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* "Prince of Bureaucrats" not just because he had an iron-bottom and a mind for endless details, but because he was incorruptable (Tofiga). | * "Prince of Bureaucrats" not just because he had an iron-bottom and a mind for endless details, but because he was incorruptable (Tofiga). | ||
* Tofiga agrees that Vaskess was not the kind of man to be careless about his responsibilities. "You could squeeze blood from a stone more easily than you could get money from Vaskess." He thinks Vaskess retired in the mid-40s (easily checked in the Civil Lists). He was a good man, careful and responsible. His wife was in Australia. His room was barren--he was clearly not in the habit of taking things from the office to decorate his quarters. Vaskess did a lot of exercise to keep fit. He walked from his home each day up the Museum hill to the office, carrying a bag of sandwiches for his lunch and having a smoke. He would arrive before 8 AM and leave at 5:30 PM. | * Tofiga agrees that Vaskess was not the kind of man to be careless about his responsibilities. "You could squeeze blood from a stone more easily than you could get money from Vaskess." He thinks Vaskess retired in the mid-40s (easily checked in the Civil Lists). He was a good man, careful and responsible. His wife was in Australia. His room was barren--he was clearly not in the habit of taking things from the office to decorate his quarters. Vaskess did a lot of exercise to keep fit. He walked from his home each day up the Museum hill to the office, carrying a bag of sandwiches for his lunch and having a smoke. He would arrive before 8 AM and leave at 5:30 PM. | ||
* "H. H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji" | : In 1946, Vaskess helped Tofiga's home community on Vaitup in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu Tuvalu] (formerly the Ellice Islands) purchase the island of Kioa in Fiji. Fiji has set a limit of 500 for the size of the community on Kioa. When the Kioans were sailing to their new home, they saw hills for the first time in their lives. Some of them were terrified that the earth would fall on them. | ||
* Short ad found in an old magazine in Auckland: "H. H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji." | |||
* Probate #10701. | * Probate #10701. | ||
* Born ~1891. Died July 7, 1969. Death record #65/69. | * Born ~1891. Died July 7, 1969. Death record #65/69. | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 17 February 2009
Henry Harrison Vaskess (~1891-1969)
- "Prince of Bureaucrats" not just because he had an iron-bottom and a mind for endless details, but because he was incorruptable (Tofiga).
- Tofiga agrees that Vaskess was not the kind of man to be careless about his responsibilities. "You could squeeze blood from a stone more easily than you could get money from Vaskess." He thinks Vaskess retired in the mid-40s (easily checked in the Civil Lists). He was a good man, careful and responsible. His wife was in Australia. His room was barren--he was clearly not in the habit of taking things from the office to decorate his quarters. Vaskess did a lot of exercise to keep fit. He walked from his home each day up the Museum hill to the office, carrying a bag of sandwiches for his lunch and having a smoke. He would arrive before 8 AM and leave at 5:30 PM.
- In 1946, Vaskess helped Tofiga's home community on Vaitup in Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands) purchase the island of Kioa in Fiji. Fiji has set a limit of 500 for the size of the community on Kioa. When the Kioans were sailing to their new home, they saw hills for the first time in their lives. Some of them were terrified that the earth would fall on them.
- Short ad found in an old magazine in Auckland: "H. H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji."
- Probate #10701.
- Born ~1891. Died July 7, 1969. Death record #65/69.
- His wife, Coral Loloma (Letford) Vaskess, died in Canberra on 20 Jul 1990.
- Two sons:
- Keith Harrison Vaskess, born 23 Aug 1924.
- Colin Francis Vaskess, born 12 Sep 1927.