George Austin Woods

George Austin Woods (1828^{[citation needed]} – 1905, in Suva) was a British navy officer who served as premier of the Kingdom of Viti between May 1872 and 1874.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Woods served as lieutenant in the Royal Navy.^[2] His father, George, had also served in the Royal Navy and so had others of his relatives.^[4] He then worked as marine surveyor in New Zealand.^[2] In February 1871 he arrived in Fiji, hoping to work as surveyor there.^[2]^[4] Once in Fiji he came into contact with King Seru Epenisa Cakobau.^[2] He went on to serve as Premier in Cakobau's cabinet.^[2] He also served as Minister of Land and Works and as Minister of Native Affairs at the same time.^[5] He focused on the financial management of the state.^[6] When chiefs demanded that Woods be excluded from meetings of Fijian ministers, Cakobau named him as Tui Kaba, adopting him into the Bauan ruling family.^[2]^[6]

References

^ Peter Truhart (1 January 2003). Asia & Pacific Oceania. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1379. ISBN 978-3-11-096746-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jane Samson (January 1998). Imperial Benevolence: Making British Authority in the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-8248-1927-9.
^ John Spurway (23 February 2015). Ma'afu, Prince of Tonga, Chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau. ANU Press. p. 693. ISBN 978-1-925021-18-9.
^ ^a ^b Adolph Brewster Brewster (1937). The King of the Cannabal Isles: A Tale of Early Life and Adventure in the Fiji Islands. Robert Hale. p. 149.
^ Deryck Scarr (1973). The Majesty of Colour: I, the very bayonet. Australian University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-7081-0704-1.
^ ^a ^b Levuka: Living Heritage. editorips@usp.ac.fj. 2001. p. 86. ISBN 978-982-02-0312-9.

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[Truhart2003-1] Peter Truhart (1 January 2003). Asia & Pacific Oceania. Walter de Gruyter. p. 1379. ISBN 978-3-11-096746-3.

[Samson1998-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jane Samson (January 1998). Imperial Benevolence: Making British Authority in the Pacific Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-8248-1927-9.

[Spurway2015-3] John Spurway (23 February 2015). Ma'afu, Prince of Tonga, Chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau. ANU Press. p. 693. ISBN 978-1-925021-18-9.

[Brewster1937-4] Adolph Brewster Brewster (1937). The King of the Cannabal Isles: A Tale of Early Life and Adventure in the Fiji Islands. Robert Hale. p. 149.

[Scarr1973-5] Deryck Scarr (1973). The Majesty of Colour: I, the very bayonet. Australian University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-7081-0704-1.

[le-6] Levuka: Living Heritage. editorips@usp.ac.fj. 2001. p. 86. ISBN 978-982-02-0312-9.

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