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| Campbell had started his career in the ]. He was twice the subject of official enquiries into high-handedness, brutality, and the use of forced labour. In 1901 complaints began to reach the United Kingdom of misgovernment in the ]. | Campbell had started his career in the ]. He was twice the subject of official enquiries into high-handedness, brutality, and the use of forced labour. In 1901 complaints began to reach the United Kingdom of misgovernment in the ]. | ||
| The conduct of Campbell was criticised as to his legislative, judicial and administrative management (including allegations of forced labour exacted from islanders) and became the subject of the 1909 report by Arthur Mahaffy.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Mahaffy |first1=Arthur |title=Report by Mr. Arthur Mahaffy on a visit to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands |accessdate=26 July 2020 |year=1909 |publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |chapter=CO 225/86/26804 |chapter-url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2367/ }}</ref> In 1913, an anonymous correspondent to '']'' newspaper described the maladministration of W. Telfer Campbell and questioned the partiality of Arthur Mahaffy, because he was a former colonial official in the Gilberts.<ref name="AN">{{cite journal|last= Correspondent |title = Modern buccaneers in the West Pacific |url= http://dl.lib.brown.edu/pdfs/1140814207532014.pdf |date= 5 June 1913|journal= The New Age|location=South Africa |pages=136–140 }}</ref> The anonymous correspondent also criticised the operations of the ] on ].<ref name="AN"/> | The conduct of Campbell was criticised as to his legislative, judicial and administrative management (including allegations of forced labour exacted from islanders) and became the subject of the 1909 report by Arthur Mahaffy.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Mahaffy |first1=Arthur |title=Report by Mr. Arthur Mahaffy on a visit to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands |accessdate=26 July 2020 |year=1909 |publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |chapter=CO 225/86/26804 |chapter-url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/2367/ }}</ref> In 1913, an anonymous correspondent to '']'' newspaper described the maladministration of W. Telfer Campbell and questioned the partiality of Arthur Mahaffy, because he was a former colonial official in the Gilberts.<ref name="AN">{{cite journal|last= Correspondent |title = Modern buccaneers in the West Pacific |url= http://dl.lib.brown.edu/pdfs/1140814207532014.pdf |date= 5 June 1913|journal= The New Age|location=South Africa |pages=136–140 }}</ref> The anonymous correspondent, probably ], also criticised the operations of the ] on ].<ref name="AN"/> | ||
| He was then ] from 1909 to 1913.<ref></ref> After been "withdrawn from service in the Pacific", he became Colonial Secretary of the ]<ref></ref> | He was then ] from 1909 to 1913.<ref></ref> After been "withdrawn from service in the Pacific", he became Colonial Secretary of the ]<ref></ref> | ||
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British Colonial Service administrator
| William Telfer Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands | |
| In office 1895–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Richard Swayne |
| Succeeded by | John Quayle-Dickson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 Mar 1863 India |
| Died | 12 Mar 1929 Dorset |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Colonial Service |
William Telfer Campbell (1863 - 1929), born in India, was the second Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands protectorate, from 1895 to 1909.
Campbell had started his career in the Royal Irish Constabulary. He was twice the subject of official enquiries into high-handedness, brutality, and the use of forced labour. In 1901 complaints began to reach the United Kingdom of misgovernment in the Gilbert Islands. The conduct of Campbell was criticised as to his legislative, judicial and administrative management (including allegations of forced labour exacted from islanders) and became the subject of the 1909 report by Arthur Mahaffy. In 1913, an anonymous correspondent to The New Age newspaper described the maladministration of W. Telfer Campbell and questioned the partiality of Arthur Mahaffy, because he was a former colonial official in the Gilberts. The anonymous correspondent, probably John Quayle-Dickson, also criticised the operations of the Pacific Phosphate Company on Ocean Island.
He was then British consul in Tonga from 1909 to 1913. After been "withdrawn from service in the Pacific", he became Colonial Secretary of the Colony of The Gambia
Further reading
- Fragments of Empire: A History of the Western Pacific High Commission 1877-1914, by Deryck Scarr, published by C. Hurst & Co, 1967.
- Winding Up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands, by W. David McIntyre, published by the Oxford University Press, 2014.
References
- Walsh, Michael Ravell (2020). A History of Kiribati: From the Earliest Times to the 40th Anniversary of the Republic. pp. 176–178. ISBN 9-79869535-895-7.
- Mahaffy, Arthur (1909). "CO 225/86/26804". Report by Mr. Arthur Mahaffy on a visit to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Report). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Correspondent (5 June 1913). "Modern buccaneers in the West Pacific" (PDF). The New Age. South Africa: 136–140.
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