ANGLO COLONIAL NOTES

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 204, 27 August 1913, Page 7

ANGLO COLONIAL NOTES

(From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON. July 23. HIGH COMMISSIOHER'S TOTTR. The Hon. Thomas .Mackenzie returned to London on the evening of the 21st July, after taking a. trip lasting a little ■ovev a fortnight, through the country. The High Coiumiasioner visited. Cirtmsby, then '1-111H, and atfterwards proceeded, to Scotland, where he visited several towns. Returning to Knglund, he visited Lincoln, Nottingham, and Birmingham. At tho last-mentioned city the Centenary of the foundation of the Chamber of Commerce was being celebrated. At a 'luncheon given at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, by the Chamber of Comnrcrcc, Mr .Mackenzie responded to the toast of "Hib Majesty's Doamirajons/ , proposed 'by ijorA Southwark. In his roply he said that great ac was the development of Birmingham during the past century, and without wishing to detract in tho leoet from its groat advance as shown in the taercaso of the. population from 0,000 to 850,000, -wrtti a corresponding development in mdustria-1 wealth and social progress, he -wins prood to be able to cay that during his lifetime—a little over half a ceotnry—New Zealand had far and away fturpoesed Birmingham in let» than half the tbne. It was stated that Birmingham had borrowed 18} •maHions, and the lord Mayor had etnphaeieed the feet they did not regard that as a debt at u&. It was capital, Splendidly inreetcd, and bringing in an excellent return to the city. New Zealand and other overseas Dominions regarded their indebtedness in precieeSy the eaane light as dkl tiro Lord Mayor. If New Zealand and ofther overseas possessions wished to dcvcJop at the rote necessary to keep abreast of the world's competition, it was mipossiblp for them to Tvait for increased population or foT acoommlatcd profits. They (must obtain people and capital. Those writers "who when the three million loan was rocctfUy placed on the market, characterised New Zealand as a " great offender" in the matter of -borrowing, fihowed their utter inability properly to gauge the situation. The evoking oi that capital van of groit benefit to this country, for it opened up a. field for the investment of aannmiluted -wealth: it was of great benefit to Now Zealand, f<>r it enabled tihe Dominion to make roads, railways, ami in oth«»r way-i open llj> land far wttlcment; and its effect upon manufacturing and commercial centres like Birmingham was ftabstantial, kia.-*tthk.-Ii as it was o-rcvitiii^j wealth and prodncinjf customer* for the tirtWes which. Birmingham was manufacturing and exporting. The position aearpied by the OvcTeeae pomemions in this renpect oojfht to be bettor understood here. Without ttie growing traxie of the Oventens possession* BrPimngham would not be the city that it now wan. He oclarowlod|jed that the cdty had a great market at. Home, a great foreifin market aJeo; but of the incTtsaae in Use export -trade of Groat Britain, worked out in proportion to the population* abroad, that -wrhielv wae done -with their own people repreMatod pxwwito in value as against pence with foreign parti. The Mrnw applied to emigranw poinjr to their own poaeeesions ac against tho«e going to foreign countric*; indeed, tlwy ahoold not regard those -wbo left the Old Land for the Overseas poameakme as toet, for Uiey -wore really Tnwroionricj of Empire, keeping cooetantly in tooch with the Old Country. Were emigcafion to eeaec, the coming third and fourth generations in the colonic* might become as ignorant of EngSand oe the great balk of English people now were of ihe vaet and vuitnbto powMWona they owned overeeae. -'■■ JgS& ~ Mtttry other qaestittia were toadied on by the High CummWWoner, such as de--fence. Ixapexkd rpprernintaiion, the Deccssity for * conservation of agricultural wealth, the possajiKty of New Zealand to supply target? the wants .which England's agriculturists could not overtake, the undoubted cxeeillence of the produce raised in New Zealand as compared with tii-at coming from almost every outsride owmpetitoT. and the which Britain was under to help those who were prepared to stand by her and to sh»n> in TTOperral responsibility en. Whilst in Scotland, Mr. Mackenzie visited Sanchie Oistle, in Stirlingshire, where he was most hospitably entertained hy Mr. and Mrs. Sbeel-Mainlaml. It -was from Straehie thai the first trout ova were cent to New Zealand by Mr. Stexd-Maitland. who was an enthusiast m sikJi matters. In Scotland they have no greet opinion off -the rainbow trou-t. ne they regard ii as a, fish whnrh, aftcT tie tforrd year. i» os 'Hfctilo <oso. MAORIS Uf THE HAVT. Sir Frwrerick Young, the "Tocher" of the Royal Colonial Institute and an aesociate of EdTeard Gibbon 'Wakefleld in tte early colonization of Now Zealand, hae written, to the "'tMurning Poel" Uiie strongly advocating the inclusion of .Maoris tn ithe navy. In the course of h.-is letter Sir Kredexick roakee «vn o-arrus.>-t appeal for enpport for the proposal, adding:—"ln the daye of my youth I was ■taught to 'bcJieve , that ihe Maoris were the finest -race of ea-vages in the world, and they have completely fulfilled that dxecripcion. My especial interest in them arises from the fact that in early life I wae personally associated v.-ith the illustrious foondiev of Now Zealand, Edward Gibbon Wsukefield, from the year 1839 to 1352. Seventy years later, uiwi-cr tho rule of the British Crown, civilisation has advanced them in a most aeboßJ£luii£ degree. They iiavo not orrfy entirely abondtonod' their pTcvronsly eavngo and barbarous ■propenatios, but they have- adopted a great many of the habite mid enstoroe of a civ*ljs«l nation like our own, of which they nrc proud to claim themselves an integral part. It is wvndiorful t-i> reflect that not only have a large nimrher of Ma/oris become landholdtne and ttccnmHrla-ted cormkter-a-blc wraith, but that eevenU of their chiefs Qiavo seats in the New Zealand Parfiainvenit, and- consequently α-rc taking a/n. active .part in the laws watch govern the Dominion. "It bc&oves Uβ, a& custxxfems of a vast and' noble tnhorifcanoe, to take lukquat-e isfccips to defend it by maintaining the Strength •o! rmr ,Navy and Army, co Qβ properly to fulfil onr obligations, wad by en'lisLrng in the NaiionaJ Service thi Rplardid material w-o ihave ready to our 'hands, if ■Wβ only have the wisdom and foresigiit, and' pairiotißm properly to avail ouTßelv.ee -of it, in. tfh-e different Danrinioin* of our worid-vnid'e Empire. Iti no part of >t are there to be found better or more promieing materials fox fulfilling the requirements of the National Navy than among the Maoris of New Zealand, if the Home .and Itonrinion Governrnenrte will inaugurate a plan ifor their .being .properly trained , and educated for the purpoeo."