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HOME DESPATCHES BE SAMOA AND RAIATEA. ADJOURNMENT OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL. (Received February 8, 1.30 p.m.) Melbodene, This Dat. The Government are in receipt of a telegram from tho Secretory of State for the Colonies to the effect that there is no change to report in Samoan affairs, and that Germany has renewed her former assurances that the annexation of those islands is not intended. Referring to the New Hebrides, Colonel Stanley states that England adheres to her previous understanding with regard to Raiatea, by which it was agreed that the French flag should he hoisted on the island on condition that British ships should be placed on an equal footing with traders from other nations. Hobaet, This Day. The Federal Council has beon formally adjourned, and the representatives of the various colonies have left for home.
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Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 8 February 1886, Page 2
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139Latest Intelligence. Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 8 February 1886, Page 2
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