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ROTUMAH (Rotuma, Rotuam or Grenville)

This article appears in Volume V23, Page 767 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RON-SAC
ROTUMAH (Rotuma, Rotuam or Grenville) , an
island
  of the
South
  Pacific Ocean, in 12 30' S., 177 E., about 300 M. N. by W. of Fiji, of which British colony it is a dependency. Its area is 14 sq. m., and its extreme
elevation
  800 ft. It is surrounded by coral reefs, and is richly wooded. Several islets lie round it. The
population
  is about 2200, the natives being Polynesian, though their language has been classified as Melanesian. They are Wesleyans or Roman Catholics. The
chief
  product is
copra
 . A European
commissioner
  resides. Local
laws
 , subject to approval by the legislative council of Fiji, are promulgated by a regulation board, composed of the
commissioner
 , native chiefs of the seven districts into which the
island
  is divided, and two native magistrates. Rotumah was discovered by Captain Edwards of the " Pandora " in 1791, and was annexed by
Great
  Britain in 1881.


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