INDIANS IN FIJI.
MOVEMENT FOR EDUCATION. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SUVA, Oct. 5. With trie freedom begotten by the abolition of the indenture system, the Indian in Fiji is seeking to better himself. The teachers from India who have penetrated to the Colony, have told them what they should aspire to. The many Indians who have gone from Fiji to India and returned, have brought with them the spirit of the Swarajist and the reformer. The people have been awakened, and without as yet quite knowing what they want are out to get something. The first definite objective" they are aiming at is education. They fully recognise the value of education, which to-day places the average coolie class so completely in the power of the babu. So they want education, and much energy is being concentrated on securing it. A petition to the Governor, which is now in circulation, asks that immediate steps be taken to furmulate a progressive policy of education for the Indian children, It is stated that there are 24,000 Indian children under 15 years of age.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19150, 16 October 1925, Page 14
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