LATEST FROM FIJI.
{Per Ocean Wave at Auckland).
Levuka, September 3, The Colony of Fiji was proclaimed on September Ist, and Ja meeting of planters, at which his Excellency enunciated the policy, took place on the 2nd. The Governor said the Executive Council would be a nominated one, but he asked the planters to write on slips of paper four names of gentlemen whom they were desirous of having chosen. He would give their recommendation great weight. His speech was a long and able one. He called on the planters to decide as to which is the most suitable place for the capital. A handsome Good Templars’Hall has been opened at * cvuka. A large sugar mill commenced operations at Suva Suva Hay amidst rejoicings. Considerable uneasiness is felt at the nonarrival of the Star of the South.
The maize crops are looking well, and considerable shipments to Auckland are expected. News has reached Levuka of the murder of John Kees at Apia by Natives.
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Evening Star, Issue 3929, 28 September 1875, Page 3
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164LATEST FROM FIJI. Evening Star, Issue 3929, 28 September 1875, Page 3
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