The Premier of New Zealand.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 219, 21 June 1902, Page 4

The Premier of New Zealand.

London, June 18

Mu Beadon bad a magnificent i.vc-pi-ion at the Now Zealand dinner. lie gave a speech bristling iwith statistics—showing the prosperity of New Zealand, its stability and safety, mining and other investments, the beneficent results of legislation, little crime, no poverty, love of the Motherland, lie sud that nothing sordid prompted his preferential resolution, and that its communication to Mr Chamberlain in December was proof that it was not connected with the corn tax. Ho avowed himself a fair trader, and said that American exports to New Zealand during five years had quintupled. There was nothing apart from .kerosene to prevent Great Britain supplying four-fifths of these goods. The disproportion of England's imports and exports reflected in the remittances of gold abroad shows that his Pittsburg :speech was a proof of New Zealand’s foresight. In regard to annexation Ins motto was watchful : he was optimistic, as there was a willingness in the colonies of preference for the Motherland ; the basis of bis proposals was a wish to help the Motherland. He was asking nothing, but anything given, even indirectly, in strengthening the colonies would equally istrengihun the Itmpire. i The Times, without prejudicing The practicability of the arrangement, says that Mr Beddon’s resolution of December embodies a generous offer.