PARLIAMENT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8933, 27 June 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENT.

GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. [

Tlic Uovernor's Spwdi was presented to ' Parliament this afternoon. j His Excellency opened by expressing ■ pk-asiiro at the loyalty to the Throne of tho people of the colony, and proceeded , to refer to the prosperity of New Zealand and the promising outlook. I -\ ft-or the preliminary the first announce- ' nient was tlw appointment- of Hon. W*. P. > lireves as High Commissioner for tin: col- i ony. j Tlic Lands Commission was noxt> it- j forivd to, and it was anticipated that the | roporfc would be finished in a few days. ! The determination to hold an International Exhibition was mentioned. j Growth of population was referred lo with gratification, and the Chinese prob- j lem was mentioned. ' The increase of railway traffic was shown , a-? a demonstration of increased spending j power. His Excellency's advisers considered that j sheep owners and dairy farmers of the j colony should be placed in a position which , would enable them to obtain an adequatereturn for their enterprise and industry, and, further, that freight on goods from lh« United Kingdom should not be as much as £2 10s "per ton when freight for th" same class of goods from the United States was only 12s a ton. Classification of civiJ service and superannuation allowance wn6 foreshadowed, as ; well as the increase of teachers' salaries. { Tit? utilisation of wntev-powcr for electrical purposps was urged. It was urged that native lands now lying wnsle should be closely settled. Mining development was dealt with. Parliament would be asked to make provision for the equipment of the gunboat Sparrow, ■ The deaths of Hon. Sir ,1. ('adman and ! Mr 0. Fisher were regretted. With regard to finance, duo regard had l'icn paid to efficiency and economy, and lower rate of ink'wsl would bliuiiilat!' industry. •|The message was still coming through when we. went to press, but. so far uo uii-xpected announcement had been made. |"

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