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

The items are:

1. Accounts of Fijian secret societies - le 'vaki ou nanaga'; les Kalou Vatu; le keibuca; les kai nakauvadra. (These are contained in a small exercise book and are thought to have been written by Father J. de Marzan, SM.)
2. Brief histories of Fiji mission stations - Tailevu, Tunuloa, Naiserelagi, Suva, Ba and Yasawa, Kadavu, Lomary, Rotuma - and lists of principal dates.
3. A 'sketch' entitled 'Slavery in Fiji'. It is dated Levuka, Fiji, 22 June 1894 and is said to be a translation of a German 'communication' in the Geographische Gesellshaft (sic) of 1895. The author states that he had spent 23 years in the Pacific, 'the last twelve of them in Fiji'.
4. Correspondence, 1903, concerning alleged Bible burnings.
5. Church statistics, 1900-19.
6. Reports on native clergy, 1921-22.
7. An abridged Fijian grammar - 'Petit abrege de Grammaire Vitienne'. It bears the name of Father A. Deniau, SM, but does not appear to be in his handwriting.
8. Letters re medical matters to and from Bishop J. Vidal, 1906-10, and Bishop C.J. Nicolas, 1924-28.
9. An account of a visit to Lau by Father J.M. Oreve, SM, dated Suva, 30 August 1923.
10. 'Notes concernant l'Imprimerie', by Father P. Clement, SM, dated 'retraite 1922'.
11. Papers relating to Father J.V. Pujebet's removal from Nukunau Island, Gilbert Islands, 1917-1919.

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

The documents are:

1. Reports etc. re Naililili, 1893-99
2. 'Rewa: Affaire du subside donne a l'Ecole par la province', 1898-1905
   There was a Roman Catholic Mission Station situated at Naililili, Rewa River, Suva.

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

Correspondence re Leper Asylum, Makogai and related papers. Reel 2 begins at correspondence for 1919.

The Petites Soeurs, first known as 'Vukevuke' or 'helpers', are now (1972) known as Sisters of Our Lady of Nazareth (SOLN). See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with the Petites Soeurs. Most of the correspondence is in Fijian.

See also PMB MS 432. Documents connected with the Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with French Consulate-General, Sydney

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

Minutes of council meetings.

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

The papers are:

1. 'Quelques Notes sur Fiji, les Fijiens et la Religion Catholique a Fiji'
2. 'Conference sur les Meke fidjiens', by Father C.M. Flaus, SM
3. 'La Culte des Morts a Fiji a l'Ouest et a l'Interieur', by Father J. de Marzan, SM
4. Notes on the Roman Catholic Mission in Fiji, 1925, by Father J. Oreve, SM
5. 'Superstitions Rewiennes', 1891, by E.R. (i.e. Father E. Rougier, SM)
6. Notes on 'Le Deluge ... aux Fijis', by Father J. de Marzan, SM
7. 'Noms des Oiseaux ... de Namosi', by Father J.L. Guinard, SM

Official organ of the Roman Catholic Vicariate in Fiji.

Reel 1: Vol 1(1) - Vol 8(12)<BR>Reel 2: Vol 9(1) - Vol 16(12)

Father Rougier (1864-1932) was born in France; he was ordained in the Society of Mary in 1888, and he went to Fiji soon afterwards as a Roman Catholic missionary. He acquired a large sum of money in what was known as the Cecile Affair (1906-7), and soon afterwards left Fiji and acquired plantation interests at Fanning, Washington and Christmas Islands. He resided in Tahiti and became a prominent figure there in the business and cultural worlds, being known as Abbe Rougier. (For a brief biography, see Patrick O'Reilly and Raoul Tessier, Tahitiens, Paris, 1962, pp.410-11). See also PMB 432

Correspondence relating to Father Rougier's involvement in the Cecile Affair and the disciplinary action taken against him.

An index to material copied in the Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Office, Suva, Fiji, was published in the Bureau's newsletter 'Pambu', April-June 1972:27, pp.17-20 and is available on request from the Bureau.

Correspondence with government re education. See also PMB MS 159/160 and PMB MS 428/429