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For regions like New Zealand and New Guinea, which are relatively far away, although they could not receive the broadcast signal on the day itself, news about the speech would be available for sale the next day at the fastest speed—Arthur never missed an opportunity for public relations.
It is worth mentioning that, by 1926, the population of Australasia had experienced a rapid increase over the past year, reaching just over 29.76 million.
Approaching the 30 million mark was something Arthur was very pleased to see.
30 million might not be a lot, but for a place like Australasia that once had only a few million people, it was already the greatest progress.
Another benefit of an increasing population was that the number of newborn babies would gradually rise with the population growth, making the rate of increase faster and faster.
