SPEECH BY THE PREMIER.
(BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
Wellington, Wednesday. Speaking ab Shannon, the Premier disclaimed any personal friendship in the appointment of Mr Ronayne as ono of the Railway Commissioner^. Ho scarcely know him, and had no idea whab his politics. might be. He was appointed solely on hia merits as a railway expert. Mr Seddon remarked thab in view of the bad harvest in the South, if bhe Commissioners were to allow a discount of 25 per cenb on ordinajj&r grain rabea this season, in his opinion ib would be warranted, and tho Treasury would nob objecb. *If ho were a member of the Board he would nob hesitate for a moment, and he believed he would bo supported by Parliamenb. The meebing passed a vote of thanka and confidence in the Government.
Tho Bank of England destroys about 550,000 of its notes'every week to replace them with freshly -' printed ones. Ona evening in eaoh week is set apart for bhe making of this expensive bonfire.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 49, 26 February 1894, Page 3
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168SPEECH BY THE PREMIER. Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 49, 26 February 1894, Page 3
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