Rise of Australia

Chapter 173 Who Should We Trust?
"On November 1903, 11, New Zealand suffered an unprecedented disaster. A typhoon landed from the small town of Opunaki on the North Island of New Zealand, and descended on New Plymouth, Piopio, Hamilton, and Huntley successively. , Port Waikato, Manukau, Auckland, Takapuna, Coromandel and Port Fitzroy have eleven towns, which have had a huge impact on the economy, industry and infrastructure on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. disaster.

According to preliminary statistics, the disaster caused at least 200 million pounds of property damage to New Zealand, killed more than 4000 people, and injured [-] people.

After the disaster, almost the entire west coast of New Zealand's North Island needed to be rebuilt, and at least 20 people lost their homes.

We are grateful for the assistance from all regions and countries in the world, especially our friendly neighbor Australia, which transported 45 pounds of funds and more than [-] pounds worth of supplies to help us on the day of the disaster.

We are also grateful for the support of countries from other regions, £[-] from the German Empire, £[-] from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and £[-] each from France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia.

We sincerely thank all countries for their assistance to New Zealand, and the friendship between New Zealand and you will last forever.

After the disaster, the New Zealand colonial government will mobilize the power of the whole of New Zealand to help all the people on the west coast of the North Island rebuild their homes.At the same time, we also call on more New Zealanders to join this rescue operation. As of now, many New Zealanders are still missing and they need more rescue. "

Starting from November 11, this report was printed in all New Zealand newspapers and sent to all New Zealand towns and cities for free.

In a short period of time, almost the vast majority of New Zealanders have seen such newspapers and reports, and they all understand what kind of disaster happened in the North Island of New Zealand.

Although a small number of people are curious about what kind of organization can unite all newspapers in New Zealand to publish this report simultaneously.

But more people have been attracted by the information in the report, and all their eyes and attention are on New Zealand's North Island.

In the report, apart from the shocking death toll and the distressing loss of property, what attracts the most attention is the assistance from other countries.

New Zealand is a colony of the British Empire, and it is already very face-saving for other powers to provide some assistance.

The New Zealanders also think so, especially the aid from the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is currently the most among all the great powers.

However, as the current overlord of New Zealand, the British Empire's aid is at the same level as other powers, even far below the aid of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This disappointed many New Zealanders who were loyal to the British Empire, who believed they had been abandoned by the British Empire.

Compared with these countries, Australia's aid is much larger.Not only financial assistance of 45 pounds, but also material assistance worth up to [-] pounds.

This is the most important thing for New Zealand after the current disaster. There are a large number of refugees who are in urgent need of supplies and food to ensure their normal life.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Compared with a large number of European countries, especially the British Empire, Australia's aid appears to be much more sincere.

What's more, the report clearly stated that Australia provided assistance on the day the disaster occurred, instead of New Zealand actively requesting assistance like European countries.

After this report, many New Zealanders have gradually changed their views, at least their attitude towards Australia is much more friendly.

Many New Zealanders already regard Australians as New Zealand's friendly neighbors, and they are also looking forward to the union between New Zealand and Australia planned by the Coalition Party.

On November 1903, 11, the second batch of Australian aid arrived in New Zealand.

Most of this aid is manpower that is very important to the current rescue work. Australia donated [-] Southeast Asian aborigines to New Zealand to help New Zealand carry out better post-disaster reconstruction work.

These manpower is a timely help for New Zealand's current rescue work.The population of New Zealand is not large. Even after several years of development, it is only in the early 110 million.

This typhoon directly caused the population of New Zealand to lose at least 4 people, and kept New Zealand's economy in a downturn for at least five years.

Coupled with the fact that less than half of New Zealand's North Island is in the disaster area, the number of refugees directly exceeded 20, which greatly increased the difficulty of New Zealand's rescue work.

On November 1903, 11, Arthur arrived in New Zealand in person. After delivering a speech in Auckland on his dedication to rescue and reconstruction work, he announced again that he would donate 17 pounds to New Zealand as the Governor of New Zealand.

So far, New Zealand has received more than 110 million pounds in financial assistance, and more than 15 pounds in food and material assistance.

