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	Rotuma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rotuma is a Fijian Dependency, consisting of the island of Rotuma and the nearby islets of Hatana, Hofliua, Solkope, Solnohu and Uea.
		Rotuma has the status of a Dependency, with an elected Council of Rotuma whose powers and responsibilities are comparable to those of Divisions and Provinces elsewhere in Fiji.
		Rotuma is also represented in the influential Great Council of Chiefs by three representatives chosen by the Council of Rotuma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rotuma (652 words)

	Rotuma - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rotuma (including the islands of Hatana, Hofliua, Rotuma, Solkope, Solnohu and Uea) are volcanic islands of approximately 43 square kilometers, located at 12°35′ S 177°10′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=12_35_S_177_10_E_), approximately 465 kilometers north of Fiji.
		Rotuma was first sighted by Europeans in 1791, when captain Edward Edwards did so while searching with his ship HMS Pandora for the mutineers of the Bounty.
		Fijian citizens of Rotuman descent elect one representative to the Fijian House of Representatives, and the Council of Rotuma nominates one representative to the Fijian Senate.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Rotuma (436 words)

	Rotuma - Aspects of History
		En route to the New Hebrides he called at Rotuma which at that time was a kind of cross-roads of the island world where one could expect to find not only the usual motley assortment of residential whites but also, perchance, natives of islands otherwise unknown or little known to outsiders.
		In 1862, the flbirding ships that had achieved considerable success in the Tuvalu Group moved on to a prearranged rendezvous at Rotuma, where it was hoped to obtain sufficient water and provisions to enable them to complete their compliment of recruits before returning to Callao.
		Rotuma was one of the most charming, fruitful atolls I have ever known.
	www.janeresture.com /rotuma (2149 words)

	Rotuma: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rotuma was first sighted by Europeans Europe quick summary:
		(Rotuma was officially ceded to the United Kingdom[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link].
		The council of rotuma is a municipal body on the island of rotuma, a fijian dependency....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rotuma.htm (744 words)

	Rotuma - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Rotuma, island in South Pacific Ocean, dependency of Fiji.
		Rotuma is of volcanic origin, mountainous, and covered with palm trees and other...
		In 1881 the island of Rotuma was attached to the...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Rotuma.html (75 words)

	Laws of Fiji - ITC Services Online
		"Rotuma" means the island of Rotuma and its dependencies, that is to say all islands, rocks, reefs and fisheries lying between the twelfth degree and the fifteenth degree of south latitude and between the one hundred and seventy-fifth degree and the one hundred and eightieth degree of east longitude from the meridian of Greenwich;
		The Rotuma Native Regulations lawfully made under the provisions of this Act prior to the establishment of the Council shall continue to have effect but may be amended or revoked by regulations made under the provisions of this Act.
		The places in Rotuma where the dead may be buried (hereinafter referred to as cemeteries) shall be determined by and be under the control and supervision of the Council.
	www.itc.gov.fj /lawnet/fiji_act/cap122.html (4068 words)

	NWMA - Cruising - Voyages of Sugar Blues (Rotuma - A Split Island)
		Rotuma, 17 square miles of rich, fl volcanic soil, is 300 miles north of Fiji, lying near the intersection of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
		Since Rotuma is not a port of entry, the officials mailed the two people's passports back to Lautoka, where they were obligated to go to fetch them.
		Rotuma's modernization was our ally as direct dialing and air cargo soon had a new head stay on its way from Suva.
	www.nwmultihull.org /cruising/cruising_sugar/cruising_sgrblues_08.htm (2637 words)

	Council of Rotuma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Owing to the unique character of Rotuma, the powers of this council are greater than those of other municipal bodies in Fiji and in some ways it approximates a legislative body, though it is in every way subordinate to the Parliament.
		Each of Rotuma's seven districts one representative to the Council; the traditional Chief of each district is also a Council member ex officio.
		The election is usually for life, although the Fijian cabinet minister responsible for Rotuma may, at his or her own discretion, dismiss a chief and order the election of a new one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Council_of_Rotuma (450 words)

	Rotuma Independentist Flag 1987-1988 (Fiji) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 2,500 residents of Rotuma are divided over a proposal by a secessionist group to sever all ties with Fiji and declare the island a republic.
		His argument was that Rotuma had been ceded to Great Britain separately from Fiji, and that when Fiji became a republic and left the Commonwealth, it had lost the right to govern Rotuma.
		He says they urged him to return to Rotuma to clean up the Mölmahao "foundation" in the district of Noatau, which was presumably the place from which their titles came.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/fj}rotum.html (1067 words)

	The Head Heeb: The Rotuma scam
		Rotuma lies more than 400 miles from Fiji proper, and its culture is Polynesian rather than Melanesian, but its destiny has been intertwined with Fiji's for well over a century.
		The chiefs of Rotuma, for their part, felt that the island and its diaspora were not adequately represented in national affairs, and that its customary laws and governing bodies were not accorded sufficient status.
		An apology was then given to the Rotuma Council by representatives of the Clan, the “title” lapsed, and the king of the Clan, one Gagaj Sau Lagfatmarau, returned to his home in New Zealand, where he now lives.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/028552.html (2155 words)

