New Zealand and Federation.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 144, 2 May 1901, Page 4

New Zealand and Federation.

• TDNBY, April3Kf|l| )W t , My Leys, on being interviewed,fsal^fjß that the Commis«ion«ra' 1 that the people of New South w J^»!^p:J| j not man fest any great interest ;fathlp« i question whether New Zealand diAgiiE^-M ' did not join, the leiie'-atioa. The. a^ijS , that the Cemraui-ioners came here 'ttJs%l'JM very rni-?st of the Federal elections *wf ;'/iM probably a good deal to do with"ihir#^B In all the obcr colonies the ifrgniriea'aWiM the Commission excited a of f!■ I pnbl:e interest ; at the same time it .Wft» ; .:-'jß ! of a very acadeJ^kind/--^^iiepr'l*;*«i^M | Australia felt toward New Zealand l?eWaj much as the New Zealaiders felt towirjK|jfM them—a feeling of great- friendßnew^H but there seemed to be no very extea^j^'fl ; knowledge- of New.-. Zealand affairs, of ||fl unity of interefct. , The public oM»"'"mflB all the States expressed a^b«c?qgans^l sincere destr« that'; New Zealand BhotfHl^jj^B coma into Federationy The inquiries had raised- ,ti^|B| whether Zealand .should loojfc^fsHfli permanent markets for her prodttctfl Ifi^H these States: All had such l*rge' a^|S of agricultural lands capable of gtowi^||M - every kind of peoduce, and P^Q^rolyH nesß was expanding at inch a rate' * Q *j|§fH the Stalest were unlikely ttt '-'• ts§>jH dependent upon outside pfoa*nef»i|^H except at times of axceptional BcarcHyii^B In regard to defence, it was "greed Jby|^B all the military exerts consulted, ti>«fc|M New Zealand's defence should 'b«^tMi|JM Navy, and for a very loop period Neif.9 Zealand mu<t look to the British N»vfß tor protection, - :;-"i"^|M Mr Leys added that lb must not be^M l nferred that the Commissioner? n^fiM come to any conclusion adverse;'''•tJß Federation. Their labours liad l^exi|^B entirely directed to the taking of iViMjM dence, and they had purposely avoid)»j^fl at all their meetings discussing'trfe^^B main hjsue till the whole of the ?y&«jp&<fl has been accumula' ed v , ~% -' .:■ % :>^H Mj|*BOr/BN«, The Hon J. stf W*«J in an interview; said he saw «"» possibility of Neir r ]B Zealand 7' min ß tQe Federation, at/';jif|^l : M rob* until she had aeaa how toa S Commonwealth affected Australia. v B