IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
London, March 22. Lord Rosebery, presiding at a meeting of the Federation League, stated that the Defence Committee, of which Lord Bmsey had been elected president, would shortly make a report to the league. Lord Rosebery urged the importance ot securing the safely of colonial interests in the event of war, and thought it more important at the present juncture to cut irate the sympathy ot colonial arms than to give colonists seats in the British Parliament. Fie thought it would be difficult for any man to say whether within the next decade Home or colonial influence would predominate in the British Empire. Lord Brassey, in the course of a speech on the occasion, said that, during his recent tour of the Australian colonies, he had conversed with (he leading men of Australia on the aims and aspect of the Federation League, and that he had been assured by Mr Gillies and Mr Deaken, the Preraiar and Chief Secretary respectively, of Victoria, that colonial ministers approved of the policy of the league. Lord Stanley also spoke, and strongly advocated the desirableness of giving the colonies direct representation in the British Parliament.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1715, 24 March 1888, Page 4
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193IMPERIAL FEDERATION. Temuka Leader, Issue 1715, 24 March 1888, Page 4
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