PRINCIPAL GRANT ON NEW ZEALAND

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1948, 19 September 1888, Page 3

PRINCIPAL GRANT ON NEW ZEALAND

+■ Principal GraDt, of Canada, whi c Id Melbourne, was intorvlawid by 0 "Herald" reporter, and the following oolloquy took place : — 11 What think you of Now Zealand ?"— " 1 was chsrrood wl<h if," s»id tbe visitor, and there was that In h's . tones which denoted that ho meant all he aald — " waa charmed wllh Its scenery, its olimate, its resources, its prospco'.s, tha genenil health of the people, and their warm hoapitality. I know that both New Zealand ftnd Queensland are burdened moat huavlly with publio debt bat I boo no reason for doubting the future of either colony. Tholr debis are to a great ex'oni investments, and tho value of those m- , vestments Is oertuln to inoroaao with thu development of each colony. I mot sovorut of the pcllt'olans, bat politfoi there, as m every othor Isolated colony, are naturally oot-fiaod to local quostlcns < m which visitors ore not muoh interested. There are 45m0 striking personalities m the L3gisla f iUre, and mon who undorstsnd the oondltlon of the country are determined to equalise revenuj and expenditure " " Very Scotch, New Zealand !" was ( suggested. There was a smilo, and <ho ( anawer : — "I fonnd a great mnrfy H.. o'ch ' there. In t^ot Ocago ia m >ro Scotch than Sootland, Dunedln moro hilly th*t Ecli'ibatgh, and the Doric of the people ■ absolutely pure. New Zaaiand seems ' divided into four geographical partf, each of wh'oh is diatinot from the other. Hence there never will bs one groat centre to absorb all tho life of the colony to itself. Which is trn moro healthful ' for tho oonatry it is not forme to nay. No doubt thero will be differences of opinion on tho subject- f