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Henry Harrison Vaskess (died 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.
• "H. H. Vaskess (Proprietor). Fairview House, Suva Fiji"
• Probate #10701.
• Born ~1891. Died July 7, 1969. Death record #65/69.
• Two sons:
• Keith Harrison Vaskess Born 23 Aug 1924
• Colin Francis Vaskess born 12 Sep 1927.
• Their mother Coral Loloma (Letford) Vaskess died in Canberra on 20 Jul 1990.