THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 2

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Sir, —May I crave the indulgence of a Short spneo in your valuable journal to brine into prominence a mieshon of tho greatest importance, viz.: the appointment of High Commissioner, now that tho Eeforru party have succeeded to the Ministerial office, I think tho time is now opportune to endeavour to make a fo\v suggestions which might deem to lie useful For tho future welfare of tho Dominion. I do not think that the late Government's appointee utilised sufficient power to extend our sphere of operation in England. Tho only way, in my mind, to 'advance the welfare of the Dominion is by giving facilities to the einigvant to emigrate, find thenco inducements to go upon the land, thereby in the near future tend to incveasß the population of the country. Another point, sir, I should like lo lny stress upon is the lack of advertising enterprise) on t'lio rmrt of tho New Zealand Government. "Why not devise a scheme which wonld enable New Zealand to bo made move widely known on tho distant shore;. I think 1 can state, without fenr of contradiction, that the vast majority of would-be emigrants arn in ignorance as regards.the N'ew Zealandw-s and their doing?'. When I left England n few years ago, I remember a friend of mine making this remark, viz.: "You will require a revolver jrMr«ve» sou gsu <a jiflU will

find the black people of a dangerous character " I do not wish to stato that ignorance 'docs exist to that extent throughout the different countries, but I do stntft that New Zealand is in the background sis ;eKiirds encouraging emigration in the pioper way. i ask, through your columns, tho Minister in c-hnrgo of advertising, to obtain a further grant if necessary from tho Government, to formulate an idea which will lead to booming up a yoimp; and prosperous country in u land whore it is practically unknown, lake, for instance, tho American Slates. Is it not mainly duo to their enterprising mediums of advertising that their population 13 so great and'attracts the emigrant to its soil? The impression which i» also daily 'gaining ground iu England, and other countries that New Zealand .is part ot Australia should certainly bo obliterated, as the English press, I note, givo prominence to Australian affairs, which are really matters of importance to New Zealand, and referred to as Australian. T am of a firm belief that if a real live advertising scheme was propagated, this defect could easily be remedied, nnd would bo beneficial to tho Dominion. T sincerely hope and trust that tho Guvernmont will consider some means to instruct their representative when appointed to maintain a prominent position for any of the important functions which at Hints toko place in tho land of the South Cross. I am, sir, an adopted New Zealander, who ha» tho welfare of tho conntry at heart. —I am, etc., FRANK GOLDBEKG.