COMMONWEALTH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 123, 26 May 1903, Page 2

COMMONWEALTH POLITICS.

Received 25, 6 D.m. MELnouuNE, ULay 25. A f >rec>t of the 6 ivarnorspeech iadica'r'Ha tnimoer of important measures, B lis will be submife 1 provtdng for a high court, the ratification of the nuv.il agreement, uniform syst-iu of defence, to regulate legal procedure so as to minimise delay and oxp.ns-, to accept NiW Guinea as a territory of tha 0\ mraonweilth, establish a federal court nf cone llittion and arbitration, provide for high commissioner in Lo.idor, uniformity patent laws, nationalisation of a'iens, to detl with rings and trusts, establish inter-stUe commission in connection with eft'jrts -to substitute white for coloured labour in ths sugar! industry, change rendered necessary in presont method of allowing robites which are charged against States concorned by loins which must be borne by whol.i population. Owing to the pre?su?e t>f domestic logis'ation !it is u?.d-»!s' , ood that no resolutions de sling with the Ojlonial Oonfereno*, including tho question of preferential irade, will be submitted. It is probab'e Parliament will bd asked to affirm the consUuction of the r&ilway to Westralia and aiuhorisi tho necessary surveys. Although considerition will ba givon to the question of taking over Sta'o debts, it i-s not likely to bo dealt with this session. It also may be found necessary t> hold ovar ths Navigation Bill. Allusion will be m;,de to the Pacific O.tbl-i an! the new Eistaru Extension agreement. It cannot be expected tin Pao lie Cable will in:mediately return a profit, but it has had i.ho effect of sowing a teduction of ratts. Ac'iou is fore-hadow das regirds mikiug a fresh mail contract in oneoaatci with tha prohibition of employmnit of coloured lab lurers.