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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7441, 12 August 1895, Page 3

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[PBB PBESS ASSOCIATION.—OOPYBiaHT.]

(Received August 12, 11.40 a.m.)

8-SDNRy, This day

The Rev. Joseph Cook, interviewed on his return from New Zealand, said he was much struck with the extent to whioh State Csooialism had gone in that colony. The working man was using his political power to the utmost, and not doing it altogether wisely. There appeared to be too strong a disposition to rely on the Government for help whioh ought to be rendered by the individual, having the effect of making capital soarce and driving it from the colony. It would require all the wise guidance of the beat men if the resources of New Zealand were to be properly developed. There could be no doubt that capital waa now injuriously cautious about launching into enterprises. What the colony wanted was population' It oould stand twenty millions jet. I.he working man would not have any more if he could help it. He wanted to put a poll-tax on people arriving instead of encouraging them to settle on the land and develope its great resources