PROBLEMS OF GREATER BRITAIN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1998, 23 January 1890, Page 1

PROBLEMS OF GREATER BRITAIN.

Londom, Jan. 19. Sir C. Dilko's book entitled " Problems of Greater Britain" is published. The author eulogises Chief Justice Bigginbotham and Messrs Service, Qiiliws, and Deukiu, of Yictoria. The last named, ho thinks, is sure (o become Premier of Victoria, and probably of Australia. New South Wales, in Sir C. Dilke's opinion, is certain to increase har customs tariff sooner or later. Property and coil are nlao indicated as the direction in which extra taxation will be levied. Sir H. Parkes is described as a prodigy, and Mr Bernhard Wise, Minister of Justice, as the man of the future. Lord Carrington has shown himself lo bs singalarly independent of the Oolonidl Office, and evidently sharss the views of Sir H. Parkes and Mr Dibbs as to the ultimate separation of Australia from the mother country. Sir C. Dilke thinks the prosperity of South Australia is assured, and adds that the claims of Western Australiafor responsible government should ba conceded in full. The Wakefield system of colonisation might be applied to that country with good results. The vetoing of the New South Wales Divorce Bill is condemned. Mr Chief Justice Higginbotham would be chosen Governor of Victoria if the digeity were made elective. Mr Daniel Syme, of the Melbourne Age, is denominated the apostle of protection in tho colonies—the forerunner of Henry George's doctrine that the State Government should be sole landlord. S'r H. Parkes' financial embarrassments and consequent raffling of his effects will, in Sir C. Dilke's opinion, only increase the number of his admirers, and, notwithstanding hif> debts and his trashy poetical effusions, his enemies will fiod themselvHß powerless to sink him.