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	[[File:Clearing Nutiran forest.jpg]]		[[File:Clearing Nutiran forest.jpg]]

	Ric says it is almost certainly Mrs. Laxton and her son, John. Paul B. Laxton was the Assistant Lands Commissioner for the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony in the years following World War II.		Ric says it is almost certainly Mrs. Laxton and her son, John. [[Paul B. Laxton]] was the Assistant Lands Commissioner for the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony in the years following World War II.

	"A Lands Commissioner from Mr. Cartland’s staff arrived on 1 January, 1949, and flatly presented this hard, realistic, Gideon-like policy. ...		"A Lands Commissioner from Mr. Cartland’s staff arrived on 1 January, 1949, and flatly presented this hard, realistic, Gideon-like policy. ...

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	Photo 10 of Appendix X seems to show a European woman and child sitting on a large log with two natives. "Clearing operations on Nutirans forest." No other info given on the identity of the woman and child.		Photo 10 of Appendix X seems to show a European woman and child sitting on a large log with two natives. "Clearing operations on Nutirans forest." No other info given on the identity of the woman and child.

	~~We've obtained a scan of the photo~~. Ric says it is almost certainly Mrs. Laxton and her son, John. Paul B. Laxton was the Assistant Lands Commissioner for the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony in the years following World War II.		[[File:Clearing Nutiran forest.jpg]]

			Ric says it is almost certainly Mrs. Laxton and her son, John. Paul B. Laxton was the Assistant Lands Commissioner for the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony in the years following World War II.

	"A Lands Commissioner from Mr. Cartland’s staff arrived on 1 January, 1949, and flatly presented this hard, realistic, Gideon-like policy. ...		"A Lands Commissioner from Mr. Cartland’s staff arrived on 1 January, 1949, and flatly presented this hard, realistic, Gideon-like policy. ...

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1954: Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission (Suva)

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	* [[Dorothy Crozier]] started the '''Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission''' in 1954. She did the separation of materials: Kingdom of Tonga, Pitcairn Islands Colony, Consul-General for Western Pacific. She served until 1958. ''But note: it was the WPHC that chose what things to send to the archives. She organized what they gave her. Active files would have been kept for the use of the new branches of the colonial organization.''<ref name="burne"/>		* [[Dorothy Crozier]] started the '''Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission''' in 1954. She did the separation of materials: Kingdom of Tonga, Pitcairn Islands Colony, Consul-General for Western Pacific. She served until 1958. ''But note: it was the WPHC that chose what things to send to the archives. She organized what they gave her. Active files would have been kept for the use of the new branches of the colonial organization.''<ref name="burne"/>

	** "Crozier took better care of the files than she did of her appearance. She was the first European woman the native boys had met who didn't wear makeup. They were intrigued. They liked her and respected her."<ref name="foua">Moleski's 2003 interview with [[Foua Tofiga]].</ref>		:: "Crozier took better care of the files than she did of her appearance. She was the first European woman the native boys had met who didn't wear makeup. They were intrigued. They liked her and respected her."<ref name="foua">Moleski's 2003 interview with [[Foua Tofiga]].</ref>

	* A. I. Diamond seems to have taken over the Archives after Crozier's retirement.		* A. I. Diamond seems to have taken over the Archives after Crozier's retirement.

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Links

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	[[Category:Archival Searches]]		[[Category:Archival Searches]]
	* [https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/hpdfba_3/3 "The Western Pacific Archive: Introduction to the Documents."]		* [https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/hpdfba_3/3 "The Western Pacific Archive: Introduction to the Documents."]
			* [[WPHC Numbering System]].

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	* [http://www.info.gov.fj/archives.html National Archives of Fiji]. Short note about how the [[National Archives of Fiji]] developed from the Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission.		* [http://www.info.gov.fj/archives.html National Archives of Fiji]. Short note about how the [[National Archives of Fiji]] developed from the Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission.
	[[Category:Archival Searches]]		[[Category:Archival Searches]]
			* [https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/hpdfba_3/3 "The Western Pacific Archive: Introduction to the Documents."]

