THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1186, 22 July 1911, Page 3

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Sir, —Considerable surmise is in the air as lo lvlio is to be appointed J LigU Commissioner in place of Sir William HallJones, and various, names are mentioned, amongst them Siv ' John i Ci. I'inillny, 1C.C.11.G. 'Sow, Sir J. Findl-iy is an ambilioiis man, and his , recent trip lo England, at the expense, though not n representative ef, tho people, proved it, as ho vent ill ere simply because he wanted 10. ]le went (o England presumably, to get a title, realising, perhaps, Ilial it' such was MiKßeslod liaro I hero would have been siii-h a Jiowl I hat llm I'rinio Minister would not have, dared lo give ell'cc-t to Sir John's ambition. It has been a matter of .surprise, tu some people lhat Lady Stout , has interested herself «> much in Knglish matter?. It ;r-oms somewhat strange to me, howevcK that no one lias dropped io the name of the person who' is most likely to ho the now High Commissioner. I think, therefore, that I inn quite entitled, in view of my perspicuity, to the credit of being able 10. show from certain deductions who it is:. The only thing that I am in doubt about is when the announcement will bo made; whether, just before the clese of the coming session of Parliament or just after, or after the'elections, as Sir Joseph Ward, not perhaps quite knowing the true feelings of the 'people of this Dominion with-regard to the recent titles conferred upon himself and members of his ministry, may want to feel his way. It will be found, I think, that when the proper time- arrives Sir Kobert Stent will be announced as having resigned the Chief Justice-ship to accept (ho office, of High Commissioner, and Sir J. G. Findlay will bo apix>inte:l Chief Justice.— J! am, etc., AVDI ALTEIUM IWRTEiI.