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FRENCH TAX ON COLONIAL VESSFLS

A recent incident fchat took place at Noumea, the capital of the Frenoh colony ef New Caledonia, shows the desperate Btraits to which oar Gallic neighbors are driven m thbir effirta to be suoceflßf al colonista m the Pacific islands. The New Zealand schooner Aurora, the prlooipal owner of which ia an Englishman named Bell, was engaged m a coastal trade m New Caledonia, the owner travelling In her as master. On the arrival of the veßsel at Noumea some weekß rgo a Frenchman made his apptai.nco m the office, and ordered tho owners of the cohooner to put him on board as captain, Ja obedience to tho law, he being the only Frenoh skipper there having no employment. l'Je authorities baoked up this insobnt demand, which wai not complied with, but the English flag wr.i again hoisted, and the vessel made several voyages to the Loyal'y Tslands under her English owner, paying £10 per voyage special tax, On again arriving at Noumea, however, the French Governor interfered, and by his orde.a the vessel was detained m harbor. Her owner appealed to tho British Consul for protection; but when the Ooneal saw the Colonial Secretary on the matter, all the satisfaction he obtained was the information that auch w»b the law, a^d they Intended to put it la force. There is plainly no redress for thia grievance, as the Frenoh have of course a perfect (tight to impose whatever restrictions they please npon foreigners trading m their waters; but the French would find it very Inconvenient if the Australasian colonies imposed similar restrictions upon Frenoh vessels trading to oolonial ports. If tbe large passenger steamers of the Messageries Maritimes Company were prohibited from doing a freight or passenger trade with Australia save on the condition of employing an English captain, and their vessels rendered liable to seizure if they refused to comply with the condition, the result might be to teaoh oar Gallic neighbors the blessings of reciprocity.-— ''Auckland Star."

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1585, 15 June 1887, Page 3

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FRENCH TAX ON COLONIAL VESSFLS Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1585, 15 June 1887, Page 3

FRENCH TAX ON COLONIAL VESSFLS Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1585, 15 June 1887, Page 3

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