GERMANY AND TAHITI.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1198, 5 August 1911, Page 4

GERMANY AND TAHITI.

REFERENCE IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. Massey asked tho Acting-Prim® Minister yesterday whether his attention bad been'drawn'to tho following cable, printed in tho papers that morning: "Tho 'Echo do Paris' states that Herr von Kidorlen-Wacchter, German Minister for Foreign Affairs, lias asked Mi Jules Cambon, tho French Ambassador in Merlin, for tho cession to Germany of Tahiti, in the Pacific, in return for a free hand in the Morocco question." The Leader of (he Opposition said ho wished to luiow whether the lion. gentleman would coin nunicato with the Imperial Government, through his Excellency tho Governor, with regard to this proposal. He did not think it was necessary to impress upon the lion, gentleman Die importance to the Government and people of New Zealand of what was proSir James Carroll stated that the Government had noted (lie matter, and had it under consideration and was taking stops to ascertain what was being done !»; c-.iior colonial Governments) with a view to conccrted action.

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