THE POSITION IN FIJI.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 10 August 1901, Page 2

THE POSITION IN FIJI.

SIR G. O'BRIEN ON THE NEW ZEALAND PARTY. PUB PJESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, Ausrust 9. Sir George O'Brien, who Mfc Fiji on Ju'y 18th, reoeivfd an address from the native chief.", wbe desired to personally assure him they were in no way in sympathy with his critic. They were quite satisfied tha*; do one who had their well-being at heart could be compared to his Excellency. It was quite impossible to forget what bo had done for them, and they deeply l egretted hia leaving. Sir George O'Brien, in rep'y> alluded to the large sums he bad spint in wat°r supply, hospitals, f-tc, for the native. Thoy did riot all pUase the New Zealand party, who wHied to take away the land th«y had given the greit Queen, and give ic to New Zealand in order that they might breik up the communal isys'em, and thus get Fijian land and labour cheap. Most of them were aware how emissaries were s a nt

into the chiefly renegade Fijisns of a vile base sort, to try and create disuftection agaiinst the Government > nving't gool-for-nothing and worthless character.* found here and there. That could now no longer be done with impunity, as a law had been pasied making such i<c's penal. Let each man go about his Iswful business poaceibly, and pav no attention to the efforts of thn New Zealand party to bring about the des'ruction of the comraun 1 sys'em. Tbe Fijian Times says the natives weie called together, and a rieat speech pu'into ! heirhand<as a parting shot at the Now Z aland party, and adds that Sir Geo'ge O'Brien retires unl >ved and um'ogretted.