The typhoon eventually made landfall in New Zealand.

When the inhabitants of the small town of Opunaki saw the monstrous waves more than five meters high, everyone's hearts fell to the bottom, and despair began to spread among the crowd.

However, the typhoon did not give people time to communicate and cry, and in just a moment, the huge waves swept through the entire town of Opunaki, towards the desperate fleeing crowd outside the town.

The waves are not the most desperate, the shattered trees, houses and fishing boats that are carried in the waves can not only show the power of typhoons and waves, but also cause great damage to people, and once again mend the knife after the waves.

The typhoon, which had already begun to carnage, did not know what it had committed, and after destroying Opnaki, a fishermen's town on New Zealand's North Island, sped north towards North Taranaki Bay.

On the path of the typhoon, there is a prominent corner of the North Island of New Zealand, which includes not only more than a dozen fishing towns, but also the second largest city in the North Island of New Zealand, Auckland.

Afternoon of November 8, 1903, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

With the exception of Arthur, all the important officials of New Zealand were almost all present, sitting around the conference room of the colonial government, their brows furrowed.

In the absence of Arthur, the person currently presiding over the meeting and the highest position is naturally Pierce Anthony, the commander of the New Zealand garrison.

The landfall of a typhoon on the west coast of the North Island has reached Wellington, which is why all the key New Zealand officials, including the garrison commander, General Pierce, are sitting around.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is imperative that a large number of aid and soldiers, even civilians, be sent to the front line from Auckland to Opunaki on the west coast. A minute late for our rescue, hundreds of New Zealand civilians could have died in the disaster. General Pierce said solemnly.

Now that it is an emergency in New Zealand, General Pierce does not care about anything that oversteps his authority or not, the most important thing at present is to relieve all the affected New Zealand civilians, and other things are vulnerable in the face of the disaster.

"I think General Pierce is right when he says that the most important task of the New Zealand government at the moment is to rescue those civilians, even at all costs." Joshua Bullock agreed.

Joshua Bullock was the head of Arthur's royal bailout committee in New Zealand, and was also the intermediary between the New Zealand forces and Arthur.

To a certain extent, Joshua also represents Arthur's opinion, so he is also one of the giants in New Zealand politics.

With Joshua's approval, General Pierce's solemn expression was visibly relaxed. No matter what the situation is, General Pierce is unwilling to offend Arthur, and Joshua, who can represent Arthur's opinion, agrees with his own opinion, which is the most fortunate thing for General Pierce.

"But General Pierce, the government doesn't have a lot of money to spend on disaster relief. After the last time His Royal Highness the Governor ordered a large number of restoration and construction tasks, most of the funds that the Australian Royal Family had aided us had already been used. Combined with the government's consumption over this time, we currently have less than £100,000 of funds available. This fund even has to take into account the maintenance of the government and military spending, and is simply not enough to be used for disaster relief. The colony official said with a little helplessness.

Although the relationship between the colonial officials and the garrison commander, General Pierce, was not very good in peacetime, the colonial officials were able to stand with General Pierce on such important matters concerning the hearts and minds of the New Zealand people.

But the current situation of New Zealand is also true, it has just come out of the previous economic downturn, and most of the funds from Arthur's aid have been used for construction, and the remaining funds can be used for disaster relief under the maintenance of the New Zealand government and army, which is only a drop in the bucket for this catastrophe.

"I'll find a way to help, guys. His Royal Highness has also informed me that the Australian Government and the Crown will be able to provide New Zealand with £150,000 and £300,000 respectively in free aid, and that this funding will soon be available to support the relief efforts for the time being. Joshua said directly.

After it was determined that the typhoon had left Australia, Arthur had Joshua, the head of the New Zealand head of the Royal Relief Committee in New Zealand, informed Joshua of Australia's assistance.

When Joshua said this, everyone was visibly relieved. Funding is a serious problem for New Zealand at present, and even private loans will not be able to meet the needs of this disaster relief.

Australia's ability to provide £450,000 in aid has far exceeded the expectations of all New Zealand officials, and this fund will at least meet the initial and medium-term deployment of the rescue, and the New Zealand government can grudge to deal with the aftermath and compensation issues in the later stage.

"Along with the money came a shipment of food and clothing. But Australia's assistance alone will not suffice, and I recommend that your Government immediately request humanitarian assistance from the British Empire and the nations of Europe, so that the beautiful country of New Zealand can return to its pre-disaster pre-disaster situation as soon as possible. Joshua proposed.

