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The Militaby Commandek, New Caledonia, to the French Consular Agent, Auckland. Noumea, le 13 Janvier, 1880. Administration Penitentiaire. — Deportation. Monsietjb l'Agent Consulaiee, — J'ai l'honneur de vous addresser la liste des deportes amnities quo j'ai autorises a prendre passage sur goelotte lo " Griffin," pour se rendre h la Nouvelle Zelande le 15 Janvier, 1880. Parmi ces passages se trouvent deux sujets beiges, les noms Villeval et Verspeelt. Quant aux autres, bien que sujets francais, ils ont declare avoir des ressources suffisants pour leur permettre d'attendre d'avoir trauve de l'ouvrage dans le pays. Dans toils les cas, ils ont ete prevenus qu'ils se rendraient iUa Nouvolle Zelande a leur risques et perils, et qu'ils n'avaient nullement a eompter sur l'intervention de notre Consul pour leur procurer soit un engagement, soit du travail. Becevez, Monsieur I'Agent Consulaire, l'assiieftnce de ma consideration la plus distingue'e. Pour le Gouverneur, A Monsieur D. B. Cruickshank, Lb Commandant Miljtaibe. Agent Consulaire a Auckland, Nouvelle Zelande.

Liste des Passagers embarques sur le "Griffin."

VI I.—New !i Caledonia.

Its Convicts,

Arrete la prcsehte liste a quatorze nonis. 0. du Gbory, Le Directeur de r Administration Penitentiaire. Noumea, le 14 Janvier, 1880.

Mr. J. B. Thomson to Constable Hammond. Constable Hammond, Whangarei. Auckland, 21st February, 1880. Six of the liberated prisoners from New Caledonia are reported to me as having sailed per "Argyle" last night for Whangarei, to try and obtain work at the coal-mines or gum-fields, or at their respective trades. Unless they commit some offence against our laws you are not to interfere with them, or in any way prevent them from getting an honest living; but I shall expect you to keep sufficient surveillance over them to be able to inform me at any time when required where any one of them is residing, and what he is doing for a living. I shall further require you to report to me at once when any one of them leaves Whangarei, and where he proceeds to from there. J. Bell Thomson', Superintendent.

Iso. 10. The Colonial Seoeetaby, Queensland, to the Colonial Secbbtaby, Now Zealand. SIK,-r-r Colonial Secretary's Office, Brisbane, 26th February, 1880. Eeferring to your telegrams of the 19th, 21st, and 24th instant respectively, and to mine of the 20th idem, on the subject of the recent arrival at Auckland of a number of liberated convicts from the French colony of New Caledonia, I have the honour to forward, for your information, a copy of a Bill which was introduced by the Government during the last session of our Parliament, and which, you will observe, has been framed specially to provide against the influx of criminals from a foreign State. At the time this measure was submitted, many members were of opinion that the Government were legislating in anticipation, and that many of the provisions of the Bill were arbitrary and of too sweeping a character; but, as recent events now convince us that some such measure is required, the Government will probably reintroduce it in a modified form during the ensuing session. I take this opportunity of enclosing, for your information, copies of circular despatches from the Colonial Office to the Officer Administering the Government of this colony, and of drawing your attention to the Due Decazes's letter to the Foreign Office under date the 13th February, 1877. The action of the Government of New Caledonia in chartering the "Griffin," and thus assisting these ex-criminals to reach your colony, can scarcely be reconciled with the promise of the Duke that every legitimate effort would be made to prevent such persons going to Australia. In deference to the w Tish expressed in your telegram, I have refrained from communicating with our Agent-General, but was on the point of doing so when your last message reached me. I have, &c. C. Habdie Buzacott7~" The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, New Zealand. (for the Colonial Secretary.)

Nonis do Prisonniors. Nationalite. Gracios. Bannis. Observations. Bayer, Francois Villeval, Joseph Charles Albin Hocquart, Auguste Leweident, Henri Louis Verspeelt, Bruno .. Plessis, Francois Julian Lahalle, Hippolyte Gelestin Henry, Nicolas Picard, Pierre Oaillien, Francois Octavien F'ille Caillien (16 ans) Fille Caillien (1 an) Huguenin, Simon Quivogne, Claude Seraphin Francais Beige Franc/ais Beige Francais ;; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sous condition d'oxpulsion de territoire Francais. 1 1