▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁album ▁by ▁Australian ▁rock ▁group ▁T IS M ▁( This ▁Is ▁Ser ious ▁M um ) <0x0A> </s> ▁George ▁Austin ▁Wood s ▁( 1 8 2 8 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁in ▁Su va ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁n avy ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁premier ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁V iti ▁between ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Wood s ▁served ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁His ▁father , ▁George , ▁had ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁so ▁had ▁others ▁of ▁his ▁relatives . ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁as ▁marine ▁survey or ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁F iji , ▁hoping ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁survey or ▁there . ▁Once ▁in ▁F iji ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁King ▁Ser u ▁E pen isa ▁C ak ob au . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Premier ▁in ▁C ak ob au ' s ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Land ▁and ▁Works ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Native ▁Affairs ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁He ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁financial ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁When ▁chief s ▁demanded ▁that ▁Wood s ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁meet ings ▁of ▁F ij ian ▁minister s , ▁C ak ob au ▁named ▁him ▁as ▁T ui ▁K aba , ▁adopt ing ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁Bau an ▁r uling ▁family . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : P rem iers