On December 1, 1903, with Arthur's brokerage, New Zealand received a loan of two million pounds from Australia to restore New Zealand's economy and construction after the disaster.

To reflect the good relationship between Australia and New Zealand, the loan is interest-free and has a repayment date of twenty years.

The news was also hyped up in New Zealand newspapers, being touted as a testament to the further relationship between Australia and New Zealand.

Thanks to this huge amount of money, New Zealand's reconstruction work has made very good progress, and the reconstruction of towns and livestock areas is well underway.

On December 3, Arthur decided to make November 8, the day the typhoon made landfall in New Zealand, as New Zealand's disaster remembrance day, and at the first site of the typhoon's landfall, the disaster memorial was erected in Opunaki.

The monument clearly depicts the exact time and place of the typhoon, as well as all the losses and injuries caused to New Zealand by the typhoon.

On the day of the memorial, Arthur attended the ceremony and personally observed a moment of silence for all New Zealanders.

This action also won the goodwill of all New Zealanders, who immediately came to the aid when disaster struck, and soon came to New Zealand in person.

He also donated funds to the New Zealand government in the capacity of the Australian royal family and the governor of New Zealand respectively, and at the same time mobilized a lot of manpower and material resources from Australia to save the New Zealanders in disaster as much as possible.

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

New Zealand folklore gradually began to spread that it would be nice if Arthur was their monarch.

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

Australia, with Arthur, is now unstoppable, surpassing New Zealand's all-time best.

This, coupled with the fact that Australia and the British Empire have very different attitudes towards New Zealand, has gradually left most New Zealanders with other ideas in their hearts.

On 13 December 1903, Arthur merged the Senate with 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 Commission is the upper house of New Zealand, appointed directly by the Governor of New Zealand and is for life.

As the name suggests, the functions of the Law Commission presumably include making and amending existing New Zealand laws and overseeing the powers of New Zealand officials.

Since Arthur became Governor of New Zealand, no changes have been made to the Law Commission.

At present, there are six members of the Law Council, and except for Pierce, the commander of the garrison, and Grant and Joshua, the remaining three are lifelong councillors left by the previous governor.

Fortunately, the three of them were also very obedient to Arthur, because they also knew that the Life Councilor was just a matter of words to Arthur, even if it was only as the governor of New Zealand, Arthur could control their life and death.

It was also a counterweight to the British Empire's self-governing colonies like New Zealand.

In colonies like New Zealand, the Governor-General held the position and authority of the head of state and represented both the British Crown and the King of England.

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

As the irreplaceable governor of New Zealand, Arthur's rights in New Zealand are also very large, and New Zealand has no forces or individuals who can resist Arthur's rights.

Garrison Commander Pierce may be counted as one, but Pierce is also very aware of his own abilities, and so far, there has been no conflict with Arthur.

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

As New Zealand's reconstruction efforts have stabilized, the political situation in New Zealand has become increasingly volatile.

On 17 December, a member of the League Party gave a speech in his home town that caused a sensation throughout New Zealand, touting Arthur's greatness and arguing that New Zealand should join Australia, as it had done 60 years earlier.

This is not unfounded, I don't know where this member got the information, but he did come up with a very detailed information on the development of the Australian states, from the beginning of Australia's independence, to the latest summary of the third quarter of this year, all kinds of information confirms the reality that Australia's six states are experiencing a high level of high-speed development, Australia's current development achievements and potential have far exceeded New Zealand.

Of course, this is not what New Zealanders are noting, but another reality that this information confirms.

Australia has achieved the joint development of six states, and even Tasmania, the least populated, has seen a significant improvement in people's living standards.

Although Tasmania has the smallest population, it also means that the economy has improved very quickly and effectively.

With the construction of hospitals and schools, as well as nursing homes, orphanages and some roads, Tasmania's standard of living and people's incomes have exploded, and the current per capita income has reached 15 pounds a year, which has surpassed the level of New Zealand.

Not to mention the other states of Australia, because of the general abundance of mineral resources, the five states of the Australian continent are developing rapidly, even South Australia, which has the lowest per capita income, has now reached more than 14 pounds.

This is the envy of New Zealanders. New Zealand's highest per capita income was only £16 since it was separated from Australia, and it is still declining with New Zealand's sluggish economy.

Especially after this typhoon, it has dealt a serious blow to New Zealand's economy, and New Zealand's per capita income will usher in a cliff-like decline.

According to the bold forecasts of some New Zealand newspapers, New Zealand's per capita annual income by the end of 1903 would fall to £11.

This is not the end of the story, the most affected must have been in 1904, in 1904 New Zealanders were expected to have a per capita income of no more than 11 pounds a year, or even to be able to maintain it at 10 pounds is a better result.

The first is to ask for support!

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