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The Mahele book of King Kamehameha III recording the 1848 division of lands in the Hawaiian kingdom between the king and the chiefs, known as the "Great Mahele". In a second stage, the chiefs divided their lands amongst their tenants and by 1850 land was made available to foreigners. Includes index. Photocopy

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Collection includes photographs and hymns in Tongan. The photograph of Ha'amonga shows Rev. Harkness centre front with unknown Tongans. The other photo may be in Ha'apai. Unprocessed materials.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of research material, correspondence, drafts, photographs, field notes and copies of Tohi Hohoko, the outcome of anthropological fieldwork undertaken in Tonga 1958-1960 by Elizabeth Spillius (nee Bott) and James Spillius. Material in the collection dates from April 1958 to 1981.The collection is organised into five broad subject areas or sections within which material is arranged in a roughly chronological order.I. Research material pertaining...

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A translation by P. E. Klarwill, Wellington, of Koch's book "Suedsee-Gestern und Heute: der Kulturwandel bei den Tonganern und der Versuch einer Deutung dieser Entwicklung" = "Pacific yesterday and today: acculturation with the Tongans and an attempt at an interpretation of this development"

Scope and Contents Photocopies of correspondence between family members John Metcalfe, his wife Ivy and daughter Elizabeth while John served as a missionary in the Solomon Islands during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Elizabeth remained in Australia. The letters were lent to George Carter by Metcalfe's daughter, Elizabeth Corben with the expectation that they would provide research materials for a publication. George Carter's wife, Nancy Carter, handed them on to Hugh Laracy, History Department,...

Scope and Contents Collection comprises field notes, correspondence, research papers, drafts of publications, transcriptions of Tokelau folktales, teaching materials, maps and genealogies, created and maintained by Huntsman in the course of over 40 years research on the history and ethnography of Tokelau.In addition to Huntsman's own papers the collection contains material created by Antony Hooper, Robin Hooper, Allan Thomas, Kelihiano Kalolo and Maureen Molloy among others, with whom Huntsman...

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Collection comprises one folder of handwritten genealogies collected by Julia Hecht, includes a brief guide to the collection written by Kevin Salisbury.

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Minutes of the Assembly of the Tovata i Viti. Microfilm, Fiji. Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission. Library series, L.7

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Select documents of the Rotuma Land Titles Commission, consisting of reports, evidence and other papers relating to claims to land, 29 Jan 1883- 6 Dec 1893. 1 microfilm reel.

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The diary covers the period 19 August - 13 December 1872, the duration of Philp's trip to Fiji and the time he spent there.