As appears by the correspondence laid before Parliament in 1876, he was the first to suggest the annexation of Eastern New Guinea, in a long letter addressed in 1874 to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of which was sent, with a covering despatch, by Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon to each of the governors of the Australian colonies.
Francis Bacon | Francis I of France | Francis Ford Coppola | Pope Francis | Connie Francis | Francis I | Francis Poulenc | Francis of Assisi | Francis Drake | Richard Francis Burton | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | Francis | Francis Xavier | James Francis Edward Stuart | Francis Scott Key | St. Francis Xavier University | Francis Crick | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | Francis Galton | Francis Toye | Francis II | Francis Fukuyama | Francis Collins | Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings | Arlene Francis | Taylor & Francis | St. Francis | Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet | Francis Veber | Francis Marion |
Francis Labilliere, William Westgarth and John Dennistoun Wood served on a committee of six to draft the prospectus of the Imperial Federation League.