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PART I.—MEMORANDA, ADDRESSES, AND DESPATCHES. Ministerial Memoranda — , Page 1.' —The Navigator Group : The labour Question ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 2.—The Fiji and Navigator Groups : The United Stales ... ... ... ... ... 2 3.—Navigator Group : The United States : New Zealand should be empowered to negotiate with the Chiefs ... 4 4. —The Polynesian Islands : New Zealand's experience with the Maoris ... ... ... ... 4 s.—Suggested action of New Zealand in relation to Polynesia ... ... ... ... ... 5 Proposed Agreement for " The New Zealand and Polynesian Company " ... ... ... 9 6.—The Fiji Group ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 7. —Arrangements New Zealand might make with the Chiefs of the Navigator Group ... ... ... 11 Addresses to Her Majesty— 1. —From the Legislative Council: The Labour Traffic ... ... ... ... ~,12 2. —From the House of Representatives : The Labour Traffic : Death of Bishop Patteson ... ... 13 3. —From the Legislative Council: The Navigator Group ... ... ... ... ... 13 Despatches prom His Excellency tiie Governor— 1. —Enclosing Memorandum No. 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 2. —Enclosing Memorandum No. 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 3.—As to Memorandum No. 3 : The Navigators and the United States ... ... ... ... 14 4.—As to Memorandum No. 4 : The Navigators ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 5.-^Enclosing Memorandum No. 5, and Heads of Agreement for proposed Company ... ... ... 17 6.—Enclosing Memorandum No. 6 : The Fiji Group ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 7. —Enclosing Memorandum No. 7 : New Zealand and the Navigator Group ... ... ... ... 19 Despatches from the Seceetart op State for tiie Colonies— I.—Her Majesty will not take upon herself the Protectorate of the Navigator Group ... ... ... 19 2.—Forwarding Correspondence as to the United States Government and Pago-Pago Harbour, Navigator Group 19 3. —Her Majesty's Government will not come under obligation to interfere in the affairs of the Navigator Group 21 4. —Her Majesty's Government have not intimated an intention to annex the Fijis ... ... ... 21 PART lI.—AREA, POPULATION, TRADE, ETC., OF THE PRINCIPAL GROUPS OF ISLANDS. By Mr. W. Seed. Letter to Hon. Mr. Vogel ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Position of each of the Principal Groups in the North and the South Pacific ... ... ... ... 2 Area, Population, Imports and Exports, of various Islands and Countries ... ... ... ... 3 Tonga or Friendly Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Fiji ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Navigator Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Cook Islands ... ' ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Tubai, or Austral Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Kermedic Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Society Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Low Archipelago, or Paumotu Group ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Marquesas Archipelago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands ... ... ... .., ... ... ... 9 New Hebrides Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Banks Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 Santa Cruz Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Solomon Archipelago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Louisiado Archipelago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 New Britain and New Ireland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Admiralty Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Torrelau or Union Group, Ellice Group, and Gilbert or Kingsmill Group ... ... ... ... 13 Pbamix Group ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 Philipine Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Caroline Islands and Pelew Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Ladrones Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Galapagos Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 West Indies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Java ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Ceylon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Mauritius ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Labuan ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 Borneo (Brunei) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 The Navigator Group. By Mr. W. Seed—■ Report of a Visit, in 1872 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18