MINISTERIAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1936, Page 5

MINISTERIAL

HIGH COMMISSIONER-ELECT.

[PER PRESS association.]

WELLINGTON, May 28.

Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage announced to-day that Mr. Jordan, the High Commissioner Designate, will represent New Zealand on the Council of the League of Nations. He is leaving shortly for Geneva, and, as it is desirable that the New Zealand representative should be able to state New Zealand’s case at the League table, Mr. Jordan would probably be accompanied by an expert staff.

Mr. Jordan’s departure will mean a by-election for Manukau in July or early in August.

Mr. Savage added that it was not intended to curtail Sir James Parr’s term as High Commissioner. Mr. Jordan was going to Geneva, as it did not seem possible to send a Cabinet Minister for the September meeting.

THE RIMUTAKAS RAILWAY

WELLINGTON, May 2S

Better means of access to' the Wairarapa district by rail was asked by the representative deputation which waited on the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, the Minister of Finance, Hon. W. Nash; the Minister of Railways, Hon. D. G. Sullivan; and the Minister of Public Works, Hon. R. Semple, to-day. It was claimed by the deputation that the present line has been put in the wrong place, and that there was urgent need for a deviation which would result in a better service for the district.

The Prime Minister and other Ministers expressed sympathy with the request of the deputation, and surprise was expressed that the present route had ever been chosen. It was stated that it might be necessary.to go under the hill, instead of over it. Mr Sullivan suggested that the deputation might wait to see if the rail-cars, which would shortly be running, solved the problem. Mr Savage gave an assurance that the matter will be investigated, and he suggested that Mr Semple fifid his officers should go into the question of boring a tunnel through the Rimutakas.