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Most land in Fiji is owned by native land owners – the mataqali (extended family unit). Savusavu and surrounding areas has a large amount of freehold land, much of it once used for coconut plantations. Increasingly this land has been subdivided and sold, often to expats seeking a retirement or holiday home.
He saw the opportunity and bought a 210-acre (0.85 km 2) copra plantation in Savusavu from William Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham, despite opposition from other European planters. As Savusavu expanded, he saw the need for and established a school, named Khemendra Bharatya School, after his son. He also donated land for a park, known as Narain Park.
It has a total land area of 2,816 square kilometers, with a population of 50,469 at the most recent census in 2017, making it the seventh most populous province. [3] The only major town is Savusavu , with a population of 3,372 in 2007.
Of this chain of about sixty islands and islets, about thirty are inhabited. The Lau Group covers a land area of 188 square miles (487 square km), and had a population of 10,683 at the most recent census in 2007. While most of the northern Lau Group are high islands of volcanic origin, those of the south are mostly carbonate low islands.
The House of Chiefs in Fiji consists of the Fijian nobility, composed of about seventy chiefs of various ranks, majority of which are related. It is not a formal political body and is not the same as the Great Council of Chiefs, a political body which had a prescribed role under the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, although the membership of the two bodies did overlap to a great extent.
Seaqaqa is located in the inland area and on the major link road between the towns of Savusavu and Labasa, on the island of Vanua Levu. [9] It is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Labasa.
These included freehold land at Savusavu (130 acres (53 ha)) and Madhuvani, Rakiraki (1037 acres). The Sangam Sarada Printing Press was started on 15 August 1948 to cope with the educational needs of the community at large.
Savusavu is smaller, with a population of just under 5,000, but is a popular centre for tourists owing to its diving and yachting facilities. The main industry on the island is sugar cane production, especially in the north. Copra is also an important crop. Tourism has also emerged as a significant industry on Vanua Levu.