High Commissioner for the Western Pacific

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British colonial position colonial office

The High Commissioner for the Western Pacific was the British colonial official responsible for overseeing and coordinating administration across various Western Pacific island territories.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
High Commissioner for Palestine	0	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial position → colonial office →
abolished	1976 →
appliesToJurisdiction	British Solomon Islands Protectorate → surface form: British Solomon Islands Ellice Islands → Gilbert Islands → New Hebrides Condominium → Pitcairn Islands → surface form: Pitcairn Island western Pacific Ocean → surface form: Western Pacific other scattered British possessions in the Western Pacific →
appointedBy	UK government → surface form: British government Secretary of State for the Colonies →
basedIn	Fiji → surface form: Colony of Fiji
country	United Kingdom →
created	1877 →
endTime	1976 →
hasAuthority	exercise judicial powers under Orders in Council → issue regulations for protectorates under the Western Pacific High Commission →
hasJurisdictionOver	British Solomon Islands Protectorate → Gilbert and Ellice Islands → New Hebrides → Pitcairn Islands → various British protectorates in the Western Pacific →
hasRole	coordinate administration of Western Pacific island territories → exercise authority over British protectorates in the Western Pacific → oversee British interests in the Western Pacific →
historicalRegion	Melanesia → Oceania → Polynesia →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Western Pacific Order in Council 1877 → subsequent Western Pacific Orders in Council →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Fiji → Suva, Fiji → surface form: Suva
officeCreatedFor	Western Pacific High Commission →
officeHolderAlsoHeldPosition	Governor of Fiji →
officeScope	protectorates and possessions not attached to any other colony in the Western Pacific →
partOf	British Empire →
replacedBy	separate colonial administrations in individual territories →
seat	Fiji → Suva, Fiji → surface form: Suva
startTime	1877 →
subordinateTo	Colonial Office → Secretary of State for the Colonies →
supervises	Resident Commissioners → local colonial administrators in Western Pacific territories →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Solomon Islands Protectorate → administeredBy → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →

British Mandate for Palestine → administeredByOffice → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →

this entity surface form: High Commissioner for Palestine

British Western Pacific Territories → governedBy → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →

British Western Pacific Territories → officeHolderTitle → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →

Governor-General of Solomon Islands → predecessorOffice → High Commissioner for the Western Pacific →