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Sub-Enclosure No. 5. The Militaet Comm andeb, New Caledonia, to the Feench Consulab Agent, Auckland. Noumea, le 13 Janvier, 1880. Administration jPenitentiaire. — Deportation. MoNSIETJB L'AGENT CONStTLAIEE, — J'ai l'honneur de vous addresser la liste dcs deportes amnities que j'ai autorises a prendre passage sur goelette le " Griffin," pour se rendre a le Nouvelle Zelande le 15 Janvier, 1880. Parmi ces passages se trouvent deux sujets Beiges, les noms Villeval et Verspeelt. Quant aux autres, bien que sujets francais, ils ont declare avoir dcs ressources suffisants pour leur permettre d'attendre d'avoir trouve de l'ouvrage dans le pays. Dans tousles cas, ils ont etc prcvenus qu'ils se rendraient a la Nouvelle Zelande a leur risques et perils, et qu'ils n'avaient nullement a. compter sur l'intervention de notre Consul pour leur procurer soit un engagement, soit dv travail. Eecevez, Monsieur I'Agent Consulaire, l'assurance de ma consideration le plus distingue. Pour le Gouverneur, A Monsieur D. B. Cruickshank, Le Commandant Militaiee. Agent-Consulaire a Auckland, Nouvelle Zelande.

Liste des Passagers Embarques sur le "Griffin."

Arrete la presente liste a quatorze noms. C. Dv Gboky, Le Directeur de l'Administration Penitentiaire. Noumea, le 14 Janvier, 1880.

Sub-Enclosure No. 6. Mr. J. B. Thomson to Constable Hammond. Auckland, 21st February, 1880. Constable Hammond, Whangarei. Six of the liberated prisoners from New Caledonia are reported to me as having sailed per " Argyle " last night for Whangarei to try and obtain work at the coal-mines or gum-fields, or at their respective trades. Unless they commit some offence against our laws you are not to interfere with them, or in any way prevent them getting an honest living; but I shall expect you to keep sufficient surveillance over them to be able to inform me at any time when required where any one of them is residing, and what he is doing for a living. I shall further require you to report to me at once when any one of them leaves Whangarei, and where he proceeds to from there. J. Bell Thomson, Superintendent.

No. 3. The Colonial Seceetaby, Queensland, to the Colonial Seceetaey, New Zealand. Sic, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Brisbane, 26th February, 1880. Referring to your telegrams of the 19th, 21st, and 24th instant respectively, and to mine of the 20th idem, on the subject of the recent arrival at Auckland of a number of liberated convicts from the French colony of New Caledonia, I have the honor to forward for your information a copy of a Bill which was introduced by the Government during the last session of our Parliament, and which, you will observe, has been framed specially to provide against the influx of criminals from a foreign State. At the time this measure was submitted, many members were of opinion that the Government were legislating in anticipation, and that many of the provisions of the Bill were arbitrary and of too sweeping a character; but, as recent events now convince us that some such measure is required, the Government will probably reintroduce it in-a modified form during the ensiling session. I take this opportunity of enclosing for your information copies of circular despatches from the Colonial Office to the Officer Administering the Government of this colony, and of drawing your attention to the Due Decazes's letter to the Foreign Office under date the 13th of February, 1877. The action of the Government of New Caledonia in chartering the " Griffin," and thus assisting these ex-criminals to reach your colony, can scarcely be reconciled with the promise of the Duke that every legitimate effort would be made to prevent such persons going to Australia,

Noms et Prisonniers. Nationalite. G-racies. Bannis. Observations. layer, Francois ... /■illeval, Joseph Charles Albin locquart, Auguste jeweident, Henri Louis rerspeelt, Bruno .. . 'lessis, Francois Julian jalialle, Hippolyte Celestin lenry, Nicolas ... 'icavd, Pierre 'aillien, Francois Octavien "ille Caillien (16 ans) 'ille Caillien (1 ans) luguenin, Simon Juivogne, Claude Seraphin Frangais Beige Francais 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Beige Fran<;ais Sous condition d'expulsion de territoire Frani;ais< 1 1