NEW GUINEA.
\ OUSTING THE FOREIGNERSMelbqfuane, Jtonp 12.' Jn the House Mr Kiirwair rn'oycxl that the Government shoiuld urgeibhe Imperial Government to secfure by exchange of territory, or otjier peajce&il . meatis, i/Re control <A ihe whiole. of -New Guinea. Be .-believed itinig^tbe aiiranged for_ both; Gfermany and Holland, or either v of-them: to siurreniier 'fheir teapritory for a- satSsfactory compensation. There was_ tfo /ioubt what-" ever that .t3iis_ vast territory could be better ;deVel6pe"d., ; ujafder British., ttiian by foreign rule, &u,t he had no s!uggestion to make as io. j what' territory " cfhotiM be exch'arigey;-" ' ! . Sir 7 E. 'BaHon hefped ' the* woiild ? hdt : .be pressed.' C.onfideatial corresponHehoe - had recently passed witih tihe Imperial Go,VernmenlE, ,'ahd. ' if tlhat. tcouid"' be' disialosted itr would, sjhiow that 1 - Australian interests J»ad been carefully conserved. He. regretted 1 that . the Imperial MJi-ni&ters of tiie trme.ha.d -not realised tjhe Itoipoistajtt'c'e of the Ajust^alian demjand forthecopi,pleiean'nexion, of Ne^v .Guinea^ .. On the strengtia of this exiplanation Mr-Kirwan withdrew his miOtion.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 4
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162NEW GUINEA. Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12281, 13 June 1903, Page 4
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