Phoenix Group
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Now Included in Gilbert and Ellice Colony
DY an official proclamation in the Western Pacific High Commission Gazette , issued in Suva, Fiji, on April 8, the boundaries of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony have been extended so as to include the Phoenix Group.
The following islands are affected: Birnie Island (lat. 3.355., long. 171.33 W.).
Canton Island (lat. 2.495., long. 171.43 W.).
Enderbury Is. (lat. 3.075., long. 171.03 W.).
Gardner Island (lat. 4.405., long. 174.31 W.).
Hull Island (lat. 4.305.. long. 172.13 W.).
McKean Island (lat. 3.355., long. 174 01 W.).
Phoenix Island (lat. 3.425., long. 170.43 W.).
Sydney Island (lat. 4.275., long. 171.15 W.).
The islands will now be under the jurisdiction of Mr. J. C. Barley (Resident Commissioner in the Gilbert and Ellice Colony) whose headquarters are at Ocean Island.