NEW GUINEA.
(by electric telegraph.— copyright.) (bbuteu's telegrams.) London, Oct. 25. In the House of Commons today the Hon. Evelyn Ashley^ m j answer to a question regarding the j nature of the annexation of New Guinea stated that it would be impossible at the present time to define the limits of territory on which the protection of British authority was about to be placed, but that the limits would be extended as far as local circumstances might demand. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies further stated that settlement m New Guinea was at present prohibited ; and with regard to the northern portion of the island which was demanded by Holland, that no agreement had been come to with the German Government as to its occupation by the European Powers.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 283, 27 October 1884, Page 3
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129NEW GUINEA. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 283, 27 October 1884, Page 3
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