COLONIAL PREMIERS AT HOME

Hastings Standard, Issue 346, 12 June 1897, Page 3

COLONIAL PREMIERS AT HOME

DOINGS OF COLONIAL

STATESMEN

(P<->- Press Association. —Copyright.)

London, June 10

Sir John Forrest and the Hon. C. C. Kingston are the guests of the Mayor of Leeds, Sir James Kitson, Cart., M.P. The Hon. C. C. Kingston is obtaining data for the guidance of the South Australian Cabinat with regard to the construction of a transcontinental railway to Port Darwin. As a result of a consultation with Sir A. Clarke, Sir G. Turner has decided to remove the entire \ ictorian Agency - General from the \ ictorian Chambers, Westminster, to prominent premises in the city. It is intended to extend the scope of the agency by exhibiting the products and pushing the interests of the colony generally. June 11. Speaking at a banquet at Leeds the Hon. C. C. Kingston—who expressed amazement at the extent and variety of the industries of England—said the colonists were eapable of strong and faithful adherence to aS that concerned' the integrity and defence of the Empire. Sir John Forrest said his colony would immigrants, give them a grant of fSO acres of land for nothing, and assist the occupiers in Improving their holdings. He contracted the sparseness of the population of Westralia with the density of that of Leeds. He mentioned that during six years Westralia spent £5,000,000 in British manufactures. Both speeches were greeted with nrach applause. The Premiers of the other colonies were not able to visit Leeds. Sir George Tamer, in the course of u interview with a representative of Si* James's Gazette, said Australia Was anxious for the best possible agreement with Britain with regard to improved communications, matters of Ss&noe, and closer trade relation*.