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island from the 141st parallel eastward is again sub¬ 
divided into two nearly equal portions, of which, by an 
agreement with Great Britain in 1886, Germany pos¬ 
sesses the northern, together with New Britain and 
New Ireland, and the various small islands in the neigh¬ 
bourhood. To this territory the name of Kaiser Wilhelm 
Land has been given, and, in defiance of the rules of 
geographical nomenclature, the names of New Britain 
and New Ireland have been altered to Neu Pommern 
and Neu Mecklenburg. All this group, including the 
Admiralty Islands, is collectively known as the Bismarck 
Archipelago. 
This dominion is administered by the New Guinea 
Company, who exercise the rights of sovereignty dele¬ 
gated to it by imperial letters patent, except where such 
functions are, in virtue of a special agreement, under¬ 
taken either partly or wholly by officials appointed by the 
home Government. The Commissioner is selected by the 
Government from the Board of Agriculture, and is supreme y 
the head of the Company is known as the “ Landeshaupt- 
mann,” and under him are various judges, residents, and 
other officials. The Company received the imperial 
authorisation on 17th May, 1885. No arms or spirits 
are permitted to be sold, and the labour traffic is for¬ 
bidden except for German plantations. There are five 
districts — Finschhafen, Konstantinhafen, Stephansort, 
Hatzfeldthafen, and Mioko—the latter in the Bismarck 
Archipelago. 
Finschhafen, the most important settlement, is situ¬ 
ated a few miles north of Huon Gulf. It has a good 
harbour, and the land in the neighbourhood is especially 
good, though thickly populated. The scenery is remark¬ 
ably pretty. Though wooded near the sea, the country 
immediately inland is hilly and dotted with clumps of 
