Later, when the people from the Kiribati (formerly Gilbert) and Tuvalu (formerly Ellice) islands were gaining independence from Britain, the governor offered me the post as head of the Tuvalu administration.
Belakangan, ketika rakyat Pulau Kiribati (dahulu Gilbert) dan Pulau Tuvalu (dahulu Ellice) memperoleh kemerdekaan dari Inggris, sang gubernur menawari saya jabatan sebagai kepala pemerintahan di Tuvalu.