New Caledonia.
A private Bill has been introduced into the French Chamber of Deputies to transfer the penitentiary at New Caledonia to Kerguelen Land, a volcanic island in the Southern Indian Ocean which is near the course of steamers via tho Cape of Good Hops to Australia and New Zealadd, and was annexed by France lorna five years ago. The ground urged for this step is that New Caledonia is a commercially valuable group, while the convicts work is unprofitable. [ It is expected that the Ministry wili support the measure.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 January 1898, Page 2
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90New Caledonia. Manawatu Herald, 20 January 1898, Page 2
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