THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1919, Page 5

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.

OFFICE TO BE REORGANISED. : STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. ■;; (By Wire.—Own Reporter.) '' Hawcra, Last Night, i The reconstruction of the High Com- ;* missioner's office in London was dealt* with in an interview that I had with _', tlic Prime Minister to-night. Mr. Mas- £ sey said that in spite of the good Work < that the High Commissioner's office had done in the past, he was determined to iiave a new Commissioner's office in the ' future. Although Mr. Masscy was \ satisfied with the wonderful work that '\ had been done by the High Comttis- "f sioner in the past, he,.was not satisfied ' that London from Now Zealand's point ; of view wad going well. As one who knows London from back < to front, Mr. Massey, are you satisfied ] that New Zealand occupies a good and j honorable position to-day? asked the re-i porter. ; "No," said Mr. Massey emphatically. 1 "I am satisfied that the British EnfjHrs i realises just as much as I realise that w».; liave done wonderful work, but I realise you are quite right when yon aft}*'" that the High Commissioner's office in-.: deficient. * -,' ; Admitting that, Mr. Massey, could ' you indicate to me what aro your plans for the future in the way of improving < the High Commissioner's office! 1 Mr. Masscy: I think, that the J High Commissioner's office has uotij been managed properly in thej past. I am perfectly alive to iliej fact that the High Commissioner's must be reorganised, and I am going tou do it. • • j When Mr. Massey was asked how be'i was going to do it, he said he thought l that the publicitr had to be considered* and he realised that very good work fcaff been done for New Zealand in the mat by publicity. He was not prepared w say anything at all about the matter,? now, but he thought that it was that twe or three good journalists, men of similar calibre, would be asked to go to London to represent the New Zealand Government, and work for New Zealand, of which he was proud to be Premier. Asked if he would be prepared to talk, about the reconstruction of the High, Commissioner's, office, Mr. Massey em«' phatioally said "No." Who will be the new High Commlssioiier? "t don't know," replied Mr. "but you will probably know in the, course of the next few months."