NEW HEBRIDES.
French Proposals.
British Consent Refused
[itEUIEUS TELEOKAMS—OOPYUIOHT.]
London, May 14.
In the House of Commons to day Mr Osborne Morgan, Under Secretary for the Colonies, stated in reply to a question by Mr Howard Vincent, that France offered to cease the deportation of convicts to the Pacific if she were allowed to occupy the New Hebrides. Mr Morgan added that Her Majesty’s Government had agreed to give the matter consideration, provided that the matter took the form of a Protectorate, and that the freedom of religion and trade were guaranteed, the cession of Rapa to Great Britain also to be one of the conditions implied. Mr Morgan also stated that the Government had consulted the various colonial authorities t n the matter.
In the House of Lords last night the Earl of Rosebery, Secretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs, stated that he had informed M. Waddington, the French Ambassador in London, that it was
improbable the Biitish colonies would consent to the cession of the New Hebrides. Lord Rosebery added that although M. Waddington had been notified the British Government had not sent a formal reply to France, because the negotiations with the colonies were not yet completed. May 16.
It is announced that the Government have finally resolved not to allow the annexation of the New Hebrides by
France.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1418, 17 May 1886, Page 2
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222NEW HEBRIDES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1418, 17 May 1886, Page 2
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