SIR JOSEPH WARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1435, 20 April 1905, Page 3

SIR JOSEPH WARD.

INTERESTING SPEECHES,

■ I By Telegraph—Proas Association —Copyright ' j .Received 10.49 p.m., April 19. - | Sydney, April 19. I Tho Lord Mayor entertained Sir Joseph ■ | Ward at lunoh. One hundred and forty I representative citizens were present. In I proposing Sir Josoph Ward’s health tho I Mayor said that New Zealand was attraot- | ing attention all over the world. He _roJ farred to tho remarkably successful period. lof recent years. Sir Joseph Ward, in rej plying, after dealing with the financial I position of New Zealand, referring to the I friction between tho Australian Federation I and States,urgod them to exeroise patience, j History showed that it would take some I yoars before former independent colonies | con'd bo expected to conform to the new | conditions. He also expressed the opinion ) that before the best financial results could J be obtained the Federal Administration I would require to take over tho State debts I of the former oolonies, and return on a I population basis to eaoh State their prof portion of revenue after interest and other charges for Federal' administration had been provided. Dealing with rooiprooity between New Zealand nnd'Austraiia, he nrgod tho statesmen of Australia to go into the matter seriously. “ Why not let us make a beginning,” ho added, “ and so give an opportunity to further improve trade between the respective colonies.”