HIGH COMMISSIONER

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16729, 12 January 1920, Page 6

HIGH COMMISSIONER

. PBOBAHLE APPOINTMENT OF SIR JAMES ALLEN. (STECIAT, TO "TTTK PRESS.") ! DUNEDIN, January 11 i Tho "Sfcir'' says: The position •>t j High Commissioner has boon mi - marked for tho cnorgotio Minister <n TVJcnco for qnito a long time. Indeed. : it was immediately after his return j l'rom his first Ministerial visit to tin- | Old Country that Sir James was con lidently named as tho next. High Com tni-ssioner. It is understood the appointment, will not be made for som,. j time. Sir James can leavo for another tield of activity with tho knowledce thnt. he hands over to his successor .tit inspiring record of splendid work. No thing has yot l>oen said officially aliens | the question of a rrrident Minister in i l/ondon to represent New Zralnnd directly in the Council of the Enipirr. Ono grent. necessity is to have ;i capable Ministerial representative at Hi" heart of the Empire. It is proposed to jrive Sir James Allen a dual position. | Without a douht ho has the capacity i for doing tho work of two men at ar.\ j time in administrative affairs. hut I would such pressure upon his splendid energy be fair to hint or fair to Xmv Zealand? The work of tlie High Commissioner is quite enough for an energetic man, who need never be witliont an important task at ITome. Tlio samo remark applies to the tasks of a resident Minister. It is probable, of course, that the Government will not take any notion at all about the IniI>erial question of tho IVminion's n pt«. sentation at Homo, htit tho matter is ■worthy of very perions consideration when tho appointment of the next High Commissioner is under Ministerial discussion.