NAVAL POLICY.
i A QUESTIONER TURNED AWAY. ■ ! Naval policy was mentioned in the t Houso of Represent ativps yesterday by Mr. • A. M. Myers who said''that the cable - messages published that morning indii OBtfid that tho First Lord of'the Admits t ally might hold a naval .conference at - Vancouver which, would bo attended by a : 1 ropresontetayp from tho Coiriinonwealth of - Ajistralio.. Mr. Jlj-srs :asked : whether tho lion. Jas. Allen., who leaves for" Unhand , next niontbi would represent Ncw'Z'oa- , land at tho conference, and if so what : instructions would bo Riven to Mr. Allen , as to.what, line of policy New Zealand , was to adopt in regard to niXVal matt ters— whether sho was to continue the pot-' c icy of malting contributions to the Im- . . penal Navy or to associate herself, with , Australia in forming an Australasian | unit. , Mr. M.assey said that until tho data of , the Vancouver conference was fixed it ', would be impossible for him or for the Defence Minister to say whether it Wftuld j. Iks ..possible, for tho latter to' 'attend the , conference, .In connection, lyiiji' his trip ; to London tho Minister for Defence would | represent New Zealand,in..defence matters ~ and in.everything else. "Jhe,.hon, gentle- ■ i. iria'n asks what is thb'ha.val,-policy of;-New |. Zealand," continued.' Mr. "',Massey.' "I. ,' ; ..'don't 'want 'to ..answer ; thaf question; by.' J-. fi?kirjK him.'another, 'but it is quite-im- [ possiblo at this moment, to/make fiublip . tho naval policy of. the; New Zealand Sow ernment, and I trust the lion, geniiepvatt . will Apt press the question." . • Mr. Myprs said that ■■■he did- not. desire ; to" press -tho''question,, but ihat-iie'tTUstcd.; f. the matter 'would be discussed, by.-Cab-' i' inet and 'that the hon. gentleman., would ■ ', bo- acquainted with tho views; of. Cabinet/ '. ; before h* left New. !6cala.nd:'. : '.r : t Mr. Masscy said it .went witho:ut"quesv f- tipn that, the Defence 1 .■Minister wis. tbPr- :,. Piijrhly in. accord. with tho vieffs-.of his; il colleagues on this subject, and .qthcr.s ; .■•.•■:
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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321NAVAL POLICY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 4
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