MR SEDDON AT SYDNEY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 90, 21 April 1902, Page 3

MR SEDDON AT SYDNEY.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. A DIPLOMATIC BPKEOH. PEKPKBSS ASSOCIATION. Received 20. 5.13 p as. Sydney, April 20. Mr O'Sullivan, Minister for Works, boatded the Grayton Grange and welcomed M r Seddon, who said it had been a pleasant voyage across. A brillimt ga*hering attended the banquet at 'he Hotel Australia in tho evening under the auspices of Burt and Cotnpmy and Houlder and Company, to welcom« Mr aroonvst those present being Hons. Barton, See, Wise, O'Sullivsn, Reid, Mr Jas Mills, and Sir W, Lyne. Mr Cox was chairman. Messrs Bir'o* l , Wise, b<?e, and Sir W. Lyne eulogised Mr Seddon, who was present at the banqunt, which w»s tendered to him on lHnlf of th« shipping companies. It nuy be mentioned Mak, but for the oompinios forestalling it, tbe Government of New South Wale# h id to give a reception to Mr Seddon.

Mr Wise characterised Mr Seddon as a great Englishman, who not only represented the Imperial interest, but also represented a He would figure in English history as one who had helped to make the Empire a living reality. Mr Seddon met with a great reception on rising to respond amidst shouts of " Kapai te Kinga." He said that [ouch a gathering was not a personal | honour, but an honour to h's colony, ; which was ever friendly to Australia, He hoped thit friendliness would continue in the future and prove a boon. AVhatever differences of opinion m'sbt xts* l between in Ans^ralin jor politicians in New Zealand it cou'd j 1 ot destroy our friendship of I indrod 'nt'j-fjttp, ih : ch were largely Men'ical, and their first work should la that oF working together for the c nitron go"d. For the time bsinp New Zealand had to work out her own destiny, but would ever 'ook with a fiierdly eye towm-ds Aus'rilia. He t-usved that, the present they should have reciprocity not reprisals. The q leation is, "Who wi]] holdout tbf o' v® branch t" New Zealand was prepared .to do so. Four yars ago a law w«b passed pe raitting reciprocity with South Australia. He h«d been too long a public Bin to be drawn on the Pacific Islands question, b«t New Zealand's policy far th* last. f hirty years hid been flhuped with the desire to see the British flig ovor all of them. Fireign possession could not be otherwise imimic*l to British interests, and Auafr'ali* find wbe*> sho came to discuss the question that it would rot b« discussed as to how it af-1 fected Aus'ralia or N«w Zealand, but kiw i". would r-ffsct/.he British Empire. He prote*t«d against being made an instrument of torture to " pin prick '' the Federal Government on various Because one happened to hav* tendered a contingent, before another, it was nothing to cavil at.. He pave a denial to t,h-> st dement about »endiof» a h«rde of M°ohm to settle the var. and mte-atrd his remarks about the " kidgloved " methods of warfare,