The Premier at Palmerston North.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3619, 8 February 1906, Page 2

The Premier at Palmerston North.

Replying to the toast of the “ Parliament nf New Zealand ” at the Palmers ton North banquet on Monday evening. Mr Seddon said he wanted to disabuse ‘he minds of the people of the idea that the Premier was the Parliament of New Zealand. He was grateful to Palmerston for the kindn°ss and ho - ai'ality't was showing to his worth" ■nlleague on the e'’e of his departur(Applause.) He felt that the colon’ vould ha well renresented by Sir Josenh Ward. (Anplanse.) There was only one Parliament in the world, and hat was the Parliament of New Zealand. (Applause). There was none ’head in progress or advancement r he Legislative experiments had bee - ' mrried out without danger to the Commonwealth, and were being copied -’•s-where. There was one quest!-”’ '■■’ve all others; He wanted to a ’■lew Zealand remam firm and trne o -

>e purity of race. (Applause.) Then' vere ■some who were callous, but t lav there was a cloud on the horizon ' which he directed, and he would

’V to Parliament and to the peonh we will have n* interterence, but wi l •Ink a'l narty differences and show a ho’d ffont in nrotection of the race ’ tAnplause.) He appealed to parent" o have their chi'dren educated pqn o tho?.e nf other nations. It was a i' >proach to New Zealand to import ■eterinary surgeons when we wanted hem—(Mr Lawry: “ There’** no need o ”)—hut where were they to be got' Va did n it train them, but we mu d lo so. If we were to be a self contained colony, Parliament w-uffd hav> to deal with the quest! l t'rained experts in connection with th lairy indu'tyy were also required, houd applause.) That reminded him ■> r the offer of too acres of land for lairy school. He believed he ha*’ brown out sufficient inducement to vnrrnnt another deoutation and the necessary legislatio i to relieve Palmers'on of that hundred acres, ( applause.) fh«v must train their own expertind they would be able to **end traine 1 men away in this as in the mining industry—men who were looked up to as the most highly-trained experts obtainable. (Aoplause.) There would he no fi-ewnrks in the next Parlia-nent—-'here would be nothing exrerne. He wanted Palmerston North, in the thorough and comprehensive wav in which it dealt with things, (*■ rake a hand in the International Exhibition, to do justice to the people and the district’s resources. Others were doing their part, and they migh' hist as well b“ dead as not to let the world know they were alive. (Loud applause.)