	Fijian family's tale told through 'Eyes' of a camera - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Flash to Rotuma for a moment, and imagine a South Pacific island with little electricity, no hotel or restaurant, and a population of 2,500 that speaks a distinctive Polynesian language.
		Rotuma is not exactly the hub of air or sea traffic; to get supplies and equipment over, the movie-makers hired a cargo boat, which took three days and three nights to get the necessities and filming gear to the island.
		Grounding the moral fibre of his screenplay with a legend that connects to the Rotuma community, the opening sequence — relayed as a story Hapati (Voi Fesaitu), the father, is sharing with his family — taps cultural integrity and family tradition with simple grace.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Mar/11/en/en01a.html (1706 words)

	Ka'iwakiloumoku - Hawaiian Cultural Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rotuma is an isolated island, nine miles by two, about 300 miles north of Fiji.
		Hapati’s legacy of flame and belief ignites in Viki a firestorm of anguish from which a new warrior-woman emerges whose courageous, convention-defying nature is, in fact, as old as the founding myth of Rotuma itself.
		Viki restores the old harmonies, or at least gives Rotuma a big shove in the right direction, when, during her climactic, scholarship interview, she becomes the voice – and teeth – of her land.
	www.kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu /recipe&reviews/LandHasEyes.php (994 words)

	The Land Has Eyes
		Sapeta Sokag‘aitu Taito was born in Suva, Fiji in 1986.
		She is currently on ‘summer break’ in Fiji, waiting to be admitted to the University of the South Pacific where she hopes to continue her studies and eventually become a surgeon.
		Voi Feseaitu was born and raised on Rotuma.
	www.thelandhaseyes.com /cast.html (606 words)

	Change laws on Rotuma: Sosefo - Fiji Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He said the Rotuma Act of 1882 and the Rotuma Lands Act of 1959 needed to be changed in order to facilitate proper development on the island.
		The Rotuma Act spells out the roles and the extent of powers of the Rotuma Island Council while the Rotuma Lands Act is the legal framework for landowning rights on the island.
		Mr Sosefo said development on Rotuma had been hindered by these two laws because the Lands Commission, which was to define land boundaries and owners and mediate over land disputes, had not existed since the law was enacted in 1959.
	www.fijitimes.com /story.aspx?id=40794 (349 words)

	The Rotuma Archive
		W.L. Allardyce, who was Acting Resident Commissioner on Rotuma for a short period during 1881, the year of Cession, provides a general account of Rotuman society entitled "Rotooma and the Rotoomans," published in 1885-6.
		This account, simply entitled "Rotuma," was a paper read at a meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science at Brisbane, Australia in January 1895.
		W.E. Russell's "Rotuma: Its History, Traditions and Customs," was published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society in December, 1942.
	www.hawaii.edu /oceanic/rotuma/os/Archive.html (519 words)

	Nov.04,99
		It was actually under the shadow of clouds when I first saw it and looked quite forbidding, but then the sun broke through and lit up the gleaming lines of beaches and the vibrant green of the dense vegetation completely covering the low hills and peaks.
		Willie was already awake at 4.30, excited about seeing Rotuma again and similarly, Chris was out early on deck looking at the island he had last seen 14 years ago.
		We are inside the main lagoon of Rotuma - crystal clear turquoise water, and the beach behind us is a stunning mixture of small, white sandy coves separated by spurs of fl basalt, set against an emerald green backdrop of vegetation.
	www.ms-starship.com /journal/nov99/4.htm (937 words)

	Cruising World - Aiming For The Corner
		Rotuma (a Contest 43) and Ithaka (a Shearwater 39) are more similar in speed as well, and we’ve pulled ahead of the other two boats.
		Rotuma and Ithaka are out of VHF range of the other two boats now, and we’ve both fired up our iron gennies to point as high as we can and keep our speed up; otherwise, it looks like we’ll just miss making a daylight landfall today.
		Monday, 2 p.m.: Rotuma calls on the VHF to say they’re inside the Vivorillo archipelago, beating toward the far cay that on the chart, at least, appears to offer the most protection from the still-strengthening southeasterly wind.
	www.cruisingworld.com /article.jsp?ID=200746&typeID=391&catID=553 (2858 words)

	Nov.06,99
		Hatana is Rotumas sacred island, which lies to the west of the main island.
		Legend has it that Rotuma itself was created by Raho, who was on a voyage in search of a new home.
		On the third occasion the swordfish was so angry that he put on a huge burst of speed and as he approached the Rotuma he was travelling so fast that he sliced his way right though the offshore island of Hofliua cutting it forever in two.
	www.ms-starship.com /journal/nov99/6.htm (1450 words)

