TONGAN AFFAIRS.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT HEAD J I'STMENT. (Per Tress Association.) AUCKLAND, J u n. f>. The 71 iph Commissioner, addressing tlie Tonga 11 King and his chiefs, said tile books showed ttiat for 1 h.' last part of the year there was r>ooo dollars in hand, but it was not so, while about fifl.OOO dollars wore due to traders and others, lie proposed to lend Government money to pay the indebtedness. The Premier has been deposed, with the King's consent, and will not be allowed to return to Nga till things are settled, or to hold a Government appointment. The Commissioner intimated that u Europenn would bo appointed Police Mugis- , trate, and that drinking njnongst the natives must lx> stopped."""
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7705, 6 January 1905, Page 2
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120TONGAN AFFAIRS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7705, 6 January 1905, Page 2
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