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NEW ZEALAND PARLIA
MENT.
NEW SESSION OPENED.
GOVERNOR’S SPEECH.
WELLINGTON, Thursday.
A new session of the New Zealand
Parliament was opened to-day. The
Governor, Lord Plunkett, in his speech,
referred to the visit of Sir Charles
Lroas and Air Pearson, the delegates
from the Colonial Office. Their mis
sion, he said, appeared likely -to con
duce to greater harmony between the
Dominion and Imperial Governments.
An invitation to visit Now Zealand had
been accepted by Lord Kitchener,
whose services to the Empiro should
c-nsuro a -worthy welcome. His Ex
cellency proceeded to state that the
financial stringency was relaxing, and
ho declared the outlook, -to be en
couraging. As the result of confer
ences with the United States, the
claims of Air Webster, the American,
to certain largo tracts of land in New
Zealand, were to bo submitted to a
special tribunal. Negotiations were
proceeding for improving the mail ser
vices to Vancouver and San Francisco.
The 1 mix-rial Dofenee Conference, at
tended by Sir Joseph Ward, marks an
epoch in the history of the Empire, be
ing tho first time the overseas
dominions bad been taken in -counsel
on tho vital subject of Imperial de
fence. The action of New Zealand in
-voluntarily offering to share the burden
of tlio mother land was not only appre
ciated by all parties in Great Britain,-
but-had been followed on varying lines
by file other dependencies. Tho result
of the deliberations of tho conference,
if given effect to, will lie to strengthen
the Empire in ail its parts. During
his visit tc London Sir Joseph Ward
had obtained a loan of £1,000,000 for
public works and settlement purposes.
The legislation promised includes
measures for land settlement, prison
reform, industrial insurance, Alining
and Factories Acts, and hills to pro
vide workmen’s homes and industrial
schools.
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