FIJIAN NATIVE RIGHTS.
Press Association —Copyright. London, July 17.
In the House of Lords, at Lord Staumore’s request, Lord Elgin consented to present to the House the correspondence respecting the sale of land in the provinces of liewa and Naitaisiri, Fiji. Lord Stanmore expressed the fear that it would be possible under the recent ordinance for the authorities by the acquisition of land for public purposes to deprive the Fijians of the whole of their lands. Lord Elgin replied that the Governor of Fiji was still bound to protect the interests of the natives, who wore unable owing to the declining population to cultivate all the land available. It was the duty of Government to take all steps to promote settlement in the islands and to increase the population. Lord Elgin expressed the belief that the correspondence would satisfy Lord Stanmore.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8867, 18 July 1907, Page 2
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141FIJIAN NATIVE RIGHTS. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8867, 18 July 1907, Page 2
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