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Sub-Enclosure. Earl Gbanville to Sir Wm. Robinson. (Telegram.) South Australia, 19th June, 1886. Transmit following telegram to Governors New Zealand and other Australasian Colonies: " Lord Lyons telegraphs that he is informed by M. de Freycinet to-day that French Government have not received news that flag has been hoisted New Hebrides; but, nevertheless, orders have been sent to Governor New Caledonia that if hoisting took place, it should be at once discontinued. No intelligence received by French Government in confirmation of other newspaper reports."

Enclosure 3. The Colonial Office to the Agent-General. Sir,— Downing Street, 26th June, 1886. With reference to the letter from this department of the 19th instant, and to previous correspondence respecting the alleged French proceedings in the New Hebrides, I am directed by Earl Granville to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a telegram on the subject which has been received at the Admiralty from the Commander-in-Chief on the Australasian Station. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand. John Bbamston.

Sub-Enclosure. Eear Admiral Tkyon to the Admiralty. (Telegram.) Sydney, 23rd June, 1886. " Undine " reports French landed 100 marines, two guns, Havanna Harbour; and same number Mallicolo. French flag not officially hoisted. Governor of New Caledonia states no further action will take place without orders from Franco.

Enclosure 4. The Colonial Office to the Agent-General. Sir,— Downing Street, 29th June, 1886. With reference to the letter from this department of the 26th instant, I am directed by Earl Granville to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of a further telegram respecting the New Hebrides which has been received at the Admiralty from the Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Station. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand. B. H. Meade.

Sub-Enclosure. Admiral Tkyon to the Admiralty. (Telegram.) Sydney, 26th June. Captain (of) "Dives" informed "Undine" on arrival that his orders were to form two military posts, but not to hoist flag. Senior officer expressed hopes to Governor New Caledonia agreement would not be infringed; received assurances treaty would be respected.

Enclosure 5. [Extract from the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday, 28th July, 188 C] The New Hebrides. (Telegram from our Correspondent). Paris, Tuesday Evening. The following note, the concluding lines of which confirm the information I sent you yesterday, is published this evening: "Some of the English newspapers speak this morning, as if it were of recent date, of a reply made by Lord Bosebery to some proposals of M. Waddington respecting the New Hebrides. The proposals in question were made eight or nine months ago, their object being the discussion of an arrangement for the abandonment of the New Hebrides to France. They were unattended with any result owing to the opposition of the Australian Colonies, and Lord Eosebery's answer, which is now referred to, was made as far back as the month of April. The pourparlers have not been resumed on this basis ; but it is affirmed that during the past few days some discussion has taken place between the two Governments for arriving at an understanding with a view to assuring public order and the security of the colonists in the New Hebrides." Some interesting particulars of the expedition to the New Hebrides are published to-night by the Temps : "It was on the 30th May and the Ist June that the detachment, consisting of two hundred marines and sixty gunners, sailed from Noumea in the ' Dives ' and the ' Magellan.' When the first party embarked a steamer started off by order of the Governor to stop the schooner ' Ambroua,' which had left a few hours previously for the Loyalty Islands, it being apprehended that it had been secretly told to proceed as far as the New Hebrides with instructions from the British Consul to the two English warships cruising in those waters. The steamer caught up the ' Ambroua ' off the Pore-Epic, and detained her until the following morning. Meanwhile, no vessels were permitted to leave the Noumea roadstead until the ' Magellan' had sailed. It is unnecessary to say that the departure of the two warships for the New Hebrides excited the utmost enthusiasm in New Caledonia, as every one was convinced that France had ordered the military demonstration, not for the purpose of protecting our fellow-countrymen, but of taking