MR WHITAKER ON FEDERATION AND ANNEXATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 34, 9 January 1884, Page 3

MR WHITAKER ON FEDERATION AND ANNEXATION.

(united press association.) . Auckland, January 8. The Hon. i l . Whitaker, delegate to ! ihe late Intercolonial Federation Conference,'addressed a public meeting tonight m the Theatre Royal on 1 the proceedings of the late Conference, and the questions of Federation and Annexation. His Worship the Mayor, Mr W. ! R. ; Waddell, presided. There was a good attendance. Mr Whitake'r was well received. He delivered an able and comprehensive address on the Conference and other question's named. He spoke hopefully of the results of .'the labours of the Conference and the public spirit of his fellow delegates. He stated that he had 'reasons' to' believe 1 ' that the annexation .of, New Guinea would be an accomplished fact m six months. He would have been pleased to "We 1 hWd Sir 'George G-Vey '; as |a\' ; fellbw delegate, 'and woiiW hia^ . cordially cooperated with him foi the good ofTlheir adppt%d .country.? .The' ,quejs : tlons involved were lioti party eneßj but the seVefcti 'Governments' 'bbrieerned having 1 to beaV'iihe responsibility, and to carry mattets through ?i thought lit only right i!hat they should appoint as delegates gentlemen cdnnecied wiib. their administrations rather than the leader? of Her Majesty's Opposition. A vole of thanks to Mr Whitaker for h is- address Was proposed by ' Mr J . CV. . Firth, seconded" iyy Mr . J, M f Shera, v iind was d'artied by acclanratibni j