'There Is But One Law For All'

Writing in the Tonga Chronicle, the editor, Siosiua H. Fonua, stressed, “There is but one law in Tonga for chiefs and commoners, Tongans and Europeans. It is as difficult for us to accept this provision as it is for Euro peans to accept some of our codes. I refer again to the Sunday laws which very few Europeans find easy to adapt to. However, it is becoming increas ingly common to hear of Tongans landing themselves in trouble overseas because they are not aware of the provisions of the law there. Fortunately, in time they learn to abide by the law, and equally fortunate, the expatriates here in Tonga learn that there can be no exception where they are con cerned. Perhaps the most important thing is the realisation that there is but one law in Tonga, and also the fact that there is but one God in Heaven and earth. When we apply those principles to our everyday thinking and actions, the spirit by which His Majesty King George Tupou I included this particular clause in the Constitution is made clear to us”.