MR. S. M. BRUCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 145, 11 February 1932, Page 5

MR. S. M. BRUCE

(Press. Assn. — •]

NEW PQS1TION WILL BE AUSTjRALI A'S HIGH . COMMISSIONER" IN LONDON *: TO GO TO OTTAWA

By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. Feb. 10,! 8.5 p.m. '* MEL^OURNE,' Wednesday. The Federal Cab'inet declde'd that the '.Assistantv TreasureU . Mr,.- S.' ;M% Bruce1,--aud.the Miuister for..Customs, Mr, . Gullett,,-. sho.uld . represent- -Australia. at'.?th.e . . Qttawa Conference, After the conference Mr. Bruce. proceeds to. Lon,don, becoming Resident Minister lepr'esgnting. the Copihionwealth, to, dischai'gfe the'functions. of the H'igh Coihmissioner, tfwipg to. the necCssity for a. further appointment to that office, after Sir- Granville Ryrie's term, expires in June. . The Prime Minister in making fhis anpounbement, '.stated that* the • financiaj position* in -London- requires the mofet- skilful and - -careful -haudling and the question oP'the-fshort term debt - and - the loan* of - £18,000,000 falling- due- in Novemb'er required- ati terition. -The ! Government is? parth cularly anxious at this cEitical period that? 'arrangemertts should -be in the most competent hands, '-and it*- was f elt that >Mr.. Bruce V'ould fulfil the recjuirements admirably. ; ; * • . |Ie- -would- alsp lead- the Commonwealth delegation > , at ■ th e; E conomic Copference, The, Federal- and- gtate Goyernments haye reached unanimity on th squestiou . Qf ■ then ,G.orninonwealth -representation. on the- Loddon -plan -for -.grpup • Common.wealth, and 'Sstate* : .activities at. i-jA,ustralia House -and the abolition of an.AgentT General rnow-being?formulated hy Mr. Bruce, who estimates that £50,000 .a year 'ean be saved by the elimipation of over-lapping activities. The total -cost - of " -the Common-wealth-State representation in London at present- is -£250*, 0Q0 per- annupi, of which the State subscribes £63,000. i ;