LORD CROMER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13941, 28 June 1907, Page 5

LORD CROMER

PROPOSED GRANT OP £50,000. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON 7 , June 27. (Received June 27, at- 10.49 p.m.) The Government is asking' Parliament to grant a sum in recognition of 'Lord Cmmer is services. The amount- is unoiliuially reported to I JB £50,0C0. Sir Edward Grey made the announcement of Lord Cromer's resignation of his position as British Minister in Egvpt in t 10 House of Commons on April 11, and tlio House, crowded to hear th- official presentation of -the .news, was [irofoundlv moved Lord Cromer's own words, as recited by the Foreign Secretary, were as follow.-' 1 ! have arrived at the conclusion that, 1 must ask you to accept my resignation. I have done so after very full ionfiuleration and ronsiilfaiion with my medical adyiFer and Kir Stephen Mackenzie, who m fioio. I am most, anxious that it should lie particularly understood that the reasons ulneli have induced me to take this efen are wholly due. to the slate of my health", and that net political considerations of any kind whatever in any way eonnock'd wim it. Morn especially I dnsiro to say that, nothing yould bo moro <?ffrriiv c or generous than' (ho manner in which the presont Govommonfr hn> