Despatch and Correspondence Respecting the Deportation of South Sea Islanders From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Sydney: Thomas Richards 1871. F'scap folio. Wrapper. (220pp.). Includes extensive testimony from both sides of this debate and cites the case of the 'Young Australian' a black birding ship whose captain and owner were charged but then released. Captain George Palmer who seized the ship and freed the slaves was ordered by Sir Alfred Stephen to pay reparations as the ship was 'illegally' seized.