THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.
(BY ELECTRIO TELEQHAPH.— COPYBIGHT.) (special to united bbess association. ) London, December 30. iu; TheDaily Mews commends the.prar posals of the late Conference to ensure the protection of the lauds of the natives of New Guinea.. Lord , Carnarvon, writing in the Contemporary rßeyiew, thinks it would be impolitic of England , to insist on the application of the complete Munro doctrine .in the Paeijfio, and that, it might be possible with the concurrence of France to sedure the complete neutrality of theNe WjHebride*, but tliat is unlikely that- France" will consent to abandon the penal settlement scheme under external pressure from the present insufficient effort^ to secure complete Australasian federation The£Pacific squadron is also too weak, and he expresses a hope that the Imperial Government will fiiid itself able to concede most of wuat- the Conference has demanded. It would be sufficient to annex! the coast of New Guinea, without interfering with the interior of'that country.; . : ,: ; ; j
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 29, 3 January 1884, Page 2
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158THE ANNEXATION QUESTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 29, 3 January 1884, Page 2
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