"NOTHING OF THE KIND."
HIGH COMMISSIONER.SHIP.
tfR. FORBES DENIES REPORT
EXTENSION FOR SIR T. WILFORD. MS Telegraph. — Parliamentary Reporter.' WELLINGTON", this clay, ■'.' «Uothing of the kind," said the Prime Minister this morning when his attention was drawn to a report that the term of the High Commissioner, Sir TJioma-s Wilford. was to be extended. Mr ijorbes was emphatic in his denial f the report. "Why, Cabinet has not ? vcn considered the matter yet," lie said. Th.e' name r " Coates nas oecu ; freely mentioned in speculations concerning. a successor to Sir Thomas Wilford should a fresh appointment be made. '" '"There is no foundation for any statements which have been made concerning myself," was the emphatic answer Mr. Coates gave to an inquiry on the Subject this morning. ' added with a smile that he had, no ambitions in that respect.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 226, 23 September 1932, Page 3
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