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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15605, 1 June 1916, Page 8

Our London correspondent, under date April 21st. says that "j\ r ew Zealander," writing to the "Spectator," asks tor information as to the correct flag to fly on land. He says: "There is the >iew Zealand flag—tho Blue Ensign with four stars of the Southern Cross—and that, of course, is correctly flown anywhere jn this Dominion. But it is merely a local flag, and there are many occasions when there is need .of a Has: which even." Briton would recognise as the flag of the Empire. Am I correct in saying that this is the Union Flag, i.e., the flag on which the crosses of St. George, St. Andrew-, and St. Patrick extend from side to side and corner to corner of the bunting? Is it not a fact that the Ensigns —White, Blue, and Red— ar© essentially ssa flags?' _ 1 shall bo very grateful if you will give information on the point, and it is a matter of interest to many }iere besides myself." The Editor of the "Spectator" gives the following information :—"The Union Flag is the flag of the Empire—the flag which erery subject of the King has a right to fly on land. This. then, is the flag to be flown on all Imperial occasions."