<P> The formal cession took place on 10 October 1874 , when Cakobau , Ma'afu , and some of the senior Chiefs of Fiji signed two copies of the Deed of Cession . Thus the Colony of Fiji was founded ; 96 years of British rule followed . </P>
<P> The formal cession took place on 10 October 1874 , when Cakobau , Ma'afu , and some of the senior Chiefs of Fiji signed two copies of the Deed of Cession . Thus the Colony of Fiji was founded ; 96 years of British rule followed . </P>
why was the deed of cession important to fijis history
why was the deed of cession important to fijis history
96 years of British rule
96 years of British rule