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TONGA
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 7
THURSDAY, 15th June
1972.
PROCLAMATION
His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV in Council DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM:-
WHEREAS the Reefs known as North Minerva Reef and South Minerva Reef have long served as fishing grounds for the Tongan people and have long been regarded as belonging to the Kingdom of Tonga has now created on these Reefs islands known as Teleki Tokelau and Teleki Tonga; AND WHEREAS it is expedient that we should now confirm the rights of the Kingdom of Tonga to these islands; THEREFORE we do hereby AFFIRM and PROCLAIM that the islands, rocks, reefs, foreshores and waters lying within a radius of twelve miles thereof are part of our Kingdom of Tonga.
Made at Nuku’alofa the 15th day of June, 1972.
TAUFA’AHAY TUPOU IV.
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FANONGONONGO
OKU FANONGONONGO HENI ’e he ’Ene ’Afio ko Taufa’ahay Tupou IV ’I he Fakataha Tokoni:-KOE’UHIÂ ko e Ongo Kahau ko ia ’oku ’iloa ko Hakau Mineva Tokelau pea mo Hakau Mineva Tonga kuo fuoloa ’a ’ena hoko ko e toutai’anga ’o e kakai Tongá pea kuo fuoloa ai pe mo hono lau kinaua ki he Pule ’anga ’o Tonga; PEA KOE’UHIA kuo ’osi fakatupu ’o Tonga; PEA KOE’UHIÂ kuo ’osi fakatupu ’o fokotu’u eni ’e he Pule’anga ’o Tonga ’I he funga ’o e Ongo Hakau ni ha ongo motu ’a iako Teleki Tokelau pea mo Teleki Tonga; PEA KOE’UHIA kuo taau mo pau eni ke mau fakamo’oni I e engaahi totonu a e Pule anga ’o Tonga ki he ongo motu ni; KO IA AI ’oku mau FAKAAPAU mo FANONGONOGO ’I heni ko e ongo lotu ko ia ko Teleki Tokelau pea mo Teleki Tonga pea mo e motu kotoa pe, ngaahi maka, ngaahi hakau, ngaahi matatahi pea mo e tahi kotoa ’a ia ’oku ’I loto ’I he maile ’e hongofulu-maua mei ai ko e konga ia ’o homau Pule ’anga ’o Tonga.
Na’e fai ’I Nuku’alofa ’I he aho 15 ni ’o Siune,
TAUFA’AHAU TUPOU IV.
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