THE PREMIER AND THE FARMERS' UNION.
Sir Joseph Ward's action at tin- luiperiai Conference w.is warmly applauded at the .Kitrnicrs" tnion (/onfei'cn.e at Wellington on Thursday. "I think Hint, is one of the liuest"' suirgesi ions mail,> at the imperial Conference..'' said the president, referring to the Suez Canal proposil. The Conference iccmd.'d its satisfaction with the sugg lion, and al-o passed a resolution heartily endorsing tin; pronouncements . i ■Sir Joseph Ward i u regard to tlicjiav.il agreements. ,\lr McQueen (ijouthiundl thought the subsidy should not be less than CUMI.IIIHi; in fad, ii mi<r!it well I,e .0)11.00(1. Jlr .Maxwell (Taranaki) considered the navy -honld l,e siipporte.l by a per capita contribution throughout the Empire. Tile president (Mr .1. Wilson) said it was recognised '"11 Knglaiul that the colonies, witji their developmental responsibilities, could no; give so much as the people in EnglandIt was quite ol ••'ions we could nevr defend these, sho, s with the small navy we could iiii'ord to inaiutapn.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 8 July 1907, Page 4
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162THE PREMIER AND THE FARMERS' UNION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 8 July 1907, Page 4
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