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The Gilbert and Ellice Islands (GEIC as a colony) in the Pacific Ocean was part of the British Empire from 1892 to 1976. It was a protectorate from 1892 to 12 January 1916, and then a colony until 1 January 1976, and was administered as part of the British Western Pacific Territories (BWPT) until it became independent as two separate states.
Earlier in the year the British government promulgated a new constitution for the islands, creating a House of Representatives to replace the Advisory Council.The new House of Representatives had 30 members, of which 23 were elected (19 from the Gilberts and four from Ellice Islands), [2] five civil servants and two ex officio members.
The Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands was the colonial head of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands civil service from 1892 until 1979. The post was established in 1892 with the title 'Resident Commissioner' by Governor of Fiji John Bates Thurston after the islands were made a British protectorate , having previously been under the ...
Ellice (electoral district), a former provincial electoral division in the province of Manitoba; Ellice River, former name of Kuunajuk, Nunavut, Canada; Ellice Swamp, Ontario, Canada; Fort Ellice, a Hudson's Bay Company post; Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands (named so after British merchant and politician Edward Ellice the Elder)
Following objections to self-government for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands from the eight representatives of the Ellice Islands due to concerns about the Gilbert Islands being the dominant part of the territory, an inquiry was held by the British representative Leslie Monson. [3] Following the inquiry, the British government granted the ...
The system of government was changed again prior to the 1974 elections; the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order 1974 replaced the Legislative Council with a 31-member House of Assembly, including 28 elected members and three ex officio members. [2]
Visits to the islands became more frequent in the 19th century. The islands came under Britain's sphere of influence in the late 19th century. The Ellice Islands were administered by Britain as a protectorate as part of the British Western Pacific Territories from 1892 to 1916 and as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
Years of the 20th century in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (13 C) Pages in category "Gilbert and Ellice Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.