BANQUET TO EARL BEAUCHAMP.
LONDON, April 14. Earl Beauchamp, the new Governor ol New South Wales, was banqueted by members of the House of Commons prior to his departure for Sydney. In the course of a speech Earl -tieauchamp said all public questions would fade before that of federation, which would conduce to the prosperity of Australia and the better binding of the colonies and the motherland.
A number of leading colonial representatives were present at the banquet. Earl Selbourne, in proposing the health of the guest, said the authors of Australian federation had earned the gratitude of future generations. Earl Beauchamp, in replying, said he was glad the prosperity of New South Wales was increasing. British investors had no reasons to doubt they would receive an ample return for their capital which had been expended on public works in the colony.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2356, 20 April 1899, Page 21
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