THE HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9153, 28 July 1908, Page 5

THE HIGH COMMISSIONERSHIP.

fitf tfSSt/TCGRAFH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, July 27. Afler the Cabinet meeting to-day the' Prime; Minister, replying to questions regarding various rumours concerning Mr "\V. P. Heaves' successor as High Commissioner in London, sa'id:—"You may give emphatic denial to the statement that I intend to take the High Commissionership. I have not the slightest intention to goto' London.- The reason why I stated' l iri'th'e House on Friday that tfhe new'appointment cannot be made till October afteethe' Receipt of the resignation is-thati Hi'* appointment is rriadc by winr-aift?' winder Statute law,' arid uhe Guv&i'hrtteft't has- no power to issue a ffesii warrant until the e-kpiry'of tWold'one. lam not responsible for fchtf rumours, but I may saiy that the matter of Mr Reeves' successor has l Abt been discussed by v Cabinet sincd' his cablegram was* received, riot' will Cabinet discuss f the" qiieSt'ion for some time to co'tnte" Amongst the rumoured candidates are the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, who it io stated has definitely decided to resign his Ministerial 1 rank aftnr the election, but who is said to be unwilling to go to London; Mr T. Mackenize, whose seat has been wiped out by the Boundary Commis sioners, and who was Trade Commissioner in London for three years; and Messrs Donne and Tregear.