THE FEDERAL QUESTION.
.■ ♦ . ' Received February 20, 10.45 a.m. Sydney, February 20. Sir John .Hall, interviewed, said with 1 reference .to federation of New Zea- ! land he did not think it .wise to Bacrrace her independence. She would have but a small vote in the Commonwealth Parliament which would be so far re* moved from New Zealand as to be beyond criticism and influence. Among • the English mercantile community there 3 was considerable soreness over the high > protective tariff, and Mr Barton's hesita1 tion about the despatch of additional < 1 troops to Africa made, to .cay the least, an unpleasant impression on .beEnglish mind.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7393, 20 February 1902, Page 2
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103THE FEDERAL QUESTION. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7393, 20 February 1902, Page 2
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