AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 183, 12 January 1915, Page 7

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

TliKll! KATIv AM) J"0liTl"N"K I.INKKD Mil FJSIJKJOj VISIT. Speaking at the welcome at "Wellin:;ton on Friday. tin- lion. Amimv l-'islu r. Prime .Mini.-tvi' of the Australian rommonwralth, -aid that Australia had a cordial and wanu-licuiliNl fi't-linu* toward-; t!i<- people of \cw Zealand, ami Vl.u roll h ; ll'l \ :': 11 Unit IV. Jill'.; '' irir.l to. "ill iiiy i>lliiiji)ij onr a■ t 1 fori llf ■ - nr.' linked. lli.-r irr- voi ,»| iii):- ta-ojirnph val pt>H i■ >ji in tii<- South 1 Inf. far 1"' it from nil- or any ! I Vf-t' 11;I< 1 to ill ! X'-vz Zetland -houlti impair any of }i ; -'!\crti-!i rijilits and privihie*, in tin- inir'-;-!- of lllr ( omnoirvealth of An<1 rail:!. hn{; if if. i<> our < ..".phoii ad\;:?;f a: 1 < . we ran r« :u*l■ common a.im : ; and achh-ve ooniifi'-n junj■<i^«without iat].airtn.tr our individual autonomy, and whin- at same time ivnuthenin:; ill. ]!!!-• vv.i of il.c Mr-li-i* Dominions of Canada and po--iMy South Africa, we -ha 1 ] i'r doir,;f a. s» r\ - r' 1 '• to onr-'-lve •. and {!* a i: j'; a 1 Kmpliv of which v,e form a I-a ii. lA;>pla it-.-1. . . Ilidi'i'i lU'f lias l.ren innd«- to h.-lp that may have h".-n rend' red 1o and 1o >ou 1■ v ;iis Maie-ivN n-tra!inn Xavy. Auswhile '" "1 ..f portion 1- :?(■!■ i':. (|n W!-'! to li-.' that a.-- a 1 '■ v ith \ mi. Far ha it from lir-'ti. . . Tf out of the circnmr.lanc-c:-ih-U have nnd out of

stances that may arise in the future, there should be a nearer and more cordial l'c'ationsliip between the two Domillions or the four Dominion* that 1 have mentioned. well and good, but we arc not here on that mission at a'! We arc here prii.irviiy for a holiday." He added that while here lie would liable to arrange for reciprocitv in old. »«;c pensions and invalid pen-jon-., about which both Governments were in agreement.