CONTROL OF EGYPT

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12009, 11 December 1924, Page 6

CONTROL OF EGYPT

NEW GOVERNMENT'S POLICY NO INTERFERENCE WITH FRO. f ATNGIAL OFFICIALS. IMPORTANT ACTION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Published in "The Times." LONDON, December 9. The Cairo correspondent of “The Times”, says that the governors of all the provinces attended a special conference of Ministers, when the Premier Ziwar Pasha,, who is also Minister of the Interior, made an important address. 1 He reminded them that they Ziwar Pasha, who ia also Minister of the Interior in the respective provinces, and they must administer without any outside interference. The Government looked to them to ensure that no political propaganda -was carried oUt unlawfully. These injunctions obviously refer to the state of affairs existing guilder the previous regime, when "administrative officials were constantly interfered with by Ebgbluiist, Senators and'.-', deputies, who seemed to /consider that their Parliamentary position gave them authority over the official Government representatives.'. The .officials were also subjected to other, outside interference. The new Government’s action should coqdqce to terminate a;< condition of things-: winch had; beedme intolerable, both to, the responsible officials and to the people; and there, is hope henceforward that provincial, government will follow, a nprmal- and -regular bonr&, as it- did- prior to the Zaghlulists’ accession to power.