The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1903. THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 152, 1 July 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1903. THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.

The speech from the representative of His Majss y the Kirg on the ooaa'ion of the opening cf the first session of the fifteenth parliament appears in this issue. It is somewhat longer thin usual, and as a history cf events occulting since the opening of lust Scß:ion of the late Failiament is more than usually intert sting. It is not necessary to fellow its derails, as cur readers have it before them. We ctnnot refrain, however, from riferring to the remarks made by His Excellency regarding hs approicbing departu-e from the colony. This departure His Exc.l eccy. appsars to contemplate with some regret, and we take this oportunity of saying that widespree d and universal regret is felt by tbe people of the colony at losing one who, in his own person and that pf his charming Countess, has become so well known and popular. Never has the Governor of the colony taken so much pains to visit snd become personally acquainted with the various parts of the colony and its people, enabling the latter to express, through him, their loyalty to the Throne aud Empire, The wish of every colonist will be that His Excellency and Lady Ranfurly may long be spared to tcj >y a we'l tarred rest frona the official duties of the important position they have si % wor hly | adorned, The latter part of the t peach indicates the measures which Parlia- | meet will be asked to consider end | they m»ke a truly formidable and, on I the whole, satisfactory lis''. The lis', jis remarkable, however, fcr what it does not contain, ratber than for I what it does contain. A font, mporaiy remarking on tbe probable busiuees of | the sessien a few days ago, said the i most important questions that would cccupy tbe session were the threa L's, viz., Land, Latour, and Licet siog. Strange to say the latter which bus been so much before tbe public, is conspicuous by its absenea, and this is a remarkable feature cf ote of the most interesting and business-like speeches we have had for some years. Tie announcement tint at no distant date it is intended to hold an exhibition on an extensive scale in New Zealand, and that the colony is to be represented at the gieat exposition at St. Louis in the United States, will be read with pleasure and shou'd, b sides being a splendid adver iiemtnt for the colony, give a decided impetus to agricultural aDd t>ur manufacturing industries, and senerally pi', m jte the trade and commerce cf the colony.