Fijian pamphlets collected by Sir Arthur Gordon, vols. 1-5 [microform]. 1870-1883.

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Fijian pamphlets collected by Sir Arthur Gordon, vols. 1-5 [microform]. 1870-1883.

Fijian Pamphlets, Volume 1, 1877-1879, Items 1-13: pamphlets on the Polynesian Company's land claims in Fiji; reports on the commercial and agricultural prospects of Fiji; Gordon's report on the taxation system in Fiji; Wesleyan Missionary Notices; article from Fiji Times on the departure of Sir Arthur Gordon from Fiji; London Missionary Society report on its mission in New Guinea, et al. Fijian Pamphlets, Volume 2, 1877-1882, Items 1-10: more pamphlets on Polynesian Co land claims; Church Acts of NSW; Constitution of Tonga; Enquiry into Tongan Mission Affairs; Island Voyage; Dayspring Annual report; extracts from The Aborigines' Friend, et al.; Fijian Pamphlets, Volume 3, 1878-1883, Items 1-9: Story of the LïļĢittle War; Native Councils in Fiji; Fiji at the Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibitions; Gordon's Aberdeen address on Fiji; Fiji trade report, et al.; Fijian Pamphlets, Volume 4, 1870-1880, Items 1-18: constitution of the Fiji Federation of Chiefs; and other publication on colonisation, sovereignty, politics and commerce in Fiji. Fijian Pamphlets, Volume 5, Fiji Ordinances 1875-1878.000000000

2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau

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Stanmore, Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912

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Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, first Baron Stanmore (1829-1912) was born in London and served from 1854 to 1857 as a member of the House of Commons. Gordon served as Governor of Trinidad (1866-1870), Mauritius (1871-1874), Fiji (1875-1880), New Zealand (1880-1882) and Ceylon (1883-1890). From 1877 to 1882 he also served as High Commissioner and Consul-General for the Western Pacific. From the description of High Commission, Fiji, pamphlets [microform]. 1874-1881. (Libraries Australi...