Principal Grant on New Zealand.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 224, 22 September 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)

Principal Grant on New Zealand.

Principal Grant, of Canada, while inTMelbourne,.was interviewed by areporter, and, iri the course of his remarks, said:— '- , y 'What, think'-'.'you of New Zealand.?'.. '.I; was charmed with-it,'.said the;visitor, and jfchere ,was;thatin his tones which denoted, thathe meant all he said—'was delightedwith its.scenery* its. climate,.its resources, its prospects, the »• general health of the people, arid their warm hospitality.:Vl kriow that both New Zealand and. Queensland are .burdenedj most- hea-vily with public debts, but I see no reason for doubting the future j ,of either; cojony. v Their debts are to agreat; !pxtent, ipvestajentß, and the value of these investments is pertain to iincrease with the development,of.eaoh colony.., I-met, several: pfthepoliticiana, but politics there, as in every;-other isolated colony, are naturally obnfinedito local, questions in w,hich yisitors are not much .interested. There are some striking personalities in: iihb Deg&lafcrire,; and men who theVcoridition of the country, and are determined.to equalise; reveririe and expenditure.' >y_y. ... -./; ■■'■> iyfNevy Scotch, New; Zealand I'was suggested.. There-.was..,a. smile,.; and. the hriswor: . I .found a great mapy,iScotch there. In fact, Otago is more Scotch than, Scotland, Dunedin;'_' more y- hilly;,. than Sdirihutgh, ■■, iapd the, Doric of, -the people; absolutely; pure- .New, .Zealand./ seems divided imxo;four geographical parts,i:each of, which is distinct from tho other. /Hence, there never, will, be one-great centre, to absorb all: the life of the .colony'-to jitself., j^hich;i3;the more healthful for the .country.; '%\\_ riotl -for..mc.-to say, , Np. doubt r there' , will be differences of .opinion on the subject.,;