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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1831, 1 April 1884, Page 3

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The French Recidiviste Scheme. Lovuov, March '2',) A Paris message in the Daily Telegiaph states that Earl Grauvillo stiongly pro tests against the French Go\ eminent allowing convicts to escape fiom Now Caledonia. Earl Rosoberry, speaking in the House of Lords, testified to the honoi and dismay with which tho Anstiali-ni colonists regarded the piospcct of the Fiench recidiviste scheme being earned out. He said it was impossible to exaggerate tinstrength of feeling enteiUined, and tluexcitement was double that w liich ex isted when England pioposed to discon tinue sending com iets to Australia Loi il Carnarvon said that pn\«ite letteis ho had received confirmed I oul Rosebeiry's statements, and In 5 agieed with Loid Roseberry in urging the Government to bring diplomatic piessuie to buai. It would be a great mistake to tie.it the subject as one of binall nnpoi tance. Lord Granville, in leply. lepeated the state ment that M. Feiry had .issuied Lord Lyons that the leeidivistcs would be sent to Cayenne, and that only a small number of manual laboureis would be sent to New Caledonia. The Frei eh Minister of Maiine has in formed the Recidivisms Committee of the Senate tl at Government is willing to send the convicts to New Guinea, bat that is orly pobsiblo to recene "2000 of them at present. He asks that the operation of law be delayed foi a >eai. The I all Mall Ga/ette doubts whether the Australian Government seiiously threaten such a step as to exclude Fiench ships from Australian ports.