Ross, John, Collector of Customs, Fiji. Letter, 7 May 1894, Levuka, Fiji, to F.J. Moss [Rarotonga]. Mentions rumours that Samoa is to be administered by NZ, suggests M. should be appointed Resident there. Notes articles written by Moss for the Journal of the Polynesian society and Fortnightly review, and discusses legal matters on the islands. Notes arrival of 300 Japanese labourers for the Colonial Sugar Co, and predicts most Indians will soon leave Fiji. Notes departure of Basil Home Thomson from Fiji. Holograph signed, 3 folios., 1894 - 1894

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS. Archives. A-33. Series 1. Sub-Series 1/1. Item 1/1/32

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection includes family correspondence; MSS of several incomplete books; file on the Makea Daniela trial; Cook Islands official papers; New Zealand parliamentary papers relating to the Cook Islands; notebooks; newspaper clippings; social ephemera (1876-1904).

The papers appear to have been compiled by Moss' daughter Amy and they reflect the concern of the family to refute the accusations made against their father and to clear the name of Makea Daniela.