PREMIER OR HIGH COMMISSIONER.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 178, 14 July 1911, Page 2

PREMIER OR HIGH COMMISSIONER.

RUMOURS AND SPECULATIONS.

The "New Zealand Herald,'’ discussing editorially the rumours that, Sir Joscjm Ward is contemplating taking up his residence in London as High Commissioner for the Dominion. i-'clines to the opinion that these rumours are more than mere guesses. "It is do secret among Sir JiAiph Ward’s friirds That he lias felt tor seme time past the strain oi his strenuous official life. The probabilities a rig as we believe, that he has made up liis mind to exchange the Premiership for the High Conunissionership. The latter position offers many opportunities to a man of Sir Joseph Ward’s ambition and capabilities and no one can doubt that he would fill it with credit to himself and the Dominion. As for succession to the leadership of the Liberal party there is not likely to be any lack of claimants. Sir James Carroll, it is understood, has begun to entertain aspirations in that direction, while another newly fledged Knight of the same noble Order, Sir John Findlay, is credited with similar dreams. But speculation on this knotty point are perhaps somewhat premature. In politics the unexpected has a knack—of cropping up to the utter confusion of the best laid schemes of mice and men.” In answer to a question by a reporter in regard to the persistent rumour that Sir Joseph Ward was contemplating the High Commissionership, Sir James Carroll said the whole thing was speculation and nothing was known of it. He took it that owing to the dearth of news the papers had han to say some thing, and they had commenced to speculate on the matter. He did not know anything about it.