NEW ZEALAND'S FUTURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11691, 28 June 1901, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND'S FUTURE.

VIEWS OP A. VICTORIAN POLITICIAN. [l!Y TELKfiE.VI'ir. —OWN' CiniJll.Si'ONl SKT.] i. l f.\i;roN". '.i'iiiirrid'iy. Ixtkrvtf.wki) In re by a rejiros-'ntative of the New- Zealand Time*, Mr. J. W. Tavern or. 11.P., who rqiresaiited Vicloiia- at the festivities in Nt-w Zk'uihil on the occasion of J the Uoyiil visit. said that New Zealand had [ a great future before it. As a pronounced I Federalist, he would naturally like to cen j litis colony join the Australian < i, •-•'■■•.-.- i wealth, In fact, lie predicts that she >«F? .do so, and he thinks this will be acre -- plished in ten re:i:-s. Under ration. In: points out that the Stat ox retain control of tin-it internal affairs, and of many of the revenue-producing departments. Nor can this control be taken away by the Federal Parliament. Therefore, the position of the States is secure, and this fact, he thinks, should encourage New Zealand to join tin: Commonwealth. Mr. I'.'iverner, who, as Minister for Agriculture for a number of years in the Tunici Cabinet, naturally takes great interest in agricultural matters, is i strongly oi opinion that a. central depot i should be established in London for the i storage of produce exported from the colo- ' ides to the bhiglish markets. lie says this ; step would bring lite producer and consumer . into more direct contact, and cheek the ; speculation in colonial produce which now i goes on, at, the expense of the product j t