From Resident Commissioner, British Solomon Islands. States that it has been found impossible to purchase a suitable boat for the Overseer and Storekeeper at the price of £20, and under that a 20ft. whale boat cannot be delivered at Tulagi for less than £75, and suggests that the Customs' boat should be transferred to the Stores Dept., 1918

From Resident Commissioner, British Solomon Islands. States that it has been found impossible to purchase a suitable boat for the Overseer and Storekeeper at the price of £20, and under that a 20ft. whale boat cannot be delivered at Tulagi for less than £75, and suggests that the Customs' boat should be transferred to the Stores Dept., 1918, MSS Archives.2003/1.WPHC 4/IV.1918. File 451/1918, Reel: MSS Microfilm 0173; Reel: AU Microfilm 78-340; Box: C3026932. WPHC 4/IV : Inwards correspondence, 1918., MSS Archives.2003/1.WPHC 4/IV.1918. Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland. https://archives.library.auckland.ac.nz/repositories/8/archival_objects/215461 Accessed November 23, 2024.