October 8, 1900 (Monday)
- Upon arriving on HMS Mildura at the island of Rarotonga, Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly and Governor of New Zealand, presented the five Ariki with a Deed of Cession for them to sign, permitting Great Britain to annex the Cook Islands, but placing them within the jurisdiction of New Zealand.
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“Especially when the October wind
With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
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