This has reduced New Zealand's logistical burden to a certain extent, and has also accelerated the progress of New Zealand's rescue work.

From the end of the typhoon on November 11, the rescue work in New Zealand continued for seven days until November 10.

After that, the work will be mainly on post-disaster reconstruction, not on rescue of missing people.

This is also a helpless choice. After seven days of long waiting, the other people who were not rescued basically lost hope of survival. Perhaps when the rescue team found them, they had already turned into corpses.

Many of these refugees were arranged in the northern part of the Auckland Peninsula. There are more than ten small towns on this peninsula, which can also accommodate [-] to [-] refugees.

Some were relocated to areas such as Palmerston North, Picton, Shahat and Wellington in the southern part of the North Island of New Zealand. This is the core area of ​​New Zealand and the area where Wellington, the colonial capital, is located.

It can accommodate at least [-] refugees, and they are distributed to major cities to supplement the population of New Zealand's North Island cities.

There are close to [-] refugees willing to stay in their homeland, which has been destroyed.

The most important part of this rebuilding work is rebuilding the Auckland area.The Auckland region has Auckland, the second largest city in the North Island of New Zealand, and the two major cities of Takapuna and Manukau in the north and south.

The population in this area has exceeded 20, and more than half of them have become refugees.

Most of the disaster-affected areas in the south of the west coast are small towns with different population sizes, ranging from large towns with 6000 to 1000 people to small villages and towns with less than [-] people.

The passionate New Zealanders who saw the news reports and came to participate in the rescue work were assigned to these towns, and they will be responsible for the reconstruction of these towns, specifically helping those refugees rebuild their houses and homes.

The main task of the [-] aborigines donated by Australia and the New Zealand garrison is to rebuild the Auckland area, especially the city of Auckland.

Auckland is an important hub connecting the Auckland Peninsula and the main part of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the two brightest pearls of New Zealand, reflecting Wellington in the south.

The disaster in Auckland is the last thing New Zealand wants to see, and rebuilding Auckland is also the most urgent thing at present.

On November 11, Arthur again transferred 18 indigenous and tens of thousands of Australian workers from Australia.

Most of these workers are construction workers with knowledge of the construction industry who will be vital to rebuilding jobs in New Zealand.

At the same time, Arthur also adopted the method of work-for-relief in the disaster-stricken areas, encouraging a large number of slightly injured and non-injured refugees to invest in the reconstruction of their homes.

As a reward, they will receive more relief supplies and a small amount of financial rewards, which will also make up for their property losses to a limited extent.

Such a policy has won the support of many New Zealand refugees, and they have also enthusiastically joined the work of rebuilding New Zealand's west coast.

Just a week later, New Zealand's west coast is home to more than 15 Aboriginal people and [-] New Zealanders, making rebuilding of cities and villages even faster.

Arthur was busy these days, and so was Grant.

As the leader of the New Zealand Coalition Party, under Arthur's suggestion, Grant quickly invested in the reconstruction work, setting an example for all New Zealand political parties and officials.

This also allowed the Coalition Party to gain the favor of New Zealanders again. After all, those who can personally contribute to the reconstruction of New Zealand are far better than those officials who only stay in the office.

During this time, Arthur personally visited all the affected towns in New Zealand and visited New Zealanders who were rebuilding in these areas.

Arthur was welcomed by almost everyone, and even many fanatical people were chanting "Long live!" when Arthur arrived.

Arthur didn't respond to this on the surface, but in fact he was very satisfied with Grant's actions.

According to the current degree of Arthur's recognition in New Zealand, coupled with the fact that New Zealand was hit by the disaster this time, and the amount of aid from Australia and the British Empire is different, perhaps something can really change in New Zealand.

On November 1903, 11, a piece of news was released that completely excited New Zealand.

The headline of the news is very simple, with only a few words, but it is deeply rooted in the hearts of all New Zealanders.

The British Empire and Australia, who should we trust?
Both the British Empire and Australia have a special relationship with New Zealand. The British Empire is the current suzerain of New Zealand, and New Zealand also belongs to the British Empire in name.

New Zealand was once a part of Australia, and it was successfully separated from New Zealand only a few decades ago.

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