Presentation of the Convention of 1895 in the Second and First Chambers of the States General, The Hague, June-July 1895

Abstract

In the Koloniaal Verslag of 1893, which was submitted by the previous Minister of Colonies with his official letter of 19 September 1893, one finds (on pp.29–30)² a detailed account of a meeting requested by the Governor of Queensland which was held in February 1893 between the Administrator of British New Guinea, Sir William MacGregor, 3 and the Resident of Ternate. Its purpose was to discuss mutual interests in an improved boundary regulation between the British and Netherlands territories in New Guinea.

Netherlands, Bijlagen tot de Handelingen der Staten-Generaal, 1894–5, Second Chamber, 191.3, 191.4, and 191.5 and Netherlands, Handelingen der Staten-Generaal, 1894–5, FirstChamber, pp.352, 357. Omitted are 191.1, containing the royal message, and 191.2, containing the Convention with the Dutch and English text. (For the latter see Doc. D. 6.) The Convention was approved by the Second Chamber ‘without discussion and without a roll call vote’ on 26 June 1895 (p. 1413) and by the First Chamber on 11 July 1895. It became law on 12 July 1895.