THE CONFERENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 2, 30 November 1883, Page 3

THE CONFERENCE.

'BY ELEOTBIC TELEGRAPH. -—COPYRIGHT ) (KEUT'IRS' TELEGRAMS J Sydney, Nov. -30. The folloSvins; information has transpired regarding the scries of. resolutions tabled by Mr Service at the Conference. First j that it & necessary to prevent New; Guinea and the islands from the \ Etju'ator to New Hebrides falling into the hands of foreign powers; second, ;tha't to preclude such a disaster it is desirable $6 'urge the Imperial Govern-^ imerit to annex or establish a ; protectorate over these ishtnds ) third, that the Colonies are willing to bear a reasonable proportion of the costs of such annexation or protectorate ; fourth, that the Colonies protest against the proposal of the French Government iv regard t;Qihe ij Recidiyiste, and' appeal to itSbi'lniperial Govcrnhient to prevent sh6h a dire calamity . as' is threatened ; fifth, that' itt view of^' the foregoing and many other important matters, the time has arrived , for binding .the Colonies m a federal union on such matters as the Convention may determiner . . / ' ; . „ It is understood that there is a divergence of views among the delegateson the question of the annexation scheme, some being m favor of limited action only; Mr <5r ffiths, premier of. Queen?, land, has tabled a Ecries of resolutions similar TRT those i>y Mr" 'SeWic^TuV 1 limiting annexation to New Guifoea and ufrging the immediate establishment of a British jurisdiction there,; . .-; Mr Daley, AttorneyrGeneral for New South. Wales:proposed. an. aniendent on Mr '".Griffiths' motion. The amendment is similar to the first and second clauses of Mr Service's motion butjoruits the others. ;i .MriWhitaker has strongly advocated that the .-Cpnteren.ee BhouTd define, the iclatipps pi' the Navigators and Friendly Islands towards Australia.