DARDANELLES COMMISSION

Nelson Evening Mail, 2 August 1916, Page 5

DARDANELLES COMMISSION

HON- A. T. MAGfcSSSTY'S QUESTION. , , (By Telegraph.—-Own. CorrespCNideati.) WELLINGTON, This Da}C In asking has question in the .Legislative 'Council yesterday regarding: the Dardanelles Commission, the Hon. "A. T. Maginnity said that the people of/the Dominion. were'all more or less intere&ted in the inquiry, and, it was. feltvs»j». the Dominion should have. been...represented on the Commission, by a of the Crown. Two Ministers w,er£\ gb--,ing Home shortly, and it was expected 'that one or. both would 'have been pointed to_ the Commission. A.few/.days ago it waa reported that the Monaster and the Australian Minister of Defence were to be appointed to the. Commission. The-next thing shey heard was that the High.Commissioners" of Australia and New Zealand, had.been..appointed. This announcement, had catis^d.''considerable disappointment in the ion, as.it \yas .felt that the of such importance that ho subordinate officer should' have been appointed:.,.- Hfe bad no wish to reflect upon the/clj&iFactjeK or ability of the High <^mmis|ioner. r ■ the inquiry was of .such:a nature'that the Dominion' should have been' refojiesented by representatives) id the high service of the State. .':':.'' The Hon. T. (Paul: I rise to a jp,int of order. " ' - The Acting-Speaker, Hon. O. Samuel, said) that in asking, the ."question 'member could not express opinions. l Hbn. A. T. Maginnity: I desirG. to. ask the question. .; . .. . !"''' Sir F. Bell: My answer to both poiv tioms of the question is. : that 7 the {Government considers that at present such information cannot properly be given.