COLONIALS AT HOME.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6077, 14 July 1897, Page 2

COLONIALS AT HOME.

STILL BXNQTJETTING. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Per Press A»6ociation.) \- London, July 12. The Bight Hon,. 0. H. Beid, Premier of New South Wales, in an interview, ; stated that New South Wales had started a fresh career, and had made substantial progress. The recent elections had shown that the colony was more in the cause of Federation tbon There could be no union without South Wales. • Tho British newspapers are enthusiastic over the fact present by the Cr.pe warship to the Empire is unfettered. The Right Hon. G.JL 'Reid, Premier of New South Wales, in an interview lauded the Cupe Government for its gift, V and said it was undoubtedly a welcome ™ one, because the Cape has given all the trouble to Britain, while AustrUia had , rot given any. During the last 10 years Australia had contributed the equivalent M of several warships, while New South Wales had expended £500,000 in providing the finest naval base outside of • England. The Bight Qon. G. Beid, was enter* tained at a banquet in London. Lord Selbourne presided. The company,: which was a distinguished one, numbered two hundred. * Mr Beid, replying to the toast 'of'iflii - health, said the representation of the .' colenies in the Imperial v Parliament would add to the difficulties of a solution ■ of the complex problems involved over sea. It rested upon the proposers of these" startling changes to prove the ' ' present arrangements were unsatis- ■ factory. He said the Premier of Viotoria was 'wrong when he assigned the cause of the depression in the colonies to over borrowing. The real cause toas the fall in value of colonial produots to the extent of fifty ,per cent in twenty-five I years. Mr Gladstone spokf freely and with ease upon colonial problems on the oo* casion of the visit of the Premiers to Hawarden on (Saturday. He applauded Lord John Russelljfeefforts in securing responsible Government for the colonies in spite of the-difficulties of thetradi* tional Colonial Office policy, which was ; based on the belief thatthe 'colonies required to be administed by force. He said he had watched the career of Mr . Beid with the greatest interest, and , warmly congratulated him upon the success of his fiscal polioy. He hoped New South Wales would remain true to that policy. He also spoke in terms of approval of the fiscal policy of Sir Wilfred Laurier.