Bab 442: Chapter 354: Military Purchases from All Sides - Trucks

The news of Australasia's acceptance of the Solomon Islands was well received by the Australasian public.

For Australasians, who already have a strong sense of national pride, the expansion of their national territory was unquestionably good news.

For the British, exchanging a few Pacific islands for Australasia's inclusion in the Allies was a good deal.

Consequently, the transfer of sovereignty over the Solomon Islands from Britain to Australasia was seen by both parties as a mutually beneficial transaction.

Thus, after the colonial government assumed control over the Solomon Islands, it easily accommodated the less than 20,000 European immigrants on the islands.

Among these immigrants, the majority were willing to stay on the Solomon Islands and become Australasian citizens.

Only a minority did not wish to stay on the islands. Governor Mark McOsland's response to this was to offer those people a severance payment and transport them to the nearest British Colony.