OTTAWA DELEGATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 135, 9 June 1932, Page 8

OTTAWA DELEGATION.

WILL MR. COATES GO? NO ANSWER TO QUESTION. WILL DECIDE POSITION LATER. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. The Right Hon. J. G. Coatcs, when interviewed to-day, declined to indicate whether or not it is his intention to go to Otawa. He said the would deermine Lis position when the time came for the delegation to leave. NO IMPORTER INCLUDED. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MOVES. TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE. The importers' section of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce met this morning and decided to communicate by telegram with the Wellington, G'hristchurch and Dunedin chambers, asking them to call meetings of local importers with the object of having a delegate appointed to represent importing 'interests on the Ottawa delegation.

Mr. G. Jackson, chairman of the section, said that Mr. J. H. Thomas, Dominion secretary, had suggested that business advisers should accompany delegations to Ottawa. Auckland importers felt fomc concern that nobody attached to New Zealand's delegation was competent to 6peak for the importers. There were four outside delesates, three representing primary producers, and one appointed by the Manufacturers' Association. The importing interests represented trade to the extent of millions of pounds, and employed thousands of ltands. The Government had made provision for additional delegates if nominated, and, although it was rather late in the day to orfrnnke, full financial support was in sight if a representative were appointed. The chambers communicated with had been asked to reply before Tuesday next-

SURPRISE IN DUNEDiN

PRIME MINISTER SHOULD GO. MR. CO ATE S' DUTY IN NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) DUNEDIN, this day. The announcement of the Prime Minister's withdrawal from the Ottawa delegation came as a surprise to political party interests locally. It is still felt that the Prime Minister should head the delegates, and it is apparent that the withdrawal of Mr. C'oates would give wider satisfaction. The feeling of most payers of the unemployment tax is that the fullest possible assistance is not being given relief workers from the recently increased levy of 1/ in the £, and that Mr. Coatcs' duty is to attempt to solve the problem, a duty which he took upon himself when he accepted the portfolio of Minister of Employment.