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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1853, 12 September 1913, Page 4

"The number of persons calling,personally at the'bureau for information respecting New Zealand and tlio prospects it Lids out to those, who. desiro £ settle in one of the colonics lias been ureat, and the number lof visitois fiom the Dominion, as usual, very largo, Vivs tho Now Zealand High Commissioner in his annual report. 'It canpot bo adequately realised the amount of time taken nor the work involved 111 meeting New Zealandcrs and assisting K when in tho Old Country. Whilst this oflico is only too pleased to be or assistance, I regret it is absolutely impossible for mo to see all sue 1 visitors, othcrwiso pressing work would require to ba shelved. Everything is done to assist tliem in seeing as mncli of interest in tliis country as possible. ilna, of course, involves a very groat amount of work and- correspondence. During the year 1897 orders were obtained from various authorities, enabling '21co New Zealand visitors to see over various places of interest in London. The Prime Minister is to bo asked by Mr. J. C. Thomson, in the House ot Representative:;, whether the extra Parliamentary messengers and orderlies will bo given * preference over outside applicants for any of tho permanent positions in the Government Service which bocoiho vacant at tho end of tho present month,'and whether ho does not think that it is timo that the Governmont provided somo employment for thej!o infill, durinre. tlio rw-