The changes were not appreciated by the colony 's older residents who started to resist the conversion of the colony to the new scheme in late 1905 .
The colony became bitterly divided between the two factions , sometimes resulting in violence .
The changes were not appreciated by the colony 's older residents who started to resist the conversion of the colony to the new scheme in late 1905 and the colony became bitterly divided between the two factions , sometimes resulting in violence .