The Cook Islands were annexed to New Zealand in June 1901. Resident Agents, responsible to the Resident Commissioner in Rarotonga, were appointed in each of the islands in the Cook Islands group. Resident Agents chaired the Island Council meetings. The Resident Agent also had judicial powers under island ordinances, heard criminal matters cases, except murder and manslaughter, and civil cases, except divorce suits, where the consideration was no more than 50 pounds.

Cook Islands Resident Commissioner’s general correspondence to and from the Niue Resident Agent, 1905-1965.
See Finding aids for details.

The Cook Islands were annexed to New Zealand in June 1901. Resident Agents, responsible to the Resident Commissioner in Rarotonga, were appointed in each of the islands in the Cook Islands group. Resident Agents chaired the Island Council meetings. The Resident Agent also had judicial powers under island ordinances, heard criminal matters cases, except murder and manslaughter, and civil cases, except divorce suits, where the consideration was no more than 50 pounds.

Cook Islands Resident Commissioner’s general correspondence to and from the Rakahanga Resident Agent, 1922-1970.
See Finding aids for details.

The Catholic mission was established on Wallis Island in 1837 by Father (later) Bishop Pierre Bataillon and Brother Joseph-Xavier Luzy, members of the Society of Mary. Together with the island of Futuna, 160 km south-west, Wallis became a French protectorate in 1887, a French colony in 1913, and an overseas territory of France in 1959. The first French Resident, Marius-Antoine Chauvot, arrived in June 1888. Such officials were responsible to the French Governors and, later, High Commissioners of New Caledonia.

Correspondence between the Catholic mission on Wallis Island and the Wallis-Futuna Administration.

Reel 1: 1890-1941, including letters from Queen Amelia (1890), her son, Akusitino (1891, with translation), and King Vito Lavelua (1896).
Reel 2: Correspondence, 1941-1962.

See PMB MS 432. Documents relating to the Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with government. Includes letters regarding the depopulation of Pacific islands following European colonisation, with particular reference to Fiji (1891-92). See also PMB MS 434/435

See PMB MS 432. Documents relating to the Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence (1856-90) includes conference and ratification of peace between Solevu and Nadi - 1856; religious freedom for Catholics - 1858; enquiry into complaints re Catholic Chief's resistance to Catholicism; extract from minutes of Chiefs at Bau re Catholic resistance to Wesleyan churches; letters from the Colonial Secretary re various land applications and the Teachers' Training School; various letters from Bishop Vidal. Correspondence (1899-1900) includes letters re Catholics being required to work on Wesleyan building projects and Chiefs' complaints re the use of indigenous labour on Catholic mission stations.

See also PMB MS 436 for correspondence with Government for the years 1891-98; and PMB MS 435 for the years 1901-13 and 1916-30.

See PMB MS 432. Documents relating to the Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with government. Please see also PMB MS 434 and MS 436

An index to material copied in the Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Office, Suva, Fiji, was published in the Bureau's newsletter 'Pambu', April-June 1972:27, pp.17-20 and is available on request from the Bureau.

Correspondence with government re education. See also PMB MS 159/160 and PMB MS 428/429

The correspondence is as follows:<BR>New Zealand Government, 1942-52<BR>New Zealand Government, 1952-53, mainly re bonds and wages tax<BR>War damages, 1946-48<BR>British Solomon Islands Government, 1942-46<BR>Western Pacific High Commission, Suva, 1943-44<BR>Australian Government, 1945-53

Thurston arrived in Australia in 1855 and farmed in NSW until 1860 when he became Collector to the Linnean Society, Sydney. In 1869 he became acting British Consul for Fiji and in 1872 became Chief Secretary and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cakobau Government. He was Governor and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific from 1887 until his death in 1897.

JBT’s correspondence with his sisters, Eliza West Morton, 1880-1896, and Emily Burrows, 1882-1889; letters received on the death of JBT, 1897; biographical notes on JBT; letters from H C Thurston to Emily Burrows, 1880-87; letters received by Emily Burrows, 1872-1907; letters from Eliza West Morton to Baba, her niece, 1922-23; letters from Amelia Thurston to Baba, 1903-1927; further family correspondence and related papers, 1894-1937; press cuttings, 1876-1939; Thurston genealogical papers; sketch, photographs and illustrations, 1857-1928. <P><B>See reel list for further details</B>

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Correspondence with mission stations at Savusavu and Tunuloa, both on Vanua Levu.