Correspondence on official subjects (318ff.), 1879-1883

Component identifier:: Subseries Add MS 49201
Content Summary:: Papers on establishment of consulates, relations with King of Tonga, negotiations with chiefs of Rotumah, Fijian finances, relations with naval authorities in Pacific, appointment as Governor of New Zealand, retention of control of land questions and native affairs in Fiji, appointment of Sir William Des Voeux as Governor of Fiji, native disturbances in New Zealand, honours, 1881 expedition against Parihara, resignation of J. Hall as Premier, Gordon's dislike of responsible government, Pacific labour trade, protection of Maori lands, accounts of High Commission for Western Pacific, proposals for annexation of New Guinea. Correspondents include Lord Carnarvon, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord Kimberley, Lord Derby, Sir Robert Herbert, R. Meade and J. Bramston.
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