THE FEDERAL PREMIER.
GIVES THE SOCIALISTS A LIVELY TIME. PROPOSED DUTY ON NEW ZEALAND PINE. By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Rooeivod 1.4 p.m., June 12. Brisbane, June 11. Mr Reid addressed a iurgo meeting and fulfilled the recently oxprostod desire of tho Socialist Association of delivering a strongly anti-Soeialiatic speech. Ho characterised tho Whito Ocean and contract clauses of tho Postal und Navigation Acts as blots on tho Statuto Book, the extremes of übsurd and ridiculous nonsense. He roeoguißtd the national importance of tho sugar industry, und tho serious responsibility involved by tho deportation of i Kanakas. The question of sugar bonus and doportation will bo dealt with by the Treasurer whuu ho delivers his Budget I next mouth. I A deputation asked for inoreased duty on New Zoalaud pine. I They said that thirty thousand were onI gaged in the timber industry in Quoeusi land. Without increased duty a groat | majority would lose their means of liveli- | hood.
Mr Reid "promised that if a written statement were submitted ho would place it before Cabinet.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1478, 12 June 1905, Page 2
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