RECIPROCITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14659, 29 January 1912, Page 5

RECIPROCITY.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. MR FISHER 1 S PROPOSALS. Presa .Association—By Tel.—Copyright. MELBOURNE. Jan. 26. Mr Fisher, in the interview with Mr Hobeu, .of the *'Manawatu Times/' puiated out that reciprocity wouid buiid up a great shipping trade, and cause a constant interchange of people and the intermarriage of two peoples having much iu common. Mr ceddon e reciprocal agreement did not go far enough. To show his bona-fides Mr Fisher said he war. prepared to take the first practical scop hy entering into a reciprocal agreement- in regard to old age pensions. There were many ex-Australians in New Zealand "whu were-technically barred from receiving old a lie pensions through tho residence conditions, and there wore New ZcnInr.ders in Australia, who were sim'ihrly uio-Viialiiiod. Ho was wiling to reciprocate by removing such disabilities. s:> that the pension schemes of the two countries might meet all legitimate Australasian ca.ses. The arrangement comd begin iust as soon as the leg'sInt.on could he parsed by either side. He hoped that such a step would lead to reciprocity in other matters to mutual advantage. S 1 ! DNEY, Jan. 27. The ''Daily Telegraph." : <n a leader, says that the people of New Zealand do not seem fired with the resolution vi tua Federal Laaour Conleronce that negot:atier.?: for cl:,sor relations should ':e immediate.y opened, and banterlngly rdu.s: "\ev.- attitude suggvSi.s t-i 1 u-nio-~s or tho worker who aas oheird nn Irisn r;se m the shano of a reduction of The utter. ab~<-nco of any ?ii--ns c>rvoV-rr.ting Mr Fisher's forest th"t Now Zea'and mr.y j in the F-.Vrrt>n within twenty yenrs oU-L'e.-t": tint New Zealandcrs are a people who selfishly consider .hemsnlv.'s f\r>t and v.io lost to j.ll sense of what might- be done for them, and to them, under a borcfieent Gevcianient her.t on turning icdrration jnto a class autocracy, which .•'hall be a h.i\* unto itself. In their contemptuous iiKimoroneo. is it ingratitude these islanders display, or a senso of humour?" DISCUSSED IN CANADA. OTTAWA. Jan. 27. Mr Ames, in the He use of Commons, initiated a discussion on Empire trade. ' He dccv.red that Canada gave preiVr-i enco t-o Britain as rar as shs could, j Tho next more must coma from the ! V\ hen she was rcadv to grant acivant:!gcr. Conad-i would be willing to grant even mere. Discussing preieren trade with Australia, he ueit-arc-.l ti-at already ninny Australian exp-oris were admit":-:-.! free, hut i: we .'ould fi.TP i::\-arrn;'c cut'.cr. fruit, jeat'.ier, ir.e:ii. and tallow, as well as. -v.S'mmi ;■ • .-.ceorded Viihr th.e ; I-reach treaty ni c-jiiiiCctio:i witli light,, wines, prunes, raisin-, and currants, it' would be an attractive cfi'er. i ?Ir Foster said lie di 1 u.jt fo ;i.*-k lor pr: ference f-,r preference saka. Few of the artii-les on Austra.ha a.ud Britain e;ave preference I'oarfitied Cnnnd". He honed t-o ar-! a conference with Ausirf.'ia. • Sir W. Laurier suggested that- iMr ■ of T-ndr :;nd Cor;--mer-e) siir-nk! to Australia to en- j dcaveur to arrange a treaty. !

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COLONIAL PROTESTS. PreS3 Asfo:•:at:or —Dy Tel.—Copyright. OTTA'WA. Jan. 2d. It a> undc-rst.'cd th-,t strong repre- j FOutnt'.cna nave been made by th?l l.athohi' :?i Canada reque.-t-' the Vatican not to apply the No | Temere docoe to the ov- ! C.anacia m r. ?i7ml.»r manner' to that In which Germany ]ms bee" ; excluded. ' " j •SVDNriV. Jan. 27. j Ihe United Protestant deraonitration ! adopter a serie.- of resolutions ag?.in--t; the Temere decree, asking the Fed- ' c-ral Government to prohibit its pro-! mulgation and secure its nullification.