A Time Bomb Lies Buried: Fiji's Road to Independence, 1960-1970

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ANU E Press, 1 mar 2008 - 106
A Time Bomb Lies Buried discusses the debates which took place in Suva and London as well as the politics and processes which led Fiji to independence in 1970 after 96 years of colonial rule. It provides an essential background to understanding the crises and convulsions which have haunted Fiji ever since in its search for a constitutional settlement for its multiethnic population.
 

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Strona 10 - That the absolute proprietorship of all lands, not shown to be now alienated, so as to have become bona fide the property of Europeans or other foreigners, or not now in the actual use or occupation of some Chief [10801] B 2 or tribe, or not actually required for the probable future support and maintenance of some Chief or tribe, shall be and is hereby declared to be vested in Her said Majesty, her heirs and successors.
Strona 18 - Broadly speaking, the Fijian Regulations serve two purposes. First, they secure the continuance of the Fijian communal system and the customs and observances traditionally associated with that system. In the complex structure of society in Fiji, resulting from the influx of non-indigenous races, it has long been recognized that legislation must intervene to reinforce the moral and customary sanctions which in earlier times bound Fijians together in the communal fold. Secondly, they...
Strona 10 - Robinson promises (1) that the rights and interests of the said Tui Viti and other high chiefs the ceding parties hereto shall be recognized so far as is and shall be consistent with British Sovereignty and Colonial form of government...
Strona 9 - That the possession of and full sovereignty and dominion over the whole of the group of Islands in the South Pacific Ocean known as the Fijis...
Strona 98 - Conference also agreed that at some time after the next general election and before the second election the Prime Minister, after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, should arrange that a Royal Commission should be set up to study and make recommendations for the most appropriate method of election and representation for Fiji and that the terms of reference should be agreed by the Prime Minister with the Leader of the Opposition.
Strona 18 - To examine the surveys of the Colony's natural resources and population trends and, having regard to the need to ensure the maintenance of a good standard of living for all sections of the community, to recommend how the development of the Colony and Its resources should proceed.
Strona 17 - Fijians' social organisation may be a limiting factor in their economic activity, and to suggest in what ways changes in that organisation might be desirable'.45 Spate's report confirmed the widely held view that Fijians were indeed lagging behind other communities.
Strona 17 - To consider how far the Fijians' social organisation may be a limiting factor in their economic activity, and to suggest in what ways changes in that organisation might be desirable.
Strona 4 - It covers over two hundred years of activity down to 1968 when the Commonwealth Office merged with the Foreign Office to form the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Volume two, entitled Records of the Cabinet, Foreign Office, Treasury and other records (1998), focuses more specifically on twentieth-century departmental records and also includes references to the records of interdepartmental committees, commissions of inquiry and international organisations. The...
Strona 22 - University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu' pp.77. * For further details of this period see Naidu, V. 2004. The Violence of Indenture in Fiji. Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, Lautoka; and Prasad, R. 2004. Tears in Paradise, Glade Publishers, Auckland. Gillion, KL 1977. The Fiji Indians: Challenge to European Dominance 1920-1946. Australian National University Press, Canberra' pp. 1 50. '' Ali, A. 1977. 'The emergence of Muslim separatism in Fiji'.

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Brij Lal has been working on a book of essays looking at the role of place in Pacific Islands scholarship as well as a collection marking the 125th anniversary of arrival of Indians in Fiji. He is also preparing for publication a documentary history of British decolonisation of Fiji and writing a biography of the Fiji statesman Jai Ram Reddy. He also maintains an active interest in creative writing and the relationship between history and fiction.

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