Today in History
Thursday, October 6, 1965 The Rewa Provincial Council at Lomanikoro considered proposals by the Council of Chiefs for the reorganisation of provincial councils.
Monday, October 6, 1997 Court order favors landowners
A LAND tenant in Nawaka, Nadi, threatened to demolish his building by setting it on fire if landowners took back their land without compensating him. Landowner Ponipate Lesavua said documents showed that Mr Mani's attempts to get a renewal three years before were rejected by the Native Land Trust Board (iTaukei Land Trust Board) and a majority of the landowners. Mr Mani who lived in the US was collecting $12,000 in rent per annum for these three years that the land lease
Friday, October 6, 1989
Govt backs third daily
THE Government backed a French businessman and a local journalist in their plans to introduce a third daily newspaper for Fiji. Former Fiji Post editor, Stan Ritova, who was involved in the negotiations told The Fiji Times a Fijian contribution of $173,000 was needed towards the venture. The French contribution would be less, to give the Fijians a 51 per cent shareholding.
Wednesday, October 6, 1965
Rewa provincial council's debate
THE Rewa Provincial Council at Lomanikoro considered proposals by the Council of Chiefs for the reorganisation of Provincial Councils. A lively debate took place on the proposed new system of land rating to finance the provincial councils and fears were expressed that rates for the swampy land in the Rewa Delta would be insufficient to pay for the services which the council would wish to provide.
Proposed Bill of Rights requires careful thoughts
"ANY law that has a racial aspect is to be wiped out for ever under a proposed Bill of Rights. This will affect the Fijian and Native Lands Regulations and will need careful consideration," said the Secretary for Fijian Affairs Ratu Penaia Ganilau. "It is very complicated. It deals with all the communities in the Colony and in it all racial discrimination is to be abolished. Laws with a racial aspect are to be wiped out for ever. Therefore as the Bill will affect the Fijian Regulations and the Native Lands Regulations, it will need good, firm consideration."
Wednesday, October 6, 1976
Fiji warned on wage slavery
THE people of Fiji would be "foolish" to improve their standards of living at the cost of being wage slaves to capitalism, Fiji's former High Commissioner to Britain, Josua Rabukawaqa said. He said Fiji would provide land and labour while the investor provided capital and trained local people for management. "In this manner, our landowners would receive an equity shareholding in a hotel to be built and they would have a direct interest in ensuring that it is profitable an investment as possible," he said.