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The Military Commander, New Caledonia, to the French Consular Agent, Auckland. Noumea, le 13 Janvier, 1880. Adtyiinistration Penitentiaire. — Deportation. Monsieur l'Agent Consulaire,— 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, 18S0. Parmi ces passages se trouvent deux sujets Beiges, les noms Villeval et Verspeelt. Quant aux autres, bien que sujets franyais, 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 provenus 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. llecevez, Monsieur TAgent Consulaire, l'assurance de ma consideration le plus distingue. Pour le Gouverneur, A Monsieur D. B. Cruickshank, Le Commandant Militaire. Agent-Consulaire a Auckland, Nouvelle Zelande.

Liste des Passagers Embarques sur le " Griffin."

Arrete la presente liste a quatorze noma. C. Dv Grory, Le Directeur de r Administration Penitentiaire. Noumea, le 14 Janvier, 1880.

Mr. J. P>. Thomson to Constable Hammond. Auckland, 21st February, 1880. Constable Hammond, Whangarei. Six of the liberated prisoners from New Caledonia are reported to me as Laving 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. 79. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, G-.C.M.G-., to the Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks Beach. (No. 10.) Government House, Wellington, Sir,— New Zealand, 10th March, 1880. I have the honor to forward to you copies of memoranda which I have received from the Hon. the Premier with reference to the case of Frederick Gleich, an absconding bankrupt from South Australia, which was brought before the Supreme Court of this colony in May last. The effect of the judgment of the Supreme Court is to declare the New Zealand Foreign Offenders Apprehension Act to be ultra vires; and any person committing a misdemeanour in any of the Australian Colonies will, in consequence, be free from arrest should he arrive in New Zealand. 2. Ministers hope that the Home Government will provide by Imperial legislation a remedy for this defect. The draft of a Fugitive Offenders Bill which

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