A RESIDENT MINISTER

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 6

A RESIDENT MINISTER

DOMINION REPRESENTATIVE'IN' LONDON. "Is it proposed to give the House dining this session any opportunity of discussing the question of Imperial representation from New Zealand ':" asked Mr. T. M. Wilford (Hutt) in the Houso of Representaitves yesterday. "Now that the mandates for Samoa and Nauru have been taken over and Lord Jellhoe's report on the general defence of the Pacific is in hand, I feel quite sure, after reading the proceedings of tho Imperial Conference, that this country will have to send a representative." Tho Prime Minister: Tou mean a permanent representative? Mr. Wilford: Will you give the House an opportunity of discussing whether or not it is advisable in the interests of the country that we should bo permanently represented at • tho other side of the world? , Mr. Massey: The question refers to a very important subject, and one that will have to be dealt with. Hut whether it can tie dealt with this session is very doubtful. Mr. Wilford: By resolution. Mr. Massey: We havo entered upon the end-of-the-sessi6n rush, and most of us are working at very high pressure indeed. If opportunity offers I will be very clad to table a resolution and take the opinion of Parliament upon it. I behove that the time is coming when all tne Dominions will havo to send Tranent representatives to I/mdon, in justice to themselves and to the Empire. I am Suite certain about that. But so far the larger Dominions have not taken any Bt J[r' WilfoTd: Canada has discussed the '■ftja'srt; detail msg l,n, been made. I have no doubt that out representative-, to London and I think New Zealand and South Africa will onioinnswell. Those are the four Dominions chiefly concerned. I *> », ft pect Newfoundland, thoji* it ha* ™ statin of a Dominion, will send a lepre fnt n to London,.!)!. I ?»-«*"»& 7 opinion .that it « *"* C nt other Dominions to eend represent* lives. .- .