As he did not have the reserves of manpower like the Tui Cakau or Vunivalu of Bau he could never risk confrontation with his adversaries and the alternative was to maintain friendly relations over as wide a field as possible.
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As Alifereti Finau was still a minor, the title was succeeded to by his cousin Eroni Loganimoce, Roko Taliai Tupou’s son.