OUR TONGAN LETTER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 14

OUR TONGAN LETTER.

RETIREMENT OF BRITISH CONSUL. Our Own Correspondent! ; _ Nukualofa,; Septembor 4-■ Mr. Hamilfcon - Huntor, C.M.G., his MaiTmi nsul ln Tonea ' has tiroa troni'. ofhee, his successor, Mi- W -having,, arrived: yesterday by. the. steamer, Atua from 'Sydney, Tim .demtag has. 1 been'in"official service m the Pacific for the past'3s: years his first appo. n tment (i„ 187-lfUg that of magil! trate .provincial district.of Taviuni, appointments : wero:—Chief police .Magistrate at Suva,■ 1877: Deputy .Commissioner for ■■•Western ■ .Paeilic, 1881 • : visifc- islands ' 1896! P 00 ?"]/,Samoa; 1899; and ■in ffi rn"''? British Agent. and position ;which' he 'has' retomed-.up till-the nreseiiT/ time. Durine Mr ' Hunter s torn of office here:ho has,been' tho■ adviser to the: Government, and when it is r?reembered that during.the past seven years much progress-has .been made, ahd monev ■ judiciously: spent, we ' cannot; but hisname .;with ;that .forward- movement. - The dfttnn 6 ? fcbo ,- k i n are'in a sound coni m s, i Was ; Dot the case before Britain in affairs and placed a representative here, to' assist the Government mits The King- :'of' II)-and officials tendered ■ a farewell to .Mr, Hunter: on August 27 toast,pf -..-tho evening,! Hon; :Tuibele- ' ti— Dg 'i s f ? t,lor ' who - expressed ' re-' gret at . . early . departure of - the :'Consul • boveral v sooial function s have also '.been' • ten-' Mr Hunter lately.' v TbSS. Consul -Wilk; leave for England bv: way ol Mr a \V Toll p la "i°.'? tybmbei 18. Mh!,w? J .?W who 'S to relieve i i 05 British . Agent and Consul arnved _ hero yesterday. The Government flagstaff , and. the ; steamer .Atua were gaily cS Mr P "* honour of "cS in T ■ oa ?P b ?il WM ' until his appoint- 1 ment m .Tonga, in tile position'* of Resident the.Gilbert; Elfico :lv; c l p Sf^:^r d : by ;