Whether it is Australia or New Zealand, there was still a very high degree of recognition of the British Empire before.

This is why Australia and New Zealand, after gaining independence successively, continued to maintain a very close relationship with the British Empire by joining the British Commonwealth.

But now it is somewhat different, in the midst of the New Zealand disaster, the British Empire's support for New Zealand was not very high, or even just the same as that of other European powers.

This has led to dissatisfaction and disappointment among some New Zealanders, who still regard the British Empire as their overlord, and it appears that Australia's assistance is much more sincere than that of Australia.

There were three previous views on New Zealand's position and situation, the first of which was that New Zealand should remain under the rule of the British Empire, which was the number one power in the world today and could protect New Zealand's interests well.

The second view is that New Zealand should seek more independent status, and even try to push New Zealand to become an independent country.

The third view is that, like Grant, they are full of affection for Australia, which has the same status and history as New Zealand, and try to unite New Zealand and Australia, even back to the previous Australian colonial period, so that the two regions can be completely and firmly united.

Prior to Australia's independence, the three views were supported by one greater than two and greater than three, respectively.

After Australia became the Principality of Australia, New Zealanders' perception of New Zealand became greater than two.

With Arthur becoming Governor of New Zealand, and after the construction and relief operations in New Zealand, the second and third views remained largely the same level of support, but in the later period, the idea of uniting Australia had surpassed the idea of New Zealand's independence.

But at this time, the union with Australia or even the complete integration did not gain a complete advantage, and many people still had full expectations for the independence of the British Empire and New Zealand.

The British Empire's move undoubtedly killed the hopes of these people, and would New Zealanders believe in a suzerainty who did not provide them with much assistance in times of crisis?

Especially compared to Australia, the British Empire's aid was a pitiful handout.

This report goes straight to the heart of all New Zealanders, and the question that comes to the minds of all New Zealanders is, what is the future of New Zealand?

Although there is no very clear answer yet, many New Zealanders have begun to loosen their hearts and begin to focus on the New Zealand Alliance Party, which is currently in the limelight.

November 29, 1903, the 21st day after the typhoon disaster.

After 21 days of rescue and reconstruction work, a large amount of rubble caused by the typhoon and waves was gradually cleared.

This is limited to the urban areas to be rebuilt, and large parts of the coastal plain are still in ruins.

The typhoon has caused far more damage to New Zealand than meets the surface, leaving nothing to grow in the plains of the West Coast, and it is expected that New Zealand's agriculture and livestock industries will be severely affected in the short term.

However, agriculture and animal husbandry are one of the pillars of New Zealand's economy, and they are an important means of generating income for the current colonial government of New Zealand.

This also means that New Zealand's future fiscal deficit will be in deficit, even for several years.

As the recovery process reached a more stable stage, Arthur had time to return to Wellington to discuss the next steps with Wellington officials.

Wellington, colonial government building, in a conference room.

At this time, the conference room was even more lively than the last conference room for post-disaster discussions, and it was filled with hundreds of officials from the New Zealand colonial government, the New Zealand Labor Party and the Union Party, the political participation group, the mayors of various cities, the commander of the garrison, Pierce, and the head of the relief society, Joshua, and so on, filling the small conference room.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the topic of today's meeting is to discuss the next steps for New Zealand, including the assistance package for these refugees, and what our reconstruction efforts will focus on, and how to get these refugees income back into life is our main direction." Arthur surveyed everyone before speaking slowly.

"Your Highness, everyone." An official from the colonial government of New Zealand was the first to speak: "This typhoon is not only devastating to our cities on the west coast, but also to the livestock industry on our west coast. ”

"According to rough statistics, at least a million cattle and sheep died in this typhoon, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep went missing, and the pastoral terrain on the west coast was severely damaged. Even within a few years, some of the West Coast's pastoral areas will not return to their former state, which means that New Zealanders' economy and the country's income will be in a long downturn. ”

"So I think that in addition to rebuilding the towns on the west coast, these refugees can continue to use cash-for-work to clean up large areas of pastoral land on the west coast. In this way, our livestock areas can recover more quickly, and these refugees will be given a temporary gainful job and will be able to return to their normal lives. ”

New Zealand's livestock areas span both the North and South Islands, which is why tiny New Zealand has become a livestock powerhouse.

Unfortunately, the pastoral areas of New Zealand's North Island are located west of the mountain ranges, the west coast and the Auckland Peninsula.

However, this is the hardest hit area of the typhoon, which also caused New Zealand's livestock industry to suffer heavy losses in this typhoon.

The opinion of New Zealand colonial government officials was simple: to invest as much human and material resources as possible in the restoration of livestock and pastoral areas, because it was not only about the economy and income of many New Zealand herders, but also about the economy and income of New Zealand as a whole.

As the pillar industry of New Zealand, livestock accounted for more than half of the total income of the colonial government of New Zealand, and it is also the industry that most New Zealanders rely on for their survival.

This is something New Zealand can be proud of as a livestock nation, but in the face of such a catastrophe, it is also important to rebuild the livestock industry.

At least half of the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders in the affected areas work in the livestock industry.

This brings them a stable income and is also the guarantee of their survival.

Therefore, the best way to get them back to life is to continue to have a stable source of income when the livestock industry on which they depend is restored, rather than relying solely on government and outside handouts.

The second more, ask for support!

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