THE ANNEXATION CONFERENCE.
[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.— COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Yesterday. The Conference adopted the resolutions on the subject of annexation previously telegraphed, with a few minor verbal alterations. The question of the Federal Council and its functions comes on for discussion this afternoon. It is expected that a permanent body will be appointed to carry on the work of the convention after its close. At a meeting of the Conference today the draft of the Imperial Bill for defining the constitution and functions of the proposed Australasian Federal Council was under consideration, and occupied the iwbole afternoon. The first seven clauses of the Bill were disposed of, and the meeting then adjourned. [Received Deo. 6. 1 o.m.] vr> r.Y, To-day. A telegram was read ac the Convention yesterday, announcing that France lays claim to the following islands or groups in the Pacific :—New Caledonia, Loyalties, Pines, Marguesas (eleven islands), Societies,Tahiti, Moorea, Low, Archipelago (eighty islands), Australs, Tubuai, Koito and Rapa. France is willing that the Leeward islands near Tahiti should be independent.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG18831206.2.10
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1018, 6 December 1883, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
170THE ANNEXATION CONFERENCE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1018, 6 December 1883, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in