PHOSPHATE INOUIRY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 June 1926, Page 5

PHOSPHATE INOUIRY.

ORDER OF REFERENCE. BY CABLE—PBEBB ASSOCIATION-COPYAIGHT. MELBOUNE, June 17. Im .the House of epres©nitatives the Federal Frame Minister, Mr. S. M. Brace, announced (the order of .refer«niae oil the enquiry to .be conducted by Sa.T* .AfrttilLixr* XJo'bii ixstsii iiiiito* i-he opefa' tiaras of the British, Hhasiphate C!onimi.Sksion. Sir Arthuir Rloibd n/san wi'l.l be .aislceid to report uipan the (alleged inharmonious retaibions between the Australian/ Phosphate anid the British land! Near Zealand Phosphate Ooinuniistsioinjeiffi, rand between) the Aiustraliaru Oamm iissianer a,nd the executive and; «|taff of the Commission. He will also he asked to enquire into the extent to which isiueh 'relations affected the intereste of the Coanjrntilslsiio.il in general and; the Anstrailian. interests in particular; the extent to which they contriibuted towa/rds the decision of the Commissioners to transfer the head ofiice of the Coammissiom from A.ustraliiia to New Zealand and report on. the (iniresfcigations olf the Royal Cjoniiimiaisioni ini support of the contention, of the British Government that harmony between the Cbmimliissioners cannot ibe established as long a,s the' present Austi'aliiara Oonniniiwisdoneir remain's in office.

Sir Airthur Robinson is en.joi.ned_ to report ais /soon ias possible. _A.ni effort will ,lbe made to have the sittings in camera.