DOMINION AND COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14657, 26 January 1912, Page 5

DOMINION AND COMMONWEALTH.

CO-OPERATION OH FEDERATION. Preis Association—By Tel.—Copyright. Received 8.5 p.m., Jan. 2oth. MELBOURNE, Jan. 25. In tlio course of an interview with. Mr Hoben, of the "Paluaerston Times " Mr Fisher elaborated his ideas regarding closer relations Tvitli New Zealand. For many years, he said, lie had held the view that everything should he done to forward this. Kis party was fully with him in the matter, as was shown at the Hobart Labour Conference, where" his motion in favour of closer political, industrial, and commercial ,relations with New Zealand ! was seconded by Mr McG-owen, the Premier of the senior State, and carlied unanimously. The New Zealand Government would be approached to . sec what were the best steps to'carry the idea into effect. 'He regretted that New Zealand was not coming into the Commonwealth, but whatever difficulties there might be against federation, thero should be complete 00-ooera- ■ tion in the matter of defence. * He lioped that a few years hence New Zealand would see her way to ass : st in making tlio Australian Navy an Australasian Navy, by building vessels .of her own.. Apart from this, he considered that there should be very full j rccipiocity between tlio Dominion and.' the Commonwealth, amounting even to j free trade. The tiro countries must 1 mutually gain strength and wealth if i their productions were freely inter-'; changed. j , Messrs Baldwin and Uavward Ancle- ' ■ and. -Wellington, Chiisfejjursh and Dunedji .-cTort that nmon.rst the many app.i nt-.ons for patents they have in.=t fikd a.re:-C W. Aston, L/jinsc-Jmrfh, nut-ornate signal- C J £nd IT. A. Craig. GisTxmie, elbow-i'.-iVt tor sheanns ma-bincs: F *i r p-ir-mnnd. Invor-nvrti'!, fi ;lx chinf-i r. H. 7,>wtera«?ld. 7?oll;n.".o.i, -H-.-Ju-'ius =vcimouia sulphate... " 1