NEW ZEALAND.
THE SEV JOSEPH COOK'S OPINIONS. [Special to Pbkbs Association.] SYDNEY, August 12. The Eev Joseph Cook, who was interviewed on hia xetnm from New Zealand, eaid he was mnch struck with the extent to which State socialism had gone in that Colony. The working man w&b using hia political power to the utmost, and not doing it altogether wisely. There appeared to be too strong a disposition to rely on the Government for help which should be rendered by individuals, having the effect of making capital scarce and driving it from the colony. Ib will, he eaya, require all the wise guidance of the best men if the resources of New Zealand are to be properly developed. There could be no doubt that capital was now injuriously cautious about launching into enterprises. What the colony wants is population. It could stand twenty millions, and yet the working man won't have any more if he can help it ; he wants to put a poll tax on people arriving, instead of encouraging them to settle on the land and develop its great resources.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5334, 12 August 1895, Page 3
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183NEW ZEALAND. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5334, 12 August 1895, Page 3
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