§ MR. EASTWICKasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether any information has been received that the water-logged vessel containing a number of dead and half-starved Polynesian Islanders, which was recently towed into a North Queensland port by one of Her Majesty's ships of war, is identical with the schooner "Peri," which brought a cargo of kidnapped natives to Kigi, from the Salomon Islands, and on board of which an attempt was made to shoot Mr. March; and, if not, if he can state to what country the vessel belonged?
§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSENsaid, in reply, that he was not in possession of any official information on the subject; and until he was, he was unwilling to make any statement; but he would gladly give any certain information as soon as he received it.
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