DOMINION DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 28 September 1907, Page 5

DOMINION DAY.

ALSTIUUAN PRESS COMMENT. Sydney, September 27. The Sydney .Horning Herald, referring to New Zealand's celebration < f Dominion Day, says:—"ln one respect the new departure must be recognised u significant. Does it put the Brushing touch to the possibility of New Zealand eome day throwing in her lot with Australia and uniting witii i'.< in »:>' Australasian Commonwealth? It must he confessed th.it tile prospect bad been decreasing steadily with the li'glit of years. It is extremely iinprobiblc thai anything can happen to make toe new Dominion give up 'its just acquired glory. In any e se, New Zealand appreciates too highly the privilege of taxing the products of this Commonwealth, and selling its fodder in had season.'', to come in now and share the Federal "burden."

The Daily Telegraph says: "If terms count, we should fay that 'colony' rings higher than any p-ssible substitute, . nd it cannot be paralleled a3 a recilh-r of the forefathers of Gee.it Britain and the great deeds they did. Name-, ho .ever are mere conveniences, and l)o":in on Day is only important as milking fie occasion of New Zealand's recognised attainment to the position of an Empire State in a double .-ense. The; passing of such a stage is a (hing to be memori Jised. for to the Empire it typifies the onward march of the Greater Britisher, and to the colonist (and to the Dominionist) it illustrates Imperial concession of honors won. New Zealand has come of age—a fact upon which all her younger Australian sisters will sincerely felicitate her !n ttoit transition. She represents the - fine flower of another generation's planting. done lo bravely in the teeth of dangers as to constitnte one of the Britisher' greater triumphs of expansion, bat by methods of acquisition which, in s-jua-c Sealing with native ocenpiers, may challenge compirison in the history of the worM.'' '--U'" Received 27th, 0.55 am. London, Septomlicr 27. Hie New Zealand High Commisslener's office was closed on Dominion Day and the staff were given a holiday. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ABROAD Per Press Association. Wellington, Friday. Additional messages received ly the Premier are as follows: From Western Australia.—"Heart iest greetings and congratulations from Western Australia to New Zealand on attaining dignity of Dominion. May ] prosperity attend your future.—Moore. Premier." From South Australia. "South Australia heartily congratulates New Zealand on her status. Best wishes.- . Price, Premier." *

FWm Tasmania.—"Trust change will lead to great and still greater prosperity and advancement.—Evans." From the Commonwealth Parliament. —"The Senate and House of Eeprescn' atrres of the Commonwealth of Austrv lia desire to take the opportnnitv of the assumption of Dominion by New Zealand as her new title to offer to t b Dominion their hearty congratulate n r Upon her great past and great promise for the future, and wish for her con tinning prosperity as part of that grejt Empire to which the Commonwealth de lights to belong.—lt. C. Baker, President; F. W. Holder, Speaker." Wellington, Last Night.

The Premier has received the follow fag cable from the Hon. F. Madden. Speaker of the Legisaltive AraemMy of Victoria:— "Victoria's heartiest congratulations on New Zealand's promotion among the nations. Eirnestly wWl_ maintained wisdom and ever-in-enaaing enterprise, prosperity and dignity to our sister.''

In the course of an interview by a Wellington Post reporter with regard to the change of the colony's name m Dominion,' Sir Joseph Ward said:—A great deal of controversy has lak ■;, .place on the question of what ;h, change of designation means as far .s the official changes are concerned. •"111, change," Sir Joseph said, dealing with this aspect of the matter, "means no increase whatever in the cost of running the State or Parliamentary institutions of this country." Necessarily there win be minor changes. The designation oi "Colonial Treasurer' and "Cob.nial Secretary," for instance, will be ait-red —in the first caso. the Minister holding the office will become Minister of •nee," and in the Litter "Minister oi Internal Affairs." In all probability the term "M.11.R.'" applied to members of the Lower Uuu.sc will become "M.P.,'' and that of "M.L.C." applied to members of the Legislative Council "Senator."