DOMINION AND EMPIRE.
MINISTER'S VISIT TO LONDON. OCCASION INOPPORTUNE. The possibility of a visit being made to London by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance now appears remote >says the Auckland Herald). Some weeks ago it was generally understood that Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward would leave about the end of 1915 in order to discuss "with the Imperial authorities various matters relating to the Dominion's share in Imperial affairs. Passages for them were pencilled in the Niagara for tho voyage on which she sailed la3t week, though it was explained that this was merely a tentative arrangement. During the last few weeks' a new responsibility has been placed upon the Government by the prospective difficulty in maintaining the reinforcements for the Expeditionary Forces. A systematic recruiting scheme is being organised, and the fact that Mr. Massey and Sir Joseph Ward, with Mr. Allen, form the board to which' the Government has entrusted the organisation of the scheme, indicates that they have at presept no intention of leaving the Dominion. The adoption of a form of compulsory service in Great Britain will presumably he followed by similar measures in the Dominion, and with the possibility of so important a change in the public •life of the Dominion, it is unlikely that the Prime Minister would care to be absent from the Dominion for several months. If it is considered that there should be some personal communication between representatives of the Imperial and Dominion Governments, means may be found by which it could be effected other than by the visit of a New Zealand Minister to London.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1916, Page 2
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269DOMINION AND EMPIRE. Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1916, Page 2
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