WAR EXPENSES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 8 December 1925, Page 5

WAR EXPENSES.

NEW ZEALAND CLAIM ON AUS- • TRALIA. (by TELEGIIAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) . WELLINGTON, Dec. 7. Among the passengers who arrived by the Makura- to-day from Sydney was Sir Neville Hovvse, V.C., Minister for Defence in the Commonwealth of Australia. Sir Neville is accompanied by Colonel T. J. Thomas, Financial Secretary to the Commonwealth Defence Department. , The mission on which Sir Neville Howse has-- come to New Zealand has reference to the adjustment or some small accounts for munitions and war stores supplied by New Zea'and to Australia during the Great War. His stay in the Dominion will be brief, as he proposes returning to Australia from Auckland on Friday, but before leaving Sir Nevil'e hopes to visit Rotorua. Sir Neville was disinclined to express liis views on, the question of further co-ordination between New Zealand and Australia in regard to defence. He said, however, that ?ie had no doubt but that there would be complete cooperation if the necessity arose. He referred to the fact that the New Zee'and and Australian navai units met occasionally for combined training. Sir Neville Howse conferred with Sir Heaton Rhodes (Minister for Defence) during the morning, and this afternoon he met the Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates). He has also to see the Minister for Health (Sir Maui Po-mare) before leaving for the north to-morrow. Sir Nevi'lc remarked to-day that the major items had been settled between New Zealand and Australia some years ago, but a few final adjustments remained to bs made; hence his- visit. There was not a large amount of money involved in the transactions which remained to be disposed of, and he had no doubt that a complete adjustment would now be possib’e.