Moreover, I submit that it is of supreme
importance, on public grounds, that the people of the Australasian
Colonies should know that the actions and conduct of successive
Governors are not prompted by the personal views or idiosyncrasies of
individuals, but that they are guided by a consistent and uniform
policy, sanctioned by the authority of the Imperial Government.
NEW GUINEA
+Source.+--New Guinea. By Charles Lyne (special representative of the
"Sydney Morning Herald"), pp. 1-28
In 1882, the Queensland Government took alarm at certain rumours of
the intention of Germany to annex New Guinea, but for a time the
British Government refused to move. When the establishment of a
protectorate was authorized, only the southeastern portion of the
island was available, Germany having, in the meantime, annexed the
northern part and the group of Islands known as New Britain.
Commodore Erskine in H.M.S. _Nelson_ arrived at Port Moresby on Sunday,
the 2nd of November, 1884, and the Union Jack now flies from the
flagstaff at the mission station, the Proclamation of a British
Protectorate having been made with much ceremony on Thursday Nov.
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