren to proceed should be made without delay,"

(2) I- therefore call upon you as from the date of this lettero Instruct the radio operator to contact all shipping going to New

Zealand in order to try to arrange a passage for Alta,

(3) I hereby tell you as a warning that any person trying toAlta in going out to ships will be prosecuted in theHigh Commissioner's Court, in which there is no limit on penalties.

No p ^4l/8^d«t^H Commissioner'stLfIn this you were instructed to seethe Wards should be sent away from the Island as soon as possible

ia as I can tell, you have done nothing to see that this orderhave calLd°here reLntly!^® Australia

whif'h^vnn landing that you were meddling in thingsof vour raedrilino- alone. Now do not be surprised if, as a resultbefore to go to New Zealand haveThe neoDle win irnnw New Zealand C-ovennment first,iae people will know whom to blame,

you havi let' th! warned you a number of times about the state thdt>ut vou havp get into. You have made me lots of promises,because of whai- ho lârdly any of then. Now I can tell you that,trate i hav^ i-> ^ happened on the Island since you became Chief Magis-leavîf y I le^ve Pitcairnriunless befory? ^ going, but I will tell you this; that,possible attemni- Island I am satisfied that you have made every?hrHi«^ raJn^V. the wards away, I shall repcr t toand that the PitcSrn orders have been deliberately disobeyedshould havrpoiofJ Island Government is in a state of mutiny. YouIf you take no nof^^ happens to mutineers, so do not blame meyou take no notice of this, which is my last warning to you.

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I intended to write xiiuch earlier, in fact, weeksago, to thank you very warmly for coining dovm to our ship andcheering me up at a time when "I felt pretty lov/ "but I hope youwill accept this the only intimitaion of my gratitude to you,as v/ell as your kindnesses to ray wife.

V/hile recuperating from South Pacific flu I wt>âlong to see Maude and his social development institute and onemorning Firth "blew in so I just had time to pass the usual greetings to him "before you "both went off to Nev/ Guinea. I tmst thisgave you more excitement than work and that you will shortly îndeed "be a"ble to get on to some of the research that you came ôut to the Pacific to do. I was very distreeed to hear youtell me on "board the s'nip that you had not at that time touchedit and Firth's visit for a year makes me apprehensive that theremay he further delay as a result so I hope you will take thisenquiry as an earnest of my interest that nothing shall he allowed to take priority over your prime objective in returningto this part of the world.

I ran into Stanner one Saturday afternoon atthe Mitclaell Library, I gather he is still tittivating theras. that he had completed many months ago v/hen I saw him inthe Library of the Royal Anthropological institute but i havenot yet fathomed the subject of it. He mentioned that he isin charge of Meyer, who recently spent some oonsiderable timein Fiji exauining the social position of Indians here and Iasked Stanner whether we in Fiji would be alloY/ed to see any report that Meyer might put up, but I v/as infomed that "Meyer,having had some difficulty in sorting out his field notes, hadbeen given a course in colonial economics by Stanner to helphim in sorting himself out. That I could not understand atall, but I do greatly hope Meyer's inquiries v/ill not be lostto us as they appear to be likely to be of very great interestquite apart from the fact that they were surely intended to beof assistance to the Government here (who know extremely littleabout Indian affairs).

tl have just heard from the C,U,Press that theyccept ray ras. on "Modern Fijian V/ay of Life" sos considered not to be up to the standard they

require.

All good wishes to you frj^ bpjihpecially for the caning festive season,.

Yours aye.

CABLE ADDRESS: "SOUTHPACOMt" SYDNEYTEL. NO.: XY 5132


SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION,BOX 52S4, G.P.O.

SYDNEY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA

29th Hovember, 1951.

Dear Mrs, Maude,

I feel I must writp nv,/i iufor all the help you gave me for "thank youout at the Ball on Tuesday evening "reat night

I had such ancould have spent all the time andlooking at the costujnes - foj. ^ ^ ®i"ttin2 down andgood and a lot of time had ® them werethem. That made me think of ^ °'Jsly been snpntto make my costume look little i had donidid it for me I I must have bJefi® ~ everyone'^7; 77 y™ "ade « luckyand I felt vary pleased with all eveSng,genuine. for being so

Mrs, H, E, Maude,2 Netherby Street,MAHROONGA. N.S.W.

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Dear Mr Price Conigrave,

Thank you for your letter of the 30th Novemberconveying the kind invitation of the President and Councilof the Royal Australian Historical Society to address themon the 7th December, as a delegate of the Pacific IslandsSociety, on the subject of the collection and preservationof historical material in the Pacific area.

I shall be very pleased to attend your Council Meetingfor this purpose and, as you kindly suggest, will be glad tojoin the members at afternoon-tea prior to the formalproceedings.

Yours truly.

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Dear .Alia lAander Jonea,

27til December, 1251 •

This is just to acknowledge, w ith t hanks,the receipt of your letter of trie 7th December onthe subject of the thesis of Louis Becke and toassure you that I will personally take all responsibility for ensuring that the copyright isreserved for tlie author, h.A. Tngrain.

I shell look forward to receiving thephoto-stat towai^ds the end of January.

-Vishing you and the Mitchell a nros-peroua New Year,

Yours sincerely.

Miss Mander Jones,Mitchell Librarian,The lAitcholl Library,lAacquarle Street,Sydney, N.S.'.V.

(H.E.MATJDS).

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