Levuka had remained the Fijian the capital…

1882 CE

Levuka had remained the Fijian the capital until 1877, when the administration had been moved to Suva, prompted by concerns that the six hundred-meter high cliffs surrounding Levuka give it no room for expansion.

The move is made official in 1882.

Locations
Suva Vita Levu Fiji View →

People
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore View →

Groups
Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Kanaka (Pacific island Workers) View → British Raj; India (Indian Empire) View → Fiji, Crown Colony of View →

Topics
Colonization of Oceania, European View →

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Government View → Custom and Law View →

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