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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
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Xorkl000 13:10, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
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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
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Xorkl000 13:10, 25 May 2005 (UTC)