The British Empire was now preoccupied with a naval arms competition with the German Empire, and with the chaotic situation in Europe and the current conflict in the Far East, there were not many resources to allocate to New Zealand.

In addition, since Arthur became the governor of New Zealand, the British Empire's resources for New Zealand have been less inclined and are decreasing year by year.

After all, Queen Victoria's will almost turned New Zealand into Arthur's private fiefdom, and as long as it doesn't appear, New Zealand is almost Arthur's fat to the mouth.

Under such circumstances, the British aristocracy will naturally not waste domestic resources to develop New Zealand, which is destined to become someone else's territory.

What's more, the appointment of the Governor of New Zealand was Queen Victoria's will, and even Edward VII had no right to change it.

Any attempt to meddle in New Zealand would be seen by the people of the British Empire as a betrayal of Queen Victoria's will, as well as a betrayal of the British Empire.

Under such circumstances, what official would propose to intervene in New Zealand?

It is to be expected that even if the British Empire had agreed to provide aid to New Zealand, it would have been absolutely perfunctory.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison, and under the premise of Australia's 450,000 pounds and a large amount of food and clothing assistance, British aid seems so insignificant.

New Zealand officials were unaware of Arthur's plot, but rather Joshua's heartfelt proposal.

It just so happened that New Zealand was indeed lacking all kinds of aid, including funds, so after a vote by everyone, Joshua's proposal was quickly agreed, and European countries, especially the British Empire, asked for assistance to help New Zealand, which was in a disaster.

November 10, 1903.

After two days of rage, the typhoon finally passed through Auckland, New Zealand's second-largest city connecting New Zealand's North Island and the Auckland Peninsula, crossed the Hauraki Gulf, and entered the Pacific Ocean from Port Fitzroy on Great Baril Island, gradually disappearing from the sight of New Zealanders.

Thankfully, the typhoon that wreaked havoc on New Zealand for two days has finally left New Zealand and the disaster in New Zealand is tentatively over.

But the bad news is that the typhoon-ravaged area from the southwest of New Zealand's North Island, Opunaki all the way north to Auckland, which is the most essential west coast area of New Zealand's North Island, with a total of four cities and more than a dozen small towns, including Auckland, with a total population of more than 300,000 people.

No one knows exactly how much damage the typhoon has caused to the region, and all the officials of New Zealand's colonial government are ready for the ruins of Auckland.

Around the afternoon, the £450,000 promised by Australia and a shipment of food and clothing aid had arrived at the port of Wellington.

In order to safely deliver the supplies, the fleet even made a detour from the southern part of the Tasman Sea, passing through Stewart Island in the South Island of New Zealand, and circumnavigating the entire South Island to deliver the supplies safely.

At the same time, a response from the European side has already arrived. Although most European countries have little to do with New Zealand, the great powers have come to New Zealand's aid, even if little, out of a humanitarian spirit.

Among them, the German Empire and Austria-Hungary provided the most aid. The aid of the German Empire was a million marks and tens of tons of grain, while the financial aid of Austria-Hungary was half a million crowns.

The aid of some of the remaining powers was much the same, with a financial aid worth about £5,000 to £10,000, with the exception of France.

The British Empire, which had high hopes from the colonial government of New Zealand, only had 20,000 pounds in aid, which was far from the aid of the German Empire and Austria-Hungary.

The amount of aid from European countries adds up to almost 150,000 pounds.

Among them, the German Empire and Austria-Hungary contributed 50,000 pounds and 41,000 pounds sterling respectively, making them the two countries that provided the most aid this time.

Although officials of the New Zealand colonial government were disappointed with the British Empire's share of aid, the most important thing for the time being was to carry out emergency relief efforts on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and the New Zealand government was not concerned about anything else for the time being.

But that doesn't mean everyone else doesn't have time.

As the current leader of the League Party and the head of the political participation group, Grant can be described as in high spirits at the moment.

From a small mayor to the head of New Zealand's largest political party, and head of one of the most important administrative bodies, Grant knows exactly who gave him this power, and that those who gave it could easily take it back.

In fact, Grant has never forgotten his mission, and since Arthur's departure, he has been pushing hard for New Zealanders to support the Coalition.

At present, the League has grown into a veritable number one party in New Zealand, with more than 20,000 New Zealanders supporting the League and hundreds of officials joining the League, including mayors of some large and small cities and core officials of the colonial government.

Grant was keenly aware of the difference between the British Empire and Australia's aid to New Zealand, and soon intended to make the difference known to more New Zealanders.

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