Disturbing History: Resistance in Early Colonial Fiji

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293 abortion, 193–194, 196, 223 absenteeism: on plantations, 105, 114, 164– 166, 185, 203, 205, 206; in villages, 128, 131, 140–142, 159, 191–192, 196–197, 215, 217 agency, 9–10, 32, 44, 149, 158, 221, 224 alcoholism, 169 Allardyce, W., 72, 75, 77, 138 Andrews, C.F., 172–175, 179, 180, 184, 211, 219 Anson, H., 109, 113, 114, 115–116, 219 armed native constabulary, 19, 51, 58, 64; in Colo War, 25, 29–30, 33, 36, 41, 42, 44 Arya Samaj, 178–179, 182–183, 224 avoidance protest, 158, 159, 164–170, 215. See also absenteeism; desertion; tax evasion Baker, Rev.T., 16 banana trade, 81, 83, 84; and Viti Kabani, 86, 87, 89, 94, 219 Battle of Kaba, 14, 16 Bau: ambitions in Colo, 16–18, 43; deportation to, 55; influence in Ra, 45–47, 50–52, 56, 60, 62, 217; prominence in Fiji politics, 14–16, 24, 68, 152, 196, 215; Tailevu risings against, 70, 81–85, 144, 147, 216. See also Bauan chiefs Bauan chiefs: alliance with colonial administration , 41, 68, 75, 80, 152, 215; influence in Ra, 46, 47, 50–52, 54, 62, 217; membership of Native Lands Commission , 66; as recruiters of labour, 21, 46, 47; selling and leasing land, 19, 81–85, 147, 216; war with Rewa, 14. See also Bau; Cakobau, Ratu S.; chiefs; colonial administration Berkeley, H., 72, 75–77, 78, 219 Borron, J., 117, 118, 171 Bose Vakaturaga: and absenteeism, 141; on education, 155; on land, 147, 149; and luveniwai, 137; and Movement for Federation with New Zealand, 78; and murmurings of the people, 131, 132–133; on Roman Catholic mission, 151; and Tuka Movement, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61; and Viti Kabani, 87, 89, 95; on women, 188, 190–191. See also chiefs; colonial administration boycott of land registration, 146–150, 158, 215, 217–218, 223 Brewster, A., 22, 23, 47, 56, 68, 71–72, 130, 152. See also Joske, A.B. Burness,T., 51–52 Burton, J.W., 172, 174–176, 203, 219 Cakobau, Ratu S., 14, 16–17, 19, 23, 24, 46, 52, 143 capitalism, 3, 4, 18–19, 21, 185, 220 Carew, W.: and indentured Indian labourers, 62, 104, 108, 109, 112; on luveniwai, 137; role in Colo War, 24, 25, 27–30, 32, 34, 37, 41; and Roman Catholic mission, 151; and Tuka Movement, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64 census, 21, 124, 152, 192, 193 chiefs: abuse of power, 46, 50, 77, 90, 95, 132–133, 143, 148–149, 218; call for deportation of Navosavakadua, 61; disobedience to, 131, 137, 138, 140, ,QGH[ 294 Index 141–143; education of, 154, 155–156; as labour recruiters, 21, 46; and land registration, 147, 149; management of women, 188–192, 193, 196; and Movement for Federation with New Zealand, 73–78; in Ra, 50–54, 62; role in colonial administration, 1, 7, 50–54, 68, 98, 128–130, 148, 158, 219, 220; role in Colo War, 16, 17, 22–23, 24, 26, 29–30, 33, 38; and Roman Catholic mission, 78, 150–151; selling land, 19, 20, 46, 51; and Viti Kabani, 87, 89, 92, 94–95. See also Bauan chiefs; Bose Vakaturaga; colonial administration Christianity: adapted by Tuka and Navosavakadua , 53, 56, 67, 217; as political instrument, 16, 17, 27, 29, 52, 53, 135, 215; proselytism among indentured labourers, 174–175, 182. See also missionaries ; Roman Catholic mission; Wesleyan mission Colo, 13, 84, 215; alliance, 17, 23, 41; early conflict in, 14–17; Indian deserters in, 168; luveniwai in, 138; polity, 21–24, 219; Roman Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist missions in, 152; Tuka Movement in, 55, 58; Viti Kabani in, 87. See also Colo War; Kai Colo Colo East, 43, 55, 57, 59, 64, 87, 93, 96, 139 colonial administration: in Colo, 24–26, 28, 29–30, 32–33, 41–44; education policy, 154–157, 180–184; failure as trustee of indentured labourers’rights, 109–119, 123–124, 159, 173, 178–179, 184–186, 199, 203, 210–211; on Fijian vagrants, 141; fragility of, 32, 38–39, 44, 130, 188, 222; handling of Seaqaqa War, 71; labour policy, 98–101; land policy, 146–149; land reforms, 80, 148–149; and luveniwai, 134–135, 137–140; and Movement for Federation with New Zealand, 72–79, 145, 148; pressure on landowners, 83, 92, 148–150, 216; programme of reforms in villages, 71–72, 144, 153; in Ra, 45, 47, 50, 53–68; relationship with chiefs, 128–130, 135, 143, 145, 220; relationship with Colonial Sugar...