The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-04
From FIJI.

by the way of New Zealand we have dates Ia
July "a. The Times has the following
"A gentleman from Rewa informs us that Cako.
bau followed up the enemy from NasOrovakawnlu
(Which fell into his hands after being abandoned
by the enemy), into the Waikalou territory. There
the mountaineers soro'd and asked for peace. Ca.
kobau gave orders for TUT Viria, and Tui Waika
lOu's arrest, and also that a large number OF pris
oners shoald he taken. These latter. we believe,
are being brought down the Rewn Tni Niria was.
We are informed, TO have been shot on Monday last
Ii is said that Cakoban Intends 10 follow up his sue
cess by crossing the mountains and e~ilecting IA
juncture with the forces at the ia. Such IA stroke
as thai, il secured by planting "a couple of military
ouiposls in commanding situations. will tend to
settle TO IA very great extent the mountain difi.
entity of FIJI. We hear from Savu Saw that the
war at Wainunu is still being carried on with vary
ing success. Recently TUT Bna's men have slis.
tanned a defeat in which II IL said that three were
kill and ten wounded, and one of the dead men Is
supposed to have been eaten. This war does not
affect the planters on the adjacent coasts Of the ISL
and beyond the inconvenience they experience In
obtaining local labor. IL il satisfactory 10 know.
however, that the planters are not entirely depend
ent upon local labor, there being a large number
of foreign laborers employed upon the plantations
The inconvenience To the planters Is only temporary
we believe, as the war IL purely n local affair. and
unless the malcOntents have outside help will b.
speedily ended.
A matter OF some importance as regards the
exercise OF the elective franchise bus just been de-
clded by the Judges OF the Supreme Court. by the
Constitution Act. every male subject Of the king
dem whether native or foreign born) who shall
have paid his taxes, who shall have attained the
age Of twenty-one years, and have been domiciled
in the kingdom for six months Immediately proceed.
ing The election, and shall have caused his name to
be entered on the list OF voters OF his district. as
may be provided by law, Is entitled 10 one vote
for the representative or representatives Of his die
trict' The Electoral Act OF 1871 has. however.
varied this qualification by enacting that the words
subject OF the kingdom shall be held 10 mean
only the tohite residents who have been donliciled.
&c, and who shall before being allowed 10 vote.
have taken an oath In such Act prescribed aud
the members OF the late Assembly were elected by
a constituency thus limited. A question having
arisen, as TO the legality OF this enactment, Il was
referred to the Judges for their opinion. and their
Honors have decided that. as these particular enact
ments are 'Tepugnant' TO the Constitution, they are
null and void. la consequence of this decision a
notice was published in the Government Gazette. OF
Saturday last, directing returning Officers TO issue
electoral rights, in accordance with the Constitn
ton Act. Thus, any natives who may comply with
all the conditions of the Constitution Act will be
entitled to vote at the ensuing elections. IL Is
thought that this procedure will be very unpalaia-
bic 10 a certain section OF the whitep population. aud
that some difficulty may possibly arise in conse-
quence. But. as before observed, time will show"
1t certainly was a very cool proceeding in the
Fijian Legislators Of 1871 to thus dislranchise every
native of the kingdom!