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look at [1970 constitution]
Meaning of "Fijian" and "Indian".
For the purposes of this Constitution –
1. a person shall be regarded as a Fijian if, and shall not be so regarded unless, his father or any of his earlier male progenitors in the male line is or was the child of parents both of whom are or were indigenous inhabitants of Fiji or any island in Melanesia, Micronesia or Polynesia; and 2. a person shall be regarded as an Indian if, and shall not be so regarded unless, his father or any of his earlier male progenitors in the male line is or was the child of parents both of whom are or were indigenous inhabitants of the sub-continent of India; Provided that, where the identity of the father of any person cannot be ascertained, the male progenitors of that person may instead be traced through that person's mother.
i have thus removed the references to rotumans being in the general roll from this article
--Xorkl000 13:10, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
- The 1970 Constitution is defunct,
but I'm fairly sure Rotumans are indeed on the Fijian roll in the 1997 Constitution.Certainly ethnic Fijians and Rotumans are constantly refered to together as indigenous. Aridd 10:32, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- No, the 1997 constitution puts Rotumans on a roll of their own, distinct from the Fijian roll. The Rotuman roll covers the entire nation of Fiji, and elects one member to the House of Representatives. David Cannon 11:40, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- Correct. Chapter 6, part 2, §51: there is a "roll of voters who are registered as Rotumans". And they do indeed elect one representative. That had slipped my mind. Aridd 13:21, 29 March 2007 (UTC)