COLONEL DAVIES, APPOINTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 953, 21 October 1910, Page 2

COLONEL DAVIES , APPOINTMENT.

AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. J " STATEMENT BY'tHiTpEEMIEE. '

: : The papers presented to Parliament. terdaysincluded" one relating:to: the'. .appointment., of. Colonel Dayies to. the'.bo'ni:ma'nd (of •' an -Infantry ; Brigade' at ;Aldershofc'-/ : •'.:/; : : .',;: ; ; '"■.'.■.. ". i.~i j-.-: : ' ; .':V;/' : -:i:

V, The .High: Coni'mißsioner, in ■■ the .course;, of a ''letter;. to :'tlie; : rCrdvei'nment:,'^stated' 'that Colonel Dayies.had .no/intention, nor- did:'he.desire, ,to..sever;hisTOnnection ', wi th Zealand. : :' Colonel' : Da vies,' he continued, -wished' to, continue .'.his "pay-, nients to ■the,. New r Zealand'superannuatidii: ,furid either upon his New-.Zealand;rate,.'of 'salarj ; 'or'iupon.;that;paid ; to : him by th£ 'Imperial Goverhtnenfe ; : -Her'suggested, re--marked the. Hpni-W.7 Hall-Jones,: th'at his'; rpiositipn'i was'-'siniilar'to'...that"or;Colonel 'tfodley,: the : rece'ntly-appoint^; ; Gomin'ajidi_ ant, and stated that Colonel l 'Qpdley's''ier-. \vices in : 'the Dominion ; i\'ould r ,county tb-; .wards His pension in: .'the -Regular./iinyi . The ; of- the:vbrigade>'was|;ioifour years -only. :--.'■ • :■; v l ', ■■:■ ■ ;; - : ■'.'•>; h : \ifi U ..;■ Earl.Cre'we'.'in" a ; letter'/to'the Govern^■■ ment,.: said: "I ■ take this •'opportunity of: "expressingVthe satisfaction, 'of s -his 'Majesty's, - Government .'that, they ..have 'been ablp to offer to an of the Dominion Edrces: this: impprtsriit position, .'and tHeir. .'appreciation : of '.the. willingness: of. your, .government:; that .Dayies,'should' accept : .the>post .■"•■:"/' :; ' j ■"■'■■''■ ; V: ;N"'Mr; Allen:(Bruce) asked;.if atl'were; in-:-' tended to allow.-.Colonel ;Davies -to' remain on .the superannuation-'fundo-He'thought •that 'a... ycry great : complimen.t had \ been ]paid: : ,to'- : ;Newv-iK'alanßi:'.' v 'vlt v ' hipped;that New Zealand/would not lose his services permanently. ;.' : ; './■'''...■''■■'■s*-; ::.;.. ■■ ■The .Premier , said; that';he 'could: !not give an;.off-hand'answer'Sas: to whether-: . Colonel ;Davios'; would :Ko allowed.-' to'.-'cony iinue on ; : the..superannuation.ifund.v'/i-T-he-.Government could' not agree',i;however; , ;to" his'■ getting superannuation;on ■ ;the>basis: of the high salary lie was~gettihg:'ui the , : ment. could give -him' superannuation -on' the basis of his' New Zealand '.salary was a matter which had to be considered. ;'.■ The, appointment;':was ; not :in tlie' way:' of' an ' exchange at .{all.. :. New. •Zealand •.had: only: -a ;:liinited. number '.'of high military positions, and he'could: not give 'an ;undertaking that, .an.appbintment , suitable|for'.Colonel; Davies.would':;--'.be ■op'ia for him in New: Zealand upon the■expiry of .his present; appointment. ,;Nor| ; oould he'r'saj" that, upon'the. retirement , of Colonel Godley his- position .would be offered to. Colonel'-.Davies.;: .The;.;question as to who would be the next Commandant: must: be;. kept perfectly /■ open. "■', In ..this country there-had,been;-continuous criti-. cism against a colcsiial-officer.holdingthe. •position i>of; Commandant' of. the- Forces. They had had that from.the North.Cape: to ;the Bhiff. He' was not "saying any-, thing against Colonel'-Davies, for he knew that he wasa! highly-qualified officer,-but heiwanted .it made, clear : that>he-was not toing to i commit, fne Government" of-:the ay in -, the matter, because-it might not be" possible to give effect ..to any-such, ■pi-onjiee.-;'.. .He would acquaint ■ the 'House as to whether .'Colonel Dayies';wonld .he. nllpwed to :iemain oh the; Superannuation Ea!ir-i; r and , upon ; what termsr. V: ;;?. ! •' '■'■;"