NORTHERN TERRITORY.
THE POPULATION QUESTION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, June 10. The Times, commenting on Northern Territory prospects, believes that Port Darwin is defensible without a largo population. Mr Watson may find near to iho centres of Australian life ample scope for bis new conceptions of tlio need of population. SYDNEY, Juno 11. Tlio Times, in its article, is alluding to a speech made, by Mr Watson during his recent tour in the Northern Territory, when he declared there could bo no doubt a 6 to the importiuico of the people of Australia having the Northern Territory peopled, .and peopled aa densely as pos-' sible with a population which coidd be reJied upon in times of emergency. Ho considered that the gravest clangor threatening Australia at this time was leaving o]>en this door to people ivlm, although they were friendly to-day, might in the whirligig of timo become anything but friendly.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13927, 12 June 1907, Page 4
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