MR. DINNIE'S APPOINTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 865, 11 July 1910, Page 6

MR. DINNIE'S APPOINTMENT.

SOME COMMENTS. Mr. Massoy, Leader of the Opposition, when asked to express an opinion on the appointment of Air. \\. binme, formerly Commissioner of Police, to Ue chairman of a iauri Laud IXKUd, tuiJ Unai lie )i;td abbolutoiy nothing iiuamai Mr. Uiiijiic peisoiiaiy, but aiijuiiu »jj*> Jiiioiv auytjiiiig about, isativo aliaiis know poriectly well that u;e presweni of a Native Land lioard required special qualiucations and tpocial irainiii" to enable him to his duties satisfactorily, 'lheho qualilica-tione Mr. Oinuie never had an opportunity of aeqiiiiing, and, coi;-wquently, one could not think that his appointment to this particular position would give satisfaction. This was not the lirst appointment that appeared to have been made rather for political purposes than for any other reason, and it was a very great pity that such should hi the case. This appointment was one of the very strongest arguments that could bs found Lα favour of a Public Service Bc-ard.

The Christcliurch "Press," in its leading columns, exprerj&ea astonishment at the appointment of the exCommissioner of Police, Mr. Dinme, to the prosklcney of a Maori Lond Bs-nrd. "The president of a Maori Land Board," remnrlc3 the "Pfss," "should, one would think, bs ablo to understand ar<! speak Maori, he should certainly be woll acquainted with Maori ways ojid Clifton's, and he should know as much alirnit Maori land tenure as is possible. We do not know that y-*. Dii»"io possesses anv of these cmsKScati^rs

. . . and, therefore, whatever other offic" in the Government service he might have adonv-d. he is out of nines on i\ M.iori L»M _lfr. FTerdirrn renllv rot bother to stir UD nulilic fooling ; n fpronr of +*•" «f----t-'Wish-',ent of a Publ : c Service Board; the Government are doing: it for him."