A White Australia.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12289, 23 June 1903, Page 4

A White Australia.

DEPORTATION OP KANAKAS.

A QUEENSLAND PETITION. United Press Association.— By % Eleotric Telegraph.— Copyright. Received Jxme-23y*'K»10 a.m. , - /Melbourne, June 23. . ' ' Tihe Federal Cabinet is considering despatches which recently passed between the Gavernor-General and thei Colonial Office with reference to the subject of Kanaka deportation. { While 'Mr Deakin was acting .Prime Minister, during Sir E. Barton's ab- . sence at the Coronation; the Queensland Kanakas petitioned the King to disallow v sections of, the Pacific \ Labourers Act providing for their deportation. -' " * - Mr Deakin -urged Mr ' Chamberlain, the petition. He pointed out that it was petition. He pointed out that; it was part of a long continued and well organised effort on the part of a number of persons in Queensland support eel by the State Government, to thwart the wishes, not only/ of a large majority of the people of Australia,, but also of the people of Queensland ' itself. He also laid stress . on the, fact that due precautions. , were taken carrying out the deportation; *■ - <:"- Lord Tennysort, iv forwarding Mr Dealdn's despatch, called attention to these points and advised the framing of regulations before the Royal assent was given to the Act., " j The Acted was assented-' .to by Lord Hopetown in 1901,' and although the time allowed for disallowance by the King had expired, J a question has arisen, regarding the of 'Lord. Tennyson's subsequent advice. \