By becoming involved in land issues in Fiji, he eventually established a land commission. With this land commission, all land would be in the hands of British settlers in Fiji, however, under law Fijians still have authority over most land. However, more tensions would soon arise once author Sir Gordon began bringing Indian workers to Fiji in 1879. Bringing more people, especially those who were not Fijian, would cause internal conflict in Fiji. Racial conflict would break out between the three groups of Britain, Fiji and Indians. This group of ethnicities would be known as the three-legged stool. The British (plantation owners), Fijians (indigenous people) and Indians (immigrant workers). The three-legged stool will remain somewhat of an issue during Fiji's stages of independence and after attaining independence.