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DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE

aforesaid, that no kidnapping was allowed or connived at by any person on board of or connected with said vessel during the currency of the said license, then this obligation is to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above bounden") (1.5.) A.B. and O.D. in the presence of ) (1.5.) MF of

Schedule B. (Soyal Arms.) License for the Carriage by Sea of Native Labourers. A.JB. master of the , the vessel more particularly described below, having duly given to Her Majesty Queen Victoria the bond required by " The Kidnapping Act, 1872," for the prevention of kidnapping and the due observance of the requirements of the said Act, I [the Governor of the Colony of or, Her Majesty's Consul of , as the case may ie,~\ do hereby, in exercise of the authority for that purpose conferred on me by the said Act, license the said vessel to carry not more than native labourers from to . Should this vessel be found to answer the subjoined description and appear to be strictly engaged in the lawful pursuit of the above-mentioned object, it is the direction of Her Majesty's Government that she shall not be obstructed in the prosecution of her present voyage nor in the shipment or landing of her native passengers. This license shall not be transferable, and shall be available only for the voyage from to aforesaid, and for a period not exceeding days from the date hereof. Description of the Vessel above referred to. Tons (registered tonnage), Eig (i.e. ship, barque, brig, &c), How painted, Name painted on stern, Whether any poop, Whether any quarter galleries, Whether a top-gallant forecastle, Name of chief officer, Number of officers and crew, including surgeon, if any, Bound from to , and intending to call at and Given under my hand and seal"} at this day >• of 187 . ) Governor or Consul, as the case may oe. (1.8.) To the respective Flag Officers, Captains, and Commanding Officers of Her Majesty's Ships, and to all others whom it may concern.

No. 71. Copt of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimbeeley to Governor Sir G. P. Bowen, G.C.M.G. (Circular.) Sib, — Downing Street, Ist July. 1872. With reference to my Circular Despatches of 14th March and 29th May, I transmit to you, for your information, an extract from the Journal Officiel, which has heen received through the Foreign Office from Her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, announcing a further embarkation of Erench convicts on board "La Guerriere ; " and also an extract from La Patrie, announcing the departure of the transport "La Virginie," with Communist convicts, bound for New Caledonia. I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBERLEY. of New Zealand.

Enclosure 1 in No. 71. Copt. Le deuxieme convoi de deportes au nombre de 680 a quitte la rade de Brest le 13 Juin a tine heure de l'apres-midi, sur la fregate la Querriere. La veille dv depart, le Prefet Maritime de Brest a fait connaitre au Ministre de la Marine que la Commission de visite avait trouve le batiment dans de tres-bonnes conditions pour entreprendre eette navigation lointaine et qu'il n'a etc presente aucune reclamation, dont on ait eu a. tenir compte.