UNION GROUP

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1925, Page 6

UNION GROUP

N.Z. s M-.W DE!T.N’;E.\( ’> . dominion to go\ ebx. WELLLIVGTON Ap li 22. When, now some time ago, ill - Nev Zealand Government was a-ski-d by II'; Majesty the King to take over the ciHl. 1i ol of the Lnior (I roup, ma ;• Sarno-:, Sir Francis Beil (Mini; ter lor r.xt r mil Affairs) p inted oui that ;In admi ni.'t rat inn oi ilie-e i.-dai.ds '.•■'ihi recharge upon it. 'l'he matter has since I uow;id‘. r d by the N'V. Zealand < < im.mm'. ihc principal question to (!<(-.<'•• L i ■ g win thei th? I'nion Group’ sb aid !• mud parly of New Zealand, or whither -ley should be admiuistere«l from Ne.v land and Samoa by tlm New 7.?.-tla:ii! Government under ih ( > authority of t'n Briti c h Government. Sii. F. L< • ''ated it b.ad be- n d< 'id ( >d bv f'.ib!’ I tli *. Gri.up slmul'! |. (l i , added 1-■lbe b ' ul.iries of New Z a.ami. bat 1 l..<t llp ;- a ’•] b - gm vei-a.u; l.y New Z.:.!.'.- d ” lb'-' reclL.i’ of His Maj. -t.. *- ru m.-ii I. Tin* del y of pre irn i I." p-- ’• . “i dol, ■■ rod era 'a; a•' i H 1 ’;<■ groin WeI'I.i111•'I•'fO• e be 1 i : (? S I I . I' !I \l I 1 S Majesty ; I th'- Gi,’ . ril.in U: >i Ne v\ Zea b. nd. It will be Ib.e du:,- of th- N: . Zea|ho g : .\ . rmmnt of th? I’m •> .r-mp, wh : 'h lit. m ill' i f Sam i:'. ' •omsists ! ,;•. ( r-; . f ’•;!?;•. the priacipul , ; Vi |. j ; . r r :’a I;: •.< fo ( r 1 ’..> w litc’n), !).• *i e Nel on E lm-mi »•) Boat’d. I y. ; r, . . ,- 801.0 ef < iarence) mid ,Lu ; >r Duke Yi.rk.) The area of tiie p,n.i;p is about seven stputi'e mib'-. . nd the population is about 1000 im tiv.s. 'l'he group is part of the Gib bef‘. arid Ellice Island Colony, the islands of which were proclaimed m; Frotecl'rates in 1592. and annexed at Hi" request of the native govern mem s, as Gilbert mid Ellice Islands Colony in 1915.