THE PREMIER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
(per press association.)
Wellington, January 15. The Premier, speaking at a social of tbe Liberal and Labour Federation, referred to remarks of the German press on Briii-ih troops in South Africa, and eulogised Mr Chamberlain for defending the sons of New Zealand and the sons of the Empire from such charges. He reiterated tho opinion that a boycott against German goods would be un-British, and went on to say there had been an " open door " policy in this country, but so far as he was concerned he thought there might come a time when it would not be so. If these accusations were to be made against our sons, there must be a preferential tariff, and by legitimate methods we could teach those who made the accusation a lesson that they would understand. Referring to the revenue, he said that, compared with the Government's estimate for the year, there was, roundly, at the present time, a surplus of £200,000. The expenditure had been kept well within the limits, and at thG end of the year, notwithstanding the great reduction in taxation, he anticipated at least a quarter of a million surplus.
Sir J. Ward and Mr Mills also spoke, congratulating the people on the magnificent position the colony was getting into.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7363, 15 January 1902, Page 2
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