▁that ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁Governor ▁had ▁a ▁wide ▁degree ▁of ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁matter ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁population . ▁This ▁caused ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁drag ▁on ▁for ▁years . ▁Burn s ▁res igned ▁as ▁Governor ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁had ▁rejected ▁the ▁final ▁appeal ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁His ▁exact ▁reasons ▁for ▁res ign ing ▁are ▁not ▁clear , ▁especially ▁considering ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁support ▁he ▁had , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁possible , ▁that ▁with ▁the ▁leading ▁lawyer ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁own ▁political ▁career , ▁Burn s ▁felt ▁that ▁his ▁continued ▁presence ▁may ▁det ract ▁from ▁peace ful ▁progress . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁the ▁UN ▁Trust ees hip ▁Council . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 2 , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁En qu iry ▁into ▁the ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁Population ▁Tr ends ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁F iji ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Burn s ▁used ▁his ▁contacts ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁safe ▁exit ▁for ▁his ▁nie ce ▁Dr . ▁Mar ca ▁Burn s ▁from ▁Gh ana ▁during ▁the ▁coup . ▁Burn s ▁died ▁at ▁West min ster ▁Hospital ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Burn s ▁wrote ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁an ▁article ▁for ▁a ▁journal . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁instrument al