Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands
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The Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands was the chief colonial administrative official representing British authority in the Solomon Islands Protectorate before independence.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Solomon Islands Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersPower |
executive authority over the protectorate
ⓘ
power to administer justice under colonial law ⓘ power to issue regulations and ordinances ⓘ power to supervise district officers ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| governs | British Solomon Islands Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalAdministered |
Honiara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
implement British colonial policy in the Solomon Islands
ⓘ
maintain law and order in the protectorate ⓘ manage relations with indigenous communities in the Solomon Islands ⓘ oversee local administration in the Solomon Islands ⓘ report to British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
central authority in colonial governance of Solomon Islands
ⓘ
representative of the British Crown in the Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Solomon Islands archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | protectorate administrative office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedAsConsequenceOf | independence of Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | chief colonial administrative official in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| officeHolderSelectedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | British Solomon Islands Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Governor-General of Solomon Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent Solomon Islands governmental offices ⓘ |
| represents | British authority in the Solomon Islands Protectorate ⓘ |
| residence |
Honiara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment |
Honiara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Colonial Office (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
before independence of Solomon Islands
ⓘ
colonial era of Solomon Islands ⓘ |
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