Rise of Australia

Chapter 175 Stable Reconstruction, Turbulent Situation

On December 1903, 12, under the coordination of Arthur, New Zealand obtained a loan of 1 million pounds from Australia to restore New Zealand's post-disaster economy and various constructions.

In keeping with the good relationship between Australia and New Zealand, the loan is interest-free and has a repayment date of 20 years.

The news was also trumpeted by newspapers in New Zealand as a testament to further relations between Australia and New Zealand.

It is precisely because of this huge amount of funds that New Zealand's reconstruction work has made very good progress, and the reconstruction of towns and livestock areas is proceeding in an orderly manner.

On December 12, Arthur decided to designate the day when the typhoon landed in New Zealand, that is, November 3 every year, as New Zealand's Disaster Memorial Day, and set up a disaster monument in Opunaki, the first place where the typhoon landed. .

The specific time and place of the typhoon, as well as all the losses and damages caused by the typhoon disaster to New Zealand are clearly engraved on the monument.

On the day the disaster memorial was erected, Arthur attended the ceremony and personally expressed a moment of silence to all New Zealanders.

This move also won the goodwill of all New Zealanders. When the disaster happened, they immediately assisted and came to New Zealand in person soon.

He also donated funds to the New Zealand government as the Australian royal family and the governor of New Zealand respectively. At the same time, he mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources from Australia to save New Zealanders in disasters as much as possible.

Arthur's emphasis on New Zealand also made New Zealanders feel how wonderful it is to have an excellent ruler.

People in New Zealand gradually began to spread that it would be great if Arthur was their monarch.

Although Arthur is now the governor of New Zealand, his term of office is only 20 years, and New Zealand is still nominally under the management of the British Empire.

With Arthur, Australia's current development momentum is unstoppable, and its achievements have surpassed the best in New Zealand's history.

Coupled with this disaster, Australia and the British Empire have completely different attitudes towards New Zealand, and most New Zealanders gradually have other ideas in their hearts.

On December 1903, 12, Arthur merged the Senate and the House of Commons of New Zealand, and renamed the House of Commons the House of Representatives.

At the same time, Grant and Joshua were appointed as members of the House of Lords for life.

The Law Council is the upper house of New Zealand, directly appointed by the Governor of New Zealand, and adopts lifelong tenure.

As can be seen from the name, the functions of the Law Committee probably include formulating and revising existing New Zealand laws and supervising the powers of New Zealand officials.

Since Arthur took office as Governor of New Zealand, there have been no changes to the Law Commission.

There are currently six members of the Legal Committee. Except for Garrison Commander Pierce, Grant, and Joshua, the other three are lifelong members left by the previous governor.

But fortunately, these three people also behaved very obediently to Arthur, because they also knew that lifelong councilors were just a matter of one sentence to Arthur. Even as the governor of New Zealand, Arthur could control their lives. Kill the power.

This is actually a check and balance measure of the British Empire against colonies that already have self-government rights like New Zealand.

In a colony like New Zealand, the Governor-General was basically the head of state and represented the British royal family and the British king.

The Governor-General is appointed directly by the King of England and is not elected from among New Zealanders.This also means that the measures formulated and implemented by the governor must be biased towards the British Empire. After all, everyone knows who their immediate boss is.

This is actually cheaper for Arthur. As the irreplaceable governor of New Zealand, Arthur has huge rights in New Zealand, and New Zealand does not have any forces or individuals who can resist Arthur's rights.

Garrison Commander Pierce may be one of them, but Pierce is also very aware of his abilities. So far, he has not had any conflicts with Arthur.

On the premise that the New Zealand government is all smart people, no one will stop Arthur from merging the Senate and the House of Commons. This is equivalent to Arthur's success in installing a large number of people loyal to him in the New Zealand House of Commons.

As New Zealand's reconstruction efforts stabilized, New Zealand's political situation became more and more turbulent.

On December 12, a member of the Coalition Party made a sensational speech in his hometown town, extolling Arthur's greatness and arguing that New Zealand should join Australia, just like it did 17 years ago.

This is not without evidence. I don’t know where this member got the information, but he did come up with a very detailed information on the development of each state in Australia, from the beginning of Australia’s independence to the latest this year’s In the third quarter summary, all kinds of data confirm the reality that the six states in Australia are all experiencing high-level and high-speed development, and Australia's current development achievements and potential have far surpassed that of New Zealand.

Of course, this is not what New Zealanders pay attention to, but another reality confirmed by this information.

Australia has achieved the common development of six states, even if it is only the state of Tasmania with the smallest population, people's living standards have been greatly improved.

Although Tasmania has the smallest population, it also represents a very rapid and effective economic improvement.

With the construction of hospitals and schools in Tasmania, as well as nursing homes, orphanages and some roads, Tasmania's living standards and people's income have ushered in explosive growth. The current per capita annual The income has reached fifteen pounds, which has exceeded the level of New Zealand.

Not to mention other states in Australia, because they are generally rich in mineral resources, the five states in mainland Australia are developing very rapidly, even South Australia, which has the lowest per capita income, has already reached [-] pounds above.

This level of income is truly the envy of New Zealanders.Since New Zealand separated from Australia, the highest per capita income is only [-] pounds, and it is gradually decreasing with New Zealand's sluggish economy.

Especially after the typhoon this time, New Zealand's economy has been dealt a serious blow, and New Zealand's per capita income will usher in a cliff-like drop.

According to the bold predictions of some newspapers in New Zealand, the per capita annual income of New Zealand will be reduced to eleven pounds by the end of 1903.

This is not over yet. The most affected must be 1904. It is estimated that the per capita annual income of New Zealanders in 1904 would not exceed eleven pounds, and it would be a relatively good result if it could even be maintained at ten pounds.

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