The Hokitika Guardian THURSDAY. OCT. 13th, 1921. THE PREMIER'S EXPERIENCES.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1921, Page 2

The Hokitika Guardian THURSDAY. OCT. 13th, 1921. THE PREMIER'S EXPERIENCES.

S, ’baking at Wellington on Monday at •• civic gathering in bis honor. Mr AL’.s. ,e v Prime Minister, gave an iutorcstrig resume (d the imperial questions too,-li-ed upon during bis late visit Home. He said that the Imperial Contcren.r was undoubtedly tlie most important ever held. 'Hie position bad changed completely since the earlier ones. I h.s was the first time representatives ot the Dominions. India and the Cioua colonies bad taken part in the government of the Empire with a direct voice (though of course not with equal intlu cnee). The Conference, be console. c t | thould be belli at least once a year. The present year was being marked by the most important business tliat bad ever come before Parliament, the de. pression New Zealand was exper,racing was not to be compared with w-in: was being felt in other count ries. Me should congratulate ourselves oil living j„ MU ,It a relatively happy count, y. Amour "bo followed iinaneial matter--should be gratified at tb’e result of the supplementary loan of £886,000 raised to facilitate the raising of the main loan. It realised £99 os, the lust terms obtained for a Dominion loan for many years. This showed the opinion, in "bieb New Zealand was held in the British money market. The fall in wool was one of the principal causes of the present position. There

was nu» a pasioialist in Now Zealand who could show ;i credit balance fur r past twelve months. I his lieces*nrt > nil,.; ted tile v.lmlc |ico|dc. The otd.v thine to do was to regulate espi'initure within income, to reduee tsNatieu where it was impeding commerce. lh s eotdd he (lone this session, hut the sisttinee 111 every individual in the country was essential to success. *f fey succeeded they would soon sc* v Zealand entciiitg attain on l >:1 ‘- period ol prosperity. HeveitiUji. to < ' well, of the Imperial C onlereii' r. i’r issev spoke of inter-Kni|.ite Ira ie. the fosterinjt of which wm ld assist the Kmpiiv. The J-lnij'ii*• could I'tetle. " everythin... necfs-i.iy fur the w-d'-ie • tt s. -.cions eiieiedt til Ilia a

tain ten times its pi.-m-iil | ,■ alati'-a. Australia and Canada bad abet O'" people I-, 1 1 ~ s.j i:a: t- mile. Tl.nl 'as ;,l,solol-ly al-m.l. It inipr A t.. increa e the -1.-hilily ami self -■ 1 . t of the Killj il-e. As a w-an- y. ", it in trade matters give preference i >■ eolinlries of the F.nipire. I 1“ > : . 1 not eel free trade in (be I or ice. ! a they should (let nearer to it than t 1 ■ ■ v were, fin the matter of ininii; ratin'. Mr M-.ssey -aid that there »;e a e-cat wiglatory inovemenl from Hritaio. 0"' proper outlet for them was lb- on tries of tile Empire. Tie emigrants were 111., pick of til. pid'ium. \ la' ll- proporl ion had in the l ast g"’-” foreign 11l lie-. Il w old «' 1 •I,ecu much Rotter if I'lev laid 1 ' ’- duced as was lying done C -l|i. - ,'tbin the Km.lire. Th, i"orc '■ett'.-s ~f the right class u lio ,-ould I- biom-lu to N-u /.calami, tin- better the , trv could -ml rid of it- '-irdeiis. I'-i ■ai" -cd ... ,1m t ime sending out ex ,1. •• m". h .Iso Me- piopo-cd to ma'-c n d

loiu m emigrants to I -iliiale settling Referring imm Mr Massey said Licit passenger services must before long be in.l,roved to th" extent of bavin- a thirty .lavs’ server between New Zealand and Britain for passengers and mails. This did not apply, of course, to cargo shirs. Mr Massey dealt briefly with aviation and witeless developments, and went el. to speak of the Wasl.il.-ton Conference. There were, be said, difliei.lties in the way. but they wer- not insuperable, lie greatly re-.etted that the American Government bad prevented a preliminary conference, for it would hare been only (Ourtesy to have allnucd tiePrenders of Now /.calami *nd .t-stial-i the count.-i-s most closely mm , ril 'd I’willi the Uaeilie (|uestion, an np’orlurity to b- present and discuss their views. , 11«• was not hitt- ra’ ’ . but be

greatly m'HivlUml it. llowovrr, Ni»w Zoalnml intfiulfd to n*im*spntp<l :»t Washington :md li<* uo'-'M mi ! s*‘lortnnt jinmnmroiiicnt on tin* sol.j < t in tin* House shortly. It h d I . imi jiointod out tlint iu faro of tl»»' Coni'triico two nations won* building I’m*

most |>ow«‘i ful shii>s i‘vpr .-otui. It wds impossible for this to L r o on and f' r Hritniu to remain innrtivc. and ns *i rc'sidt four o.T<»:»t. Fmpiro shins were now boinu; built, time eome when New Zealand would lv ealled upon to share in paying for lh«*st* and ])4*rl»aps other ships. He had said without- hesitation that New Zealand wo'dd pav its share, hut the finance of the Dominions would not h«* interfered with. The Parliament of each dominmn would fix its contribution to the cost.