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	* [[Patrick D. Macdonald]] was in charge of boxing things up. "Both files and office equipment were crated for shipment. Lists of files were drawn up and typed. They were then packed in small archive boxes--no more than 5 files to a box. The small boxes were then stacked in a wooden packing crate. They fit perfectly, with no need of any kind of straw or other packing material."<ref name="foua"/>		* [[Patrick D. Macdonald]] was in charge of boxing things up. "Both files and office equipment were crated for shipment. Lists of files were drawn up and typed. They were then packed in small archive boxes--no more than 5 files to a box. The small boxes were then stacked in a wooden packing crate. They fit perfectly, with no need of any kind of straw or other packing material."<ref name="foua"/>
	* "The task of closure involved the shipment of -		* "The task of closure involved the shipment of -
	::124 cases of WPHC records to the FCO;<ref>~~The likeliest meaning of~~ "FCO" ~~seems to be~~ "Foreign and Commonwealth Office."</ref>		::124 cases of WPHC records to the FCO;<ref>"FCO" means "Foreign and Commonwealth Office." [https://issuu.com/fcohistorians/docs/hpdfba_3/3 "The Western Pacific Archive: Introduction to the Documents."]</ref>
	:: 55 cases of New Hebrides records to the FCO;		:: 55 cases of New Hebrides records to the FCO;
	:: 20 cases of Tonga records to the FCO;		:: 20 cases of Tonga records to the FCO;

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	** "Crozier took better care of the files than she did of her appearance. She was the first European woman the native boys had met who didn't wear makeup. They were intrigued. They liked her and respected her."<ref name="foua">Moleski's 2003 interview with [[Foua Tofiga]].</ref>		** "Crozier took better care of the files than she did of her appearance. She was the first European woman the native boys had met who didn't wear makeup. They were intrigued. They liked her and respected her."<ref name="foua">Moleski's 2003 interview with [[Foua Tofiga]].</ref>
	* A.I. Diamond seems to have taken over the Archives after Crozier's retirement.		* A. I. Diamond seems to have taken over the Archives after Crozier's retirement.

	=== 1976-1978: Closure and breakup of the Western Pacific Archives ===		=== 1976-1978: Closure and breakup of the Western Pacific Archives ===

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	* Deaths: Exhumation of Bodies WPHC F.211/5/10 Two inquiries: 1960 & 1966. The procedure is so rare that it took almost a year to figure out who could give permission and under what conditions.		* Deaths: Exhumation of Bodies WPHC F.211/5/10 Two inquiries: 1960 & 1966. The procedure is so rare that it took almost a year to figure out who could give permission and under what conditions.
	* "H.H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji" (370/2/1).		* "H.H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji" (Box 1229049; File 370/2/1).
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	==== WPHC 30 ====		==== WPHC 30 ====

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	:"Index system. The entries in red type are not actual files but are the titles and numbers of file series and the black entries on these cards are file titles and numbers of actual files in the series. The cards headed in black type are normal index references. The two sets of cards are intermixed for ease of reference." May apply also to 1229050--although those 4x6 cards with red titles are NOT intermixed with the related 3x5 cards that seem to deal with normal files. 123072 holds the red cards; they also are NOT intermixed with the other cards, even though they are the same size.		:"Index system. The entries in red type are not actual files but are the titles and numbers of file series and the black entries on these cards are file titles and numbers of actual files in the series. The cards headed in black type are normal index references. The two sets of cards are intermixed for ease of reference." May apply also to 1229050--although those 4x6 cards with red titles are NOT intermixed with the related 3x5 cards that seem to deal with normal files. 123072 holds the red cards; they also are NOT intermixed with the other cards, even though they are the same size.

	''A quick sample of the red cards shows that they seem to contain file headings that do NOT appear in the black cards, e.g., "Deaths of Prominent Persons" seems to have a long list of names that I don't recall seeing in the black cards. "Death of His Holiness the Pope" is on the list. For example, I didn't see the death of the King of Nepal in the black cards.''		:''A quick sample of the red cards shows that they seem to contain file headings that do NOT appear in the black cards, e.g., "Deaths of Prominent Persons" seems to have a long list of names that I don't recall seeing in the black cards. "Death of His Holiness the Pope" is on the list. For example, I didn't see the death of the King of Nepal in the black cards.''

	* "Boards of Enquiry" (F.130/16/3).		* "Boards of Enquiry" (F.130/16/3).

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WPHC 9

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	\|<!-- Box # -->1229377		\|<!-- Box # -->1229377
	\|<!-- Folder ID -->F.74/5/3		\|<!-- Folder ID -->F.74/5/3
	\|<!-- Notes -->Fiji and WPHC Combined Files:-- System of. 1945.		\|<!-- Notes -->'''Fiji and WPHC Combined Files:'''-- System of. 1945.
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	\|<!-- Box # -->1229396		\|<!-- Box # -->1229396
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	\|<!-- Notes -->'''Phoenix Islands:'''-- Visit of ''M.S. Degei'' to, with staff and supplies, June/July 1942.		\|<!-- Notes -->'''Phoenix Islands:'''-- Visit of ''M.S. Degei'' to, with staff and supplies, June/July 1942.
	\|}		\|}



	==== WPHC 11 ====		==== WPHC 11 ====