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Richard Seddon in the Cook Islands

Richard Seddon in the Cook Islands

The King and Queen of Rarotonga, with Mrs Seddon and New Zealand Premier Richard John Seddon, in the palace grounds, Rarotonga, during Seddon's visit to the Pacific Islands in 1900.

In 1901 Britain allowed New Zealand to annex the Cook Islands and Niue.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-7599-1
Photographer: Frederick Sears.
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
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