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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9015, 28 December 1907, Page 4

The Premier is evidently very sincere in his desire to adopt the suggestion of erecting Parliament Buildings by public; subscriptions. He told an interviewer at Auckland, yesterday, that after the holidays he intends to make enquiries with a view to ascertaining the feeling on the subject throughout the dominion. Denying that the idea originated with him, lis yet declares it to be a very good one. "The people of New Zealand," said Sir Joseph Ward, "are doingwell, and they have been doing well for years, and if all united the amount required could be raised with-

out any difficulty.. It is not merely a seßtkuental matter; it has its practical side, and if the proposal were carried out it would be a splendid ob-„ ject-lesson to the outside world. I can quickly ascertain the state of public opinion on the subject when I get to work. If it is not taken up with enthusiasm it would, of course, be useless to proceed further in the matter." There is no doubt that the Premier will speedily be able to ascertain the state of public opinion on the matter; bat.we Imagine that that opinion will nut coincide with his. Optimism in a very admirable trait in a public man, when limited to reasonable bounds; but is' not bir Joseph 'Ward carrying it to that region which is known as "beyond the beyonr's."