NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATION ON THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1916, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATION ON THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

To the Editor. Sir,—-Upon the death of Sir Joshua Williams a few weeks ago a casual correspondent in the News drew attention to the waste of money expended in supporting a councillor for this unnecessary position, in the hope that local members of Parliament would protest against such -.vaste while roads- .were so much required in the backblocks, and in your paper of this date your Wellington correspondent touches upon the same topic, with the remark that "it 13 not imperative for New Zealand to have a representative on that committee," although lie hints that Sir Francis Bell may get the billet eventually. The question now presents itself t6 us as to what attitude the Taranaki members will adopt in the matter. Will these three gentlemen warn Mr. Massey that they will vote against him if he makes this useless appointment? I say "useless," for the reason that it is so seldom for a case to be sent Home, and when there is one sent the result could a 8 well be decided in this Dominion as by the sleepy heads at Whitehall. There are some ten or twelve dependencies south of the line, and why New Zealand should be the only one requiring special judicial representation in London requires some explanation. The taxation per head of our population should surely be sufficient without such an incubus. -I am, etc., TAXPAYER. January 24, 1910. 1 N.B.—There is a general election near at hand.