Outrages on Aborigines

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1323, 11 May 1905, Page 2

Outrages on Aborigines

Toe Wsstralian Scandal

Discussion in the House of Lords

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London, May 10 In tbo House of Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury dealt with the Koyal Com. mission's report were the outrages upon tho natives of WestraHa. Lord Tennyson said there was a great wave of iudiguatiou throughout Australia owing to tho revelations, and oonoludcd by mentioning that roforras weto pending, Lords Marlborough and Spencer said they rejoiced that stops wore being taken to roinovo tho grievance. Lord LMwdowno confessed that he had read the report with indignation and with afeoling of humiliation that such things could happen under tho British flag. A mortifying feature of the ocourrenceß was that they wore calculated in the future to deprive our romonstraneos with other Fowors of ut groat deal of the force which they had hitborto commanded, Ho emphasised the fact that the inquiry had boon due to the colony's initiative, and said that sufficient land ought to bo re* served for tho aborigines. The greatest oiiro sponld bo taken in the selection of administrators of the law. '

The Times says:-"The dignified and impressivo dbbato can leave bo doubt in tho minds of West Australian statesmen of what is expectod of thorn. The papor adds:" The present display of energy in enforcing e regulation to prevent a reoarrenoe of the irregularities has vindicated the State Government's claim to be ; regarded as humane and piogceßsiyo."