SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.

. REFERENCES' IN 'PARLIAMENT.. . A resolution congratulating the South African Union Parliament upon the. establishment of national; government wife . moved in l the House, of 'Representatives yesterday. ' In ...moving,, the resolution, sir Joseph Ward said the Commonwealth Parliament had passed a resolution-simi-lar to the one. now moved,.-and .he. was 1 6ure if represented the .sentiment of .the New Zealand Parliament. '. '■ -i;'' '

Mr. Massey;- Leader of the Opposition,, said the 'opening ; of.' the- South; African' Parliament was one of the' mos't'.satisfactory, significant, and,important-events of modem ; times. ■ The event showed/that the British Empire was still 'growing and spreading. He thought.the South African nation would be.one of, the greatest within the Empire. They all hoped South Africa would have a:.very great,and 'prosperous future before it. '.':'-.-.,.,..

The resolution was carried unanimously, and will.be cabled to. the Hon. G. Fowids, who is now oh his way ;to re-, present New Zealand at the ..of : the Union Parliament." ' ':■:

LEGISLATIVE:.COUNCIL'S TRIBUTE. A similar, motion -was l -mdved-, in;-.,the Legislative.;Counc)l. by-, the Attorney-Gen-eral. Speaking, toj.the, motion, Dr:; Findlay said he thought-the.new Power which the welding together, of the, four-, colonies of South Africa would produce .was-„a Power which completed in a..la-rge measure, for. the present at-least, th'e.struc-. ture of the Empire.i.,'.Thei;Union-vw6uld he thought,-,prove as loyal;to the Empire as: any .part of it. ,'He felt'.'sure'.the, Council would join with-, him in expressing the, hone that the new Union .would .■have'a prosperous and pr'o'gressiTb'i.utura," and ' would make : for closer ties with Great Britain and with ourselves.. (Hear, hear.)'' . '-.''■'.

The motion was seconded by the. Hon. R. A. Loughnan, and was carried'after congratulatory remarks had been made by the Hons. J. B. Callan, O. Samuel, J. Eigg, T. Kelly, W.; Beehan, and G. Jones. "'"':'..,'•''.' '. ,-'