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oct 8, 1900 - Upon arriving on HMS Mildura at the island of Rarotonga, Lord Knox, Governor of New Zealand, presents the five Ariki with a Deed of Cession for them to sign, permitting the United Kingdom to annex the Cook Islands, but placing them within the jurisdiction of New Zealand

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