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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1988, 25 January 1907, Page 1

speedily bo effaced, mid prosperity oi’co moro visit tlio colony.—N.Z. Herald. THE PREMIER. SPEECH AT DUNEDIN. In Lliu course of his reply to the spoccli of welcome by the Mayor of Dunedin (Mr Geo. Lawrence), at the reception tendered to him by the citizens of Dunedin, at the Garrison Hall, the Premier (Sir Joseph Ward) referred to the regrettable death of Sir James Forgussou and to the disaster in Jamaica. Sir Joseph then wont on to say that at the Imperial Conference most important subjects "Were to bo dealt with. There was a consensus of opinion steadily being formed that the great interests of the Empire called for some concrete, authoritative body, capable of conveying tlio decisions of the governments of tlio respective countries to the groat Imperial Government, in whoso interests, and by whoso actions, the material affairs iff the outlying portions of the Empire were so frequently likely to be concerned, and, in some instances, involved. Tlio expansion that bad gone on in recent years bad been so swift and so great that what was all right a few years ago was quite inadequate and unsatisfactory in helping the countrios now.

INTRODUCTION OF COLORED l-J- RACES. r ’:' ! 'As an illustration of what value smell a council would be to a country i sueh as this, they might take the quostion of the introduction of col- , orod races. It would be conceded ..Unit the people in our own country have a better knowledge of kvliat was ..good for .aiis• • ivliat they were ’props rod iftb;;? : alloV, than other people, who, however enptblo they might bo, lacked local knowledge and the local aspirations of our people.. Many. matters, among others that dealing with the question of the colored races, could be more effectively handled and controlled by a trusted representative of the people upon an Imperial council relieving those who were responsible for the government of Great Britain itself—to say nothing of India and other portions of its possessions—and he felt persuaded that the authorities in the Old Country would herald the creation of on Imperial Council, an a proper basis, in the light of members of a distant family coming together in the old home to assist in the preservation and the strengthening of the tie that binds them together. (Applause.) LIMITING ALIEN IMMIGRATION. The motion of which he had given notice was: “That in all future treaties with foreign nations the Imperial Government will make such treaties subject to the right of all its selfgoverning colonies to pass such laws as they think fit to limit to the fullest degree short of absolute exclusion the immigration into those colonies of liens.” The motion embodied blio undoubted right of the British people of New Zealand to frame their own legislation governing aliens, and they were surely justified in asking the' Mother Country, in any treaties, that it may require for offensive or defensive purposes to enter into, to preserve this right for its self-govern-ing colonies to exercise. (Applause.) They could not ask to he allowed to legislate for absolute exclusion, as that would necessarily he denied, and it would be unfair to ask it, but they could ask for tbe preservation of the right to legislate for tlie limitation to the fullest degree of the introduction of colored or alien races to the country.

THE EMPIRE'S TRADE. With reference to the question of the improvement of trade, between idle Old Country and its outlying possessions, the Premier said the present was an age of active competitive rivalry. It resolved itself into the survival of the fittest in commercial development and expansion. It was the plain duty of the Old Land, as well as the newer ones attached to it, to zealously guard against the encroachment that others were endeavouring to make uj)on it in the commercial world.,,What they wanted to aim at was a fair field under equal conditions, and with such the British manufacturers, like the British artisans could hold their own against any 'other country. This_ all-import-ant question- —intricate, difficult, and far-reaching—was one which could with advantage have been investigated by a council, and in that investigation it was but right that a country such as New Zealand should have its own representative, well posted, well informed, and well directed by the Government of the country assisting to formulate such a system as would, after careful consideration, he host calculated to achieve the laudable ends which all classes in this country had in view. RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA. And so with regard to reciprocal treaties. There was no reason whatever why we should not have a reciprocal treaty with Canada. This was essentially a matter at present for the Governments of Canada and Now Zealand to go into, and lie had already taken the necessary steps to be in a position to discuss the whole matter on a practical basis with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister of Canada, in London. They were ready to consider a reciprocal treaty with Australia —(applause)—bgt a treaty to ho of service to hoth countries must he mutually fair. DEVELOPMENT OP NORTH ISLAND. That the North Island was developing very rapidly at present, was well known;' it was a happy circumstance and augured well for the future of the coloiiv. Though some people miglit feel concerned at the increase of population, the North as against the South, he was not one who shared the feeling. No portion of the colony could go on developing without benefiting more or less every portion of it. The insular feeling ought pat to ho encouraged, and should liot be a factor in considering what was right in the interests of either island.

TROUBLE ON WARSHIP. LIEUTENANT ANl)' FIVE MEN ,DESERT. PERTH, Jan. 10. H.M.S. Encounter did not leave port until some hours alter the other mon-of-war, owing to the fact that a strict search was being made for the missing lieutenant and five seamen. The search proved fruitless, and the Encounter had to leave without, them From facts supplied to the police, it appears that one of the officers was responsible for the financial conduct of the Encounter canteen. The sum of £IGO was onco standing to the credit of the ship : s canteen, but on examination it was found that only £6O remained. It is further alleged that the commander of the vessel, on hearing of the defalcation, immediately placed the officer . under arrest, pending a court-martial to he convened amongst' the admirals taking part in the naval conference at Singapore). ‘This step, it was believed, was taken on Monday, hut when the vessel was being got ready for sea on the following day, it was found that 1 tho officer was missing. Before the vessel departed a warrant for the arrest of tho officer was issued by the commander of the Encounter. Just beforo tho Encounter left port tho police were in forme dtliat five seamen were missing.

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