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*Between 1879 and 1916, tens of thousands of Indians moved to Fiji to work as indentured labourers, especially on sugarcane plantations. A total of 42 ships made 87 voyages, carrying Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. Initially the ships brought labourers from Calcutta, but from 1903 all ships except two also brought labourers from Madras and Bombay. A total of 60,965 passengers left India but only 60,553 (including births at sea) arrived in Fiji. A total of 45,439 boarded ships in Calcutta and 15,114 in Madras. Sailing ships took, on average, 73 days for the trip while steamers took 30 days. Repatriation of indentured Indians from Fiji began on 3 May 1892. The total number of repatriates under the Fiji indenture system is recorded as 39,261.<ref name="Fiji">"Fiji". in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji, accessed 22 April 2021.</ref> | *Between 1879 and 1916, tens of thousands of Indians moved to Fiji to work as indentured labourers, especially on sugarcane plantations. A total of 42 ships made 87 voyages, carrying Indian indentured labourers to Fiji. Initially the ships brought labourers from Calcutta, but from 1903 all ships except two also brought labourers from Madras and Bombay. A total of 60,965 passengers left India but only 60,553 (including births at sea) arrived in Fiji. A total of 45,439 boarded ships in Calcutta and 15,114 in Madras. Sailing ships took, on average, 73 days for the trip while steamers took 30 days. Repatriation of indentured Indians from Fiji began on 3 May 1892. The total number of repatriates under the Fiji indenture system is recorded as 39,261.<ref name="Fiji">"Fiji". in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji, accessed 22 April 2021.</ref> | ||
The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada.<ref name="Fiji"/> | The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: '''Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada'''.<ref name="Fiji"/> | ||
==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||