IMPRESSIONS OF AUSTRALIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 11 January 1912, Page 5

IMPRESSIONS OF AUSTRALIA.

AN EX-GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S PAPER. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 10, 9.30 p.m. London, January 0. Lord Dudley, ex-Governor-General, read a paper before the Royal Colonial Institute on some impressions of Australia. He declared that federation had enormously facilitated the adoption of improved defence, and it was also of the greatest value in matters of external affairs. As Australia's importance increased the Imperial Government would find it necessary and advantageous to consult Australia very closely on some subject*. It would have been wiser to wait developments 'before transplanting the Federal capital to the middle of the bush, away from the broadening influences to be derived from contact with the various interests in the centres of population. Australia had too many professional politicians, and too many politicians altogether. Fourteen houses of Parliament was an overgrown allowance. He denied suggesting that Australian politicians were guilty of corruption. On the contrary, the purity of the public service was one of Australia's proudest boasts. He advocated immigration,. a White Australia, and san Australian navy. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. EX-GOVERNOR AND SENATOR. VIEWS DISAGREED WITH. Received 11, 12.40 a.m. London, January 10. ■ The Hon. James H. McColl disagreed with Lord Dudley's approval of the Australian navy, which would be an enormous load on Australians. He says, it would b& far better to contribute half what the cost would be to the Imperial navy. Lord Dudley, replying, admitted that many Australians thought like Mr. McColl, but Australia would not make an adequate contribution in any other way. The people were rightly opposing taxation without representation. ~