FEDERAL NAVAL AGREEMENT.

West Coast Times, Issue 14140, 17 June 1907, Page 2

FEDERAL NAVAL AGREEMENT.

Sydney, Jnne 15

The Premier of New Sooth Wales, Mr Carrutherp, speaking at a Mayoral dinner, denied tkab tbe new caral agreement thi Federal anthorities bad entered into wat popuhr in New South Wales. He

*aid that if New South Wales were free from Federation, they wonld do twice at. much as they now did for the eontinn* ance of tbe protection conferred on th£if by tbe present agreement, instead of en* deavouring to protect themselves.

On,bebalf of tbe Federal Government tbe Hon Mr Ewing, in reply to Mr OWN ratbers, says that there is nothing ttft prevent New South Wales doing what it likes with its own money in regard td the tavai agreement.