ULSTER'S BOUNDARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 7

ULSTER'S BOUNDARY.

REJECTION OF COMMISSION SIR JAMES CRAIG'S OFFER. ADJUSTMENT BY AGREEMENT By ' Telegraph—Press ; Association—Copyright. v ; ' ' (Received , 3.30 p.m.) A. and N.Z., ; v LONDON. July 21. Speaking in the Dail Eireann, Mr. W. T. Cosgrave said 'that the time had arrived for a settlement of the Northern Boundary- question. The boundary under the Act of 1920, was drawn in an arbitrary fashion.; The Free, State wished that there should be as few discontented people on both sides of the border-as possible. .-, ■ : '~ <-;'•; :•;•,.:.;:, •' Mr. ; Cosgrave announced the appointment of Professor J. MacNeil as representative of the Free State Government on the Boundary Commission.! '; Sir James Craig, Premier of Northern Ireland, states that. Ulster refuses to re cognise the commission, as it never agreed to it. The Belfast correspondent of the Morning Post, points out that if there is no Northern Ireland representative, the commission cannot sit. He says that Sir James Craig is wiling to agree to au adjustment by agreement exchangng territory in one place for territory in another, but he will not enter any conference which might enable outside influences to transfer largo areas of Ulster to the Fn»* State.- .'; V. '";