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Massey University Library New Zealand & Pacific Collection
l&asey university, :.z •
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:;.u.gar ia .Fiji•a child' �x.;� ii�.nd accoonts for over oi.,;bty per cent ot
its t.ct;:..l ex?Ort er:.rninfl • 'i'he 3et tip of the • 'i.ji:u:-. susar 100 a try 1 per
hnpa uni·.;ue ln tbe .>orlcl.. ..:'llo buying nd proc se� of cane a l u the
dht.rlhutinn of eug.s.r up until 19tt .• :' wer�
l::.l. __,ugar ! ef'inlng Com.pao.y (u.m.uuly referred to M the ...,. X or tbe Company)
or latrslia. 'l'he :...owpan,y as al.· o the . .,wn or lea&oo of net ly hal£ of
tl e colon.t • s total cane land:l vrhich wer .leased Ol' aa la a*'i t.·:l ov r 5,200
awUJ. lnd.ian t-eruu1t f • In lt 1� operaticm transport net-
,..s far as contro 1 or ertn ' lBllt!s 'U conccn.ed. From this stror...,� poaitic.n
it CO<.iL deal with too C'l."'le f<i..l:"-;;ers 3uecee-ssfullj over m tt 3 su.ch as cane
• a;> cnts t.o the fa.t"lllors m• oonJitiona rega.rUne harveatiz� and trt,.neport
ln� oi' cane to its mill •
1 f' t.h eane e;rowcra fu..Ued to r &Ci'l �� favourable A.-;zoeeu t ·� i th th
L: ·� -:w r the ale anu purcnns er eane th ,- w e fr.ced <'�i .... h "�t� un viable
�:si ti011 . r be.vin5 · a 00\'irGS�·e.ial crop r.ri •
::,o ition t1 tbe t the c it 1t
'
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grow s' . oi tion M • t o't
aai.nly by s: "'1.ng far beyo their
ere reoci ved
at t end of the y ar-. Furthenaore. it was dif'f'icult to estimate the can
.;ield tJbich could be o.ffeeted by t'loods or dro\lght. , .1 tho-u . ..,;t th4.7 held a
the d bpute catu: grower� u id not cut their cane. and (,'l u�i• �.n � \NU} =.l�l!t.;red for
five m�nth3 with th�! resultant los� 1-o tho colo�:r o:' \t�ll over 2 cilllon in 1 o�-port reYenue.
'l'he diaput�� hiJhl��'ht-:ld t!le problert.i� o{ tno s · �· .:.n>luntr.t alll.l 5how
the u.n.su.rpAss eeomadc &t�""th o · th � _,4.{ and til.o potential for lnturnal
Udatratio.a, cut ot t.ouoh
-- able to win their
c.h
'· J ( .}
file colony's
fwllling comrm.m1 ty • wu
� tOUl1d it
tb
1t • t
• 1
!t.
u.s.. Th far.:; lo t tz battle . tnst the . ,a. ion caua
tl apllt �t tJ1att NBUlt.in..; in the d.,snin..:; nf' an ar.:ro.c!lnen:t \111 24 July
by t�"' of th six socia.tiona.
11;;! 10 :ept .b r all the four mills were oruahin,r-,: but an tt vory licit.ed
s •· h..1J.;' ot .. the ere still on etrlke uch tOO.
on 15 �tob r ;dth u., " r· . .ters �it'l. n": mnd
l'ir� a"!.rer1J;J ���ed to tn the 24 July n$ t.
thus a fn.llurtJ lue much to f.nct kna.lbm th"'t �ll0c ·a<l r. ;rou�; of' f'Armer to
continue cru::!hirw o.'hi l0 the rast r�cr�.· ln.u.ctlve.
'\lthoJ ,:·. the C it :ruffor&..� 1;oo by not beJ:;;:: nblr" •o ntart cruzh ., on
ita aehednl-.·l . te its lOS8t!.:S 11 r...: ln.!";� ly tlt'fset by h _v�n- · n :Jtock a
1�..;+ :lUI' lug o. 3ui::tr · ith i'">'�iC'.h it r:, t its e-o;:f>Or ru-··.,1 ·rot:·.t.mt;� ..mtil the
the su 1 for selfish, poll tic • or p
p
ott over the 1' ;
t
l r
..
- Ji. �a.r,
.1.'hls stu .1 also a · ines t..� .�ature of
e1 po&i tion ot FiJ 1' s cnn� farmlng ovmm:-•ni t.Y.
dth D ;vid fA!t.ler tr. t 'th
the pr aent 2 nJ the futUFe' •
t sbnu
, ho er, su.rr
K till� of
the U:Apot-
ne nnmic
1 · ·annot t n.mMa
·.&..l&- running into
Urm f'roo; th 'th
f'AeiNr. .ugar ,. 1ls l;td., a c . . -oltned subsiJiaey which took over the auger
Uing aaseta nf thf� Company on 19 looa�ber 1961.
1 ati ind�bt .. l to nHUl.l poople who have �i.ven f�l.; nf' their t .e to
help me in my work.
.:y tbr.nlts ttlso r,o to ' � l'Ollt.:s for their
, ·r Rodt1J"lok �Ue,t of V1c�rl<i. univ\�r 1t.f f"or 1'-...is help t
oriti 1 time, f'rofe r . • H . Oliver .md Dr .?.•'. l'yler ror th�lr critic-
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
LIST OF ABBREVIA TIONS
CHAPTER I - THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUGAR INDUSTRY
CHAPTER II - CANE FARMERS' UNIONS AND FAC TIONALISM
CHAPTER III - THE MILLER, THE GROWER, AND THE GA THERING CLOUDS
CHAPTER IV - THE SUGAR STORM: THE ISSUES IN DISPU'rE
CHAPTER V - THE 24 JULY COUP
CHAP TER VI - THE WINTER OF DISCONTENT
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX I
A PPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
APPENDIX IV
LIST OF SO URCES
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