THE 1909 AGREEMENT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 137, 16 July 1914, Page 7

THE 1909 AGREEMENT.

MOTHERLAND AND OVERSEAS. QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright. (Received July 16, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 15. In the House of Commons Mv Rowland Hunt questioned Mr Churchill as to why the .Admiralty-had failed to carry out the 1909 agreement? Mr Churchill referred Mr Hunt to his statement on introducing the Estimates, and added that it was impossible to deal with important issues at question time. Mr Hunt asked whether Australia and New Zealand would not be. driven to seek protection from another white race unless the agreement was fulfilled. Mr Churchill replied that he could not admit that the Admiralty had failed to keep the agreement, nor that if there was any differ<sftee of opinion it would be likely to alter existing relationships.