NEW GUINEA AND THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1175, 17 November 1883, Page 1

NEW GUINEA AND THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

The Colonial Institute was crowded on the occasion of a paper on New Guinea being read by Mr Powell. He deprecated the irresponsible adventurer's projected expedition to New Guinea, and he urged that in the interest of the natives, a Protectorate should be [ granted over the island. \ He created a sensation when announcing Baron McLeay's telegram that the natives of New Guinea requested the protection of Great Britain. 'Captain Moresby strongly insisted upon th« necessity of annexing the Southern portion of New Guinea and the islands in the immediate neighbourhood. He defended the squatters of Queensland from the Gharges made against them of cruelly illtreating Kanakas. Sir Charles Lily, Chief Justice of Queensland, said that the colonists were quite content to have New Guinea governed solely in the interests of the natives. He expressed the opinion that the loyalty of the Queensland people would be strained unless the deportation of French convicts was put a stop to by the annextion of the Pacific Islands. The Duke of Manchester, referring to the death of Sir Wm. Morgan, said that he was one of the ablest colonists, and his decease was a great loss to the Empire. Mr Powell stated in his paper that he hoped to be selected to lead a scientific expedition which will shortly leave Ambernoti river to Port Moresby. The Marquis of Lome's paper on Canada will be taken at the next meeting, and will make thirtysix, which completes the Institute's essays.