L. Das Schutzgebiet der Neu-Guinea-Kompagnie.
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Das Schuhgediet der Ueu-Guinea-Kompagnie.
I. Grenzen des Schutzgebietes, die Schutzherrschaft und
ihre Organe.^)
164. Abkommen mit England, betreffend die Abgrenzung der deutschen und britischen Besitzungen auf Neu-Guinea.
a. Note Ford Granvilles an den Kaiserlichen Botschafter in London.
LoreiZn Office, ^.xril 25^ t885.
Nonsieur l'^rndassadeur, lu tde l>lote wdicd I did rnvself tde honour to address to ?ou on tde 16^ ultimo I stated tdat Her Na^jest^'s Oovernrnent were disposed to suZM8t tdat tde boundary detween tde Lritisd and German protectorates in I^ew (Guinea sdould do, on tde l>lortd Lastern (üoast, tde point ot interaction ok tde 8^ parallel of 8outd latitude, and tdat, as regards tde interior, a fair and eczual division of tde territories sdould be arrived at dv ni^ans ok a conventional line, or lines, to de drawn frorn tde Ooast Lonndarv to soine point on tde 14I> Neridian of Last longitude wdicd divides tde Outcd possessions frorn tde re8t ot tde Island.
Her Na^jestv's Oovernrnent are now prepared to propo8e a line wdicd will in tdeir opinion answer to tdese conditions. It would run as follows.
KtartinA frorn tde Ooast near Nitre R-ocK on tde 8^ parallel ot' 8outd latitude, it would follow tdat parallel until it is interacted dv tde Neri- dian ok 147° Last longitude; would proceed tdence in a strai^dt line in a Nortd ^Vesterl)' direction to tde poiut of inter8ection ot' tde v'"> parallel of Loutd latitude witd tde 144^ Meridian of Last longitude; 5>nd would continue tdeuce iu a ^West l^ortd ^Vesterl/ direction uutil it rneets tde point of inter8ection ot' tde 5^ pai^llel ot' Loutd latitude witd tde 141^ Neridian of Last longitude.
I'dis liue would ^ive an area ou tde Oerrnan side of adout sixtv seven tdousand (67 WO), on tde Ln^lisd side ot' adout sixtv tdree tdou- sand (63 900), square rniles, and would nearlv approacd tde water parting line or natural doundarv.
I sdould de Zlad to dear frorn ?our Lxcellencv wdetder it would de considered dv tde (?errnan Oovernrnent to de a satistactorv frontier. I dave tde donour to de etc.
Oranville.
His Lxcellencv tde <üount Nünster etc.
*) Bezüglich der Uniformen der Beamten vergl. Deutsches Kol.-Bl. 1890, S. 101. Riebow, Die Kolonial-Gesetzgebung. 28