A VISITING STATESMAN.
NEW SOUTH WALES ATTORNEYGENERAL.
(SPECIAL TO "THE TRESS.") WELLINGTON, January 6. The lion. D. It. Hull, Attorney-Gen-eral, New South Wales, was on board ! the Makura. He was met by the Hon. 11."Heaton Rhodes, Mr Thomson (tho Primo Minister's private secretary), the Mayor of Wellington, and others. Mr Hall has lately gained .somo notoriety i'n'A'u'stralia-by commandeering the _>,cw South Wales wheat supply, which has brought him up against the Commonwealth Government..lVli" Hall, how r over, docs not mind that. By the time tho Federal Government can act. the crisis will bo overIn regard to the scarcity and the high priro of meat, Mr Hall says his Government has a -..heme for. a. variation of diet* and two Government steam trawlers.will bo put on to obtain a nlentiful supply of fish for Sydney and suburbs. The Govern ment' hopes that this plan will bo successful. Wheat is being supplied to New Zealand from New-South Wales, and Mr Hall thinks it possible that, -with a plentiful' liarvest, they may bo able to give us s-'il further supplies. He has come to New Zealand mainly on a holiday, but..will... interest, himself, specially in our legislation regarding infant life-saving, the, treatment of inebriate--, and State forests.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15170, 7 January 1915, Page 9
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