The Commonwealth

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7308, 30 May 1902, Page 2

The Commonwealth

Now Zealand ami her Satellites,

(By Electric Telegrapli— Copyrigh (Per Press Association.) Received May 30, at U.oO .-..in.

„., _ MELEornKE, Friday. ihe Senate passed the House of '.Representatives' amendments in the Franchise- Bill, excepting the clause making an exception m favor of the native* of the island of New Zenhnd situated in the Pacific Ocean Ivyond the Commonwealth. 11ns wording wa.« eous-dered vague and the point v,,is raided whether it would not include the natives o£ V-v i Guinea, The Hon. Mr O'Connor .aid lie did nor see any danger t-j the White Australia principle by a.lnpH^ this principle. He looked forward to tho day when New Zealand W0Il! d enter the federal union, but it hm >i b,. ol ,i v 011 term., giving aboriginal in (hut count it the same political rights they row or" joyed. Sonator Stewart said the ve-ent policy of New Zealand seenW to be to become the suzerain of sM the islands and when she came into the federation sue would bring all her satellite witi> her. The question wouh1 then aVw of enfranchising the inhabitant* of th'i'<o islands. The^ clause was amended to make it clear tuat the exception was in favor of the aborgm:!l natives of Neiv Zealand The be-iate gave another rebuff 'to bOYernment, the necesssrv majority no<voting m favour n{ a motion >o ?u<"oend the flanding orders to p2 , s the Su'ppiv Bill. Fresh notice was R iven for tomorrow.