New Caledoala.
4 recent visitor to New .Caledonia gives a shocking account of the stale, of society iv that island; It appears that ths nuiabor of criminals living th«re amounts to 10,400. Tli* mortality is ysry grcst, sad there are numerous «ccfpes. Durin* th« last ten jetn no fever than 247 convicts who b»v« msn»sed to Bi»ii^jfle themsulires on bosrd snip have been discovered iv the Australian colonies. The grievsnees of the colonist* are therefore by no means remote or imaginary. Iv the first instance no attempt is made to classify the priss'ners, and the results »ie Often disastrous to those who Are only partially depraved. The convict* ire ultimately divided into five clases, rtttging froi« men who sre kept to severe l«hour, without any relaxation or indulgence*, to men who swing to .their good conduct, enjoy comparative freedom, and sre restored to family life. Many of the convicts, however, employ- their conditional libetty m preying upon the free settlers and the natives, and the state of things m the colony has inj consequence become intolerable. Such being the condition of New Caledonia, it is not snrprisiiig that there should be a strong feeling m Australia against the proposal toeat.il>lish a French penal Si-ttlemont m the New Hebrides. — Daily News. '';.,'.'
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 16, 17 June 1885, Page 2
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210New Caledoala. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 16, 17 June 1885, Page 2
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