FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12520, 12 March 1904, Page 5

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

■ SPEECH BY MR. KINGSTON ' ■'■ #? Telegraph—Press Association.*— Cvpyrish.it ■ , ■ ■■■-. ' Melbourne, March. XL,The Senate lias adopted the AddresS\ißr\ Reply, . v" ... (Received March 11, 10.57. p.m.) . - '■ ' MEtßotrtiivi!, March" th Mr. Kingston, in the debate on .-Act* dress-in-Reply, warned the Government thai there were already symptoms of a fall front democratic legislation. They were unwarily , approaching pitfalls. The success of the As* , bitration Act depended on ; the conipiisaofii with its awards by both sides. Stem jusfck» should be meted out to those who set it a*?, defiance.; He would strongly oppose exclude ing any portion of the shipping, trade from) " the operations of' the Act, nor ; should Civil servants be excluded. He favoured pre* ferential trade, but would like to see Austra*' lia's duties kept as they were against and raised against the foreigner,. He did not! think.it would come for some time. Whew ' it did ho hoped there would be no haggling! ■ over details. He did not like the idea of in** viting any Imperial statesman here to ad 4 vocate the cause. Australian interests)' should only bo dealt with by the Australian: 1 Government, which should make up its inincS - on the policy to be put by it& before ' the? | people. He was inclined to resßnfc the in*! vitetion to Mr. Chamberlain. What woulcE be said. if Australians were sent to England to advocate their side of an Imperial iasue, .

The debate .was adjourned till Tuesdsty.: