THE ANNEXATION QUESTION.
Interview between Lord Derby and the Agents-General. :
(BY TELEGEAPH. — COPYBieHT.) , ' (BETUEE'B TELEGIUNB.) ... r '.IiONDOK, November 24. " In his mtecview with the AgenitsQeueral, Lord Derby appeared indisppseii.to olfer any suggestions to guide the Conference, and Urmly maintained th§ position taken up m his last des]»atoh. .He declines to lecommend.any' form of federation, but stated J tha ! t be was prepared, to acquiesce |n any decision which the colonies might arrive at on the subjectk When asked whether he would lecognise federal action/by the cpiopies for the annexation of l^ew Guinea if they would guarantee : £10,000 per annum towards thie ex : penses, he declined to make any promise, but he created an impression that, a protectorate would ' be . estab-' lished over New Guinea. He expressed doubts as to, vhether the French Goivernment had any real intention of letting couvicts loose on the Pacific Inlands. Sir Dillon Bell and Mr T. Archer sharply combated the views expressed by the Secretary for the Colonies. ■ ■ ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 306, 28 November 1883, Page 2
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163THE ANNEXATION QUESTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 306, 28 November 1883, Page 2
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