THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 78, 1 April 1922, Page 7

THE COLONIAL OFFICE.

UNSYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS OVERSEA OFTICERS. LONDON", March 31. It is common knowledge in official circles that Australian representatives in London receive treatment by certain omcials of the Colonial Olliee which ia greatly resented. "I do not know whether he is a fool or something else," said one Agent-Gener\l, commenting on one oflicial, "but he is certain most unsuitable to deal with representatives of the Dominions." t Sir James Allen (High Commissioner for New Zealand goes beyond criticisms of officialdom, iuid opens the wider question of Ministerial attitude in the following statement under his own name: "It will, be most disastrous if it comes about that British Ministers should find themselves so occupied with other matters that they cannot give some attention to Dominion needs. The present position is not satisfactory. I am most willing to make every excuse for extraordinary conditions prevailing now. After all, tho Empire can only hang together by mutual goodwill, which must be shown by everybody. , ' Sir James Allen is determined to press the matter to the utmost limits if a remedy is not otherwise achievable. No surprise will be caused if the matter is specially referred personally to Mr. Lloyd George.— (United Service.)