SIR JAMES PARR AS HIGH COMMISSIONER.
The statement is being made freely in Parliamentary circles (says the Parliamentary correspondent of the Christchurch “Sun”) that the Hon. Sir James Parr, Minister of Eduqa tion and Justice, and Parliamentary representative for Eden, is to be the next High Commissioner for Now Zealand in London, when the term of office of Sir James Allen expires. Sir' James Allen was Minister of Finance and Defence in the Reform Government, resigning those ' portfolios in 1921 to take the High Com missionership. His original term of office was extended some time ago.
Outside of his Parliamentary activities, Sir James Parr has held manv appointments in public life in Auckland. He was chairman of the Auckland Education Board between 1907 and 1911, and Mayor of Auckland fofour years, from 1911. In 1916 he wa? a member of the New Zealand Parliamentary Commission that visited the western front.
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Shannon News, 8 September 1925, Page 2
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150SIR JAMES PARR AS HIGH COMMISSIONER. Shannon News, 8 September 1925, Page 2
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