FEDERATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 127, 24 June 1901, Page 2

FEDERATION.

Mb. J. G. Bruce, writing from Sydney tothe'New Zeilvd Timea, advanced some c-tteg-r':: 1 reas 'lis why New Zea l-.nd shou'd ..o" fe 'entn. They are so c incite aid logical, and treat; upon th » qae tion so ct o'nsively that we cannot do be t-r th .n rep oduo * th<ra hare Mr, Bruc t's r ira as fn'l >ovs: -1 Federation diVrmchi'Of thq Maoris (clause 127) 2. It disfri n h : ses New Zeland womm (.J us> 128). 3. It puts New Zetland industries into corape i'ion with the black stave M-oiv of Qie nsUnl and the ders if N w South Wales (1 u e 92.) 4. New Zealand wouLl have to go back to shil'rg telegram) and two penny po-tagi to b i imfo m wiih the othor Stalei til! t'ey w iie ready to take ths s'ep f.»rwari (clnuse 51), 6. It g'i'es Austrjlia power to impose on Ne.v Zealand her lax qu rrantine ideas, wi'h pl«eue and smxll visi*a ions likely to follow (c'ause 51.) 7 It gives Australia powjr ti it terf-re with or take away old ago pens'ons, 8. It gives Australia powir fci fegislata so that Now Z alan ! could be flooded with paupers, criminals, or Asiatics, and hive i:o power to prove-1 it if only a vo'co in th>t 0 >mminweaHh. 9. It leaves it open for New Zealmd taxpayer to be cal'ed on to support on Aust> alian nver.ue. 'iable to be d minished by bash fi-es, ■trough's, stock pes k s a fleeing the continual taxpaxer's contribution thereto. 10. It hitch s an cnterprisin*, progre-tnve nee like tho Na<v Zeal'nde s on to the lackilauical, degenera'ing Austral'anthe motor car on to the 'ail board of the o'd staga-co ch. These reasons, Mr. Bruci addn, could be enlarged on if space permitted.