James Valentine Tarte (1837-1918) was born in England and migrated to Ballarat, VIC, Australia in 1857. He went to Fiji in 1869 and took up land on Taveuni where he remained until his death. Some of his descendants still have plantations on Taveuni (1972).

The document is a duplicate typescript. The reminiscences were probably written by hand originally, but the whereabouts of a manuscript is not known. Nor is it known where the original typescript is. The last page(s) of the present copy are missing, and there is nothing to indicate exactly when the document was written. However, the author states on P.17 that he wishes he could 'put the clock back 50 years'; on p.13 he indicates that he was writing in Brisbane; and on p.30 he says; 'I am writing this for my two sons ...' It is an entertaining account of Tarte's early life in England, his journey to Australia, the early years of Ballarat, financial losses and departure for Fiji, his purchase of land on Taveuni and establishment of a cotton plantation, his marriage to Clara Berry in March, 1871 (the first European wedding in Fiji), his purchase of additional land and construction of a sugar mill, his venture into coffee and cattle, and the vicissitudes of plantation life.

All Saints School, Labasa, on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji, was established by the Anglican Mission in Fiji around 1904.
The logbooks are chronicles of the notable events in the day-to-day affairs of the school.

The author, who is unknown, returned to France in 1929. See also PMB 432

A typescript of 78 pages - a history of the Catholic Church in Fiji (1846 - 1937).

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence of Bishop Julian Vidal, SM with Fr Nicolas SM and other priests.

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

The correspondence is in six files:

1. Delailagi, 1919-30
2. Nabala, 1921-30
3. Naidiri, 1930
4. Naiserelagi (Navunibitu), 1923-30
5. Namosi, 1912-30
6. Natovi, 1924-30

The Petits Freres comprised an order of Fijian lay brothers, founded by Mgr Vidal in 1890 to assist in teaching at mission schools and in the maintenance of Catholic mission property in Fiji. See also PMB MS 432

Most of the reports are undated, but several are dated 1919 and one dated 1923.

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with Government and others re native affairs.

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

The extracts, written in a thick notebook, relate mainly to religious matters in Fiji, both Wesleyan and Catholic. The name of the compiler is not indicated.

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Rules for catechists, 1890; and reports on catechists, 1919

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

The papers include accounts of Indians and of part-Europeans in Fiji by Father Helliet and other priests.