THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 229, 15 February 1913, Page 5

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.

-MR. ALLEN' AT lIOMI-

THE DEFENCE Qli>T|nN

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Loudon. February Li.

The Colonial Institute gave a luncheon ill honor of .Mr. Allen, at which Earl drey pre-ided. and Lords Pluuket. Lamington and Stradbroke. Hon. T. Mackenzie and manv New Zealand' rs and Australians

were present. Mr. Allen detailed New Zealand's efforts to uphold British tradition-, including her treatment of Maoris and her measures for military and naval defence. What had been done was done willingly. If called on to make similar sacrifices in future r.o New Zealander would say no. New Zealand had come to the «.-oncli;v'<n that spasmodic efforts were iiisiitleient and that something permanent be done. Tlis recent visit to Australia convinced him that the Australians were making gre.ner sacrifice* for '' • K:u;-irc ami defence than any of Ih. Dominion-. Appeals to the spirit of ::.itiiiT\».iity had , nabli d Australia :o !•. ll.a". a::d if a

similar appeal was mad- in New Zealand he was convinced that n permanent defence organisation vrnuld i <• e-tabli-licd. which would male- the 1.-noire evn .stronger to maintain ile p- a f tinworld.

Sir Joseph Ward, in propo-ing the health of the chairman, said everyone mi,>:ht not agree with all of Mr. Allen = views, hut everybody would admit he v,a? animated l>y an carm-i de-ire to promote Imperial ideal-. Lord Orev replied that X'ew Zealand s <»ift of a Dreadrought had revea'e.l te all nations the potential strength oi the overseas 'Douiinio'n=. At Lord Oreys instance the gttp's. before the speeches began, stood silent for a moment in memory •>! f.iptnin Scott and hi- companion?.