AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LI, Issue 9067, 12 April 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SPEECHES BY AUSTRALIANS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

(Received April 12, 8.28 a.m.)

LONDON, April 11.

Mr James, Westralian Agent-General, read a paper before the Royal CofloniaT Institute of Australian Immigration. He appealed for a sympathetic interpretation of Australian actions and policy. No essential differences underlay the principles of national institutions' and Australians' claimed to be English in the Imperial sense. Australia was now enjoying renewed prosperity but it would be some years before the old resolute optimism was revived. He urged the striking richness of Australia's resources and hoped that in the near future effective protection within the Commonwealth for the manufacturing industry would help to attract population.

Sir J. Forrest urged that the colonies should think of Imperial matters. In <Mfence they all ought to take part but were entitled to representation. If they wished to share control they must expect to pay a larger proportion.