§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when, and for how long, Ocean Island was the administrative headquarters of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
§ Mr. LuardOcean Island became the administrative headquarters of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Protectorate in 1908; it remained the headquarters of the successor Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony until 1942, when Ocean Island was occupied by the Japanese.