DOMINION'S IDENTITY.
" AUSTRALASIA " MISLEADING [fbcih era owsf cchbespondbxt.] LONDON. Aug. W. The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Allen, has addressed a letter to Mr. Massey pointing out the mistakes and misconceptions that result from the use o£ th*u name " Australasia," in reI ferring to Australia. Tasmania and New ; Zealand. Ho maintains that the use of j the word in newspapers and public docu- ! mentis perpetuates the old delusion in- this \ country that New Zealand is politically ' and geographically merely an adjunct of j the Commonwealth. I Th.3 High Commissioner hai; addressed the editors of the various daily newspaper iia London requesting them to make, nse of the phrase, " Australia and New. Zeiiland," wTien referring to' these two parts of the Empire, and several of the editors have intimated their intention to give instructions to l&eir staff accordingly. Sir James also points out to the Prime Minister that in many of the ofH» cial documents and pamphlets printed in the Dominion tfhe name objected to>i» &*• quentb/ used*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18206, 27 September 1922, Page 9
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168DOMINION'S IDENTITY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18206, 27 September 1922, Page 9
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