COLONIAL OFFICE

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12074, 27 February 1925, Page 8

COLONIAL OFFICE

CHANCES IN ORGANISATION UN DER- SE ORETARIES— ONE FOR DOMINIONS’ AFFAIRS. _ CLOSER COLLABORATION. B* Teleffraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Asiocintion. (Received February 26. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 26. 'The "Daily Telegraph’s” Parliamentary correspondent understands ffiat a considerable amount of reorganisation is likely in the Colonial Office, ijfl order to put that department in a tatter position to deal with the growing amount of dominion work. “Apart from a change in the title of the Oolonisl Searetary, there are likely to bo two permanent under-secretaries, one dealing•> with Crown colonies, the other with the dominions and Ireland. It is believed that this change Will be welcomed in the dominions, ahd that it will pave the way to closer collaboration witn the overseas Empire flhth in Imperial and in foreign affairs. Jj*lt was stated recently that the name qf the Colonial Office might be changed to “Imperial Office,” in which case lia Parliamentary chief would he Itnown as the “Imperial Secretary.”