	Statement by Hon. Rigamoto on the Agricultural Farming Assistance Scheme - Fiji Government Online
		The farming assistance approved for those who applied from Rotuma through the proper channel were loaded on the MV Natokalau which departed Suva on 8 July, 2001 by the Ministry of Agriculture (HQ) and consigned to the Ministry of Agriculture, Rotuma.
		During our tour of Rotuma neither the Prime Minister nor any of the Ministers/Assistant Ministers handed out any assistance to the people of Rotuma, and this fact is well known to Sakiusa Bole, who was also part of the Agriculture team present in Rotuma.
		In fact the consignment to Rotuma was very badly short supplied and up till this day was never made good by the supplier or the Ministry of Agriculture.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/page_5455.shtml (501 words)

	Rotuma: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rotuma (including the islands of Hatana, Hofliua, Rotuma (Rotuma: thumb300pxrotuma - nasa nlt landsat 7 (visible color) satellite imagerotuma (including...
		On May 13, 1881, seven years after Fiji became a colony, Rotuma was officially ceded to the United Kingdom (United Kingdom: A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland).
		Fijian citizens of Rotuman descent elect one representative to the Fijian House of Representatives (House of Representatives: The lower legislative house of the United States Congress), and the Council of Rotuma (Council of Rotuma: the council of rotuma is a municipal body on the island of rotuma, a fijian depend...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/rotuma (339 words)

	Asia Times: Fiji's cyber secession
		Howard said although he doesn't think it's economically or politically feasible for Rotuma to break away from Fiji and become an independent nation, there is valid argument for the issue to be raised.
		The issue of whether Rotuma should succeed from Fiji was raised earlier this week when convicted fraudster David Korem, 46, also known as Mark Pedley, visited the island to draft a constitution to help Rotuma gain independence from Fiji through "a state within a state".
		Rotuma - home to around 3,000 people - is located 400 kilometers north of Fiji's main islands.
	www.atimes.com /oceania/BB05Ah01.html (611 words)

	Far Outliers
		All this prompted renewed discussion of independence on Rotuma.
		Present on Rotuma at the time, ostensibly as a "tourist," was Tzemach ben David Netzer Korem, the titular vice president of a micronation known as the Dominion of Melchizedek.
		If Rotuma became a de facto sovereign state under a friendly government, it would become not so much a shell company as a shell nation in which Korem could establish banks, corporations and other financial entities beyond the reach of the law.
	faroutliers.blogspot.com /2005/06/could-rotuma-become-another.html (365 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Fiji tropical moist forests (OC0105)
		Twenty-five birds occur only in Fiji (plus one on Rotuma) and most of the reptiles, amphibians, bats, and invertebrates are unique to the islands.
		The biota is derived from ancient Gondwanaland elements, including one of the world's most primitive plant families endemic to the islands, and taxa that have dispersed across the ocean.
		Moist tropical forest occurs as lowland rain forest, montane rain forest, and cloud forest in Fiji, Rotuma, and Wallis and Futuna.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/oc/oc0105_full.html (2466 words)

	Asia Times: Fijian official criticizes Rotuma secession plan
		The 46-year-old Korem, who was in Fiji on a visitor's permit, has since left the country and police there are on alert to deport him if he returns.
		He said if foreigners were really interested in Rotuma's economic welfare, they would invest in projects on the island, such as healthcare, education and infrastructure development.
		Rotuma is located 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Fiji's main islands and has a population of about 3,000 people.
	www.atimes.com /oceania/BB11Ah01.html (282 words)

	Rotuma Indicts Visanti Makrava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Count two of the indictment is for treason regarding his continuing efforts to hold Rotuma under the mental bondage of Fiji and to destroy the constitutional monarchy of Rotuma.
		Makrava further discredited himself by misleading the public into believing that the King of Rotuma, HRH King Gagaj Sau Lagfatmaro II, is an agent of Melchizedek, that the Rotuma corporations are meaningless, and that his real intention was to protect Rotuma from frauds and cult leaders.
		Should Mr Makrava be found on Rotuma he will be tried by the new Royal Court of Rotuma and if convicted, he shall be banned for life from Rotuma and sent out on a barge with nothing but coconuts to live on until God saves him or the ocean swallows him up.
	www.melchizedek.com /press/news_20000726-02.htm (329 words)

	Rotuma Island Travel Guide and accommodation reviews
		Rotuma Island lies to the far north of Fiji, some 500km from Nadi.
		To get to Rotuma, you must fork out almost F$800 for the weekly 3 hour flight with Air Fiji from Nadi via Suva (often full well in advance and sometimes does not actually fly as the grass runway is waterlogged), or bear 2 days and nights at sea aboard the monthly cargo boat.
		Rotuma is blessed with beautiful scenery, gorgeous beaches and some interesting archaeological sites including the huge kine'he'he platform and the grave of the kings at Sisilo.
	www.pacific-travel-guides.com /fiji-islands/travel-guide/rotuma.html (432 words)

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