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.

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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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Resident Commissioners officeHolderOf Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands