DANGER OF COLONIAL INDEPENDENT NAVIES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12862, 22 May 1905, Page 2

DANGER OF COLONIAL INDEPENDENT NAVIES.

London, May 21. | Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,, aii the lui-j penal Industries' Clitb dinner, declared it -would be a grave Jnistafee in ihq interests of tho Banpire if any self .-governing colony, maintained 'an indepeaii dent navy instead of joining 1 in thq cost of a great Imperial navy. 1 1 anything like proportional contributions were received fromi the colonies, the latter must be admitted to "tilie counsels of the ]Empiro 4 to decide *ho pcJicy cA the Empire. Due promotion of further unio"n should be on the lines of common defence as parts of a copinion Empire. Mr James, Westralian 'Agent-G-ew-ral, said the Imperialistic fooling in Australia "was stronger than in Great Britain. The desire to develop a separatr navy was not becauso it wa* dosired to shirk responsibilities.