Norfolk Island and New South Wales.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8366, 29 February 1896, Page 4

Norfolk Island and New South Wales.

' (Per. Press Association.) i: f Sydney, February 27, pii deputation from Norfolk Island •presented a protest against the annexation by New South Wales to the £ Governor. '■■■. Amongst other objections >it is. urged that' tho ■ colony might fallow undesirable immigration, such as pho. unemployed. 'It also had fears oi being imposed. Lord Llaiim>*(k'ii said the Commission appointed by 2f'Sir K."'Du 11- i'i 18*«.»-l had fully reported &m tin- matter. ThoJmpeiialGoyornv input' iiuil asM'iiliMl, iiiiii Now 'South Wales had assumed Ilio.i-csjiiiiisibility■■ > Sir iLllullV Commission had reported | " in favor of'appointing a magistrate as ■Vadministrator oT'-jiisliirc, \vhn;h. was -nothing but right, lie thought that ; -the prejudice against Now South vAV ales wns quite unfounded, lno '-•'policy, was settled.and the Islanders ; 'must accept, tho position. 1 V ;\ • February 28. '-• Mr Scddou has cabled to Mr Koid ' asking for information as to the 1 exact position of affairs hi regard to Norfolk Island," and, calling attention ■ to the .alleged' dissatisfaction of the islanders at the proposed annexation by Now South Wales. Ho points out ;■■■. the Island is nearer to Noay Zealand, v which already has an interest iu it, as ■"' it is tho headquarters of the Melane- : sian Mission, and will becomo the sta-■■{.ion./vhoi-e".tho-.Pacific cable branches - off to Now Zealand. "'■■•'■ Tho Sydney Morning Herald, com--'mentiug'on the message, says it is odd | ■"''• .'to-.'find New Zealand putting m a ■ claim to be invested with the control .of tho Island. So strongly belated an : argument as that with referenco to the :< mission station would bo hard to / . match. ' Tho real impulse to claim is • ■•'■ no doubt a lingering relic of the droam .of hegemony of tho South Pacific .' •Empire, wh'ich inKow Zealand was ;■ • for a time stimulated by the visionary V projects of Sir Julius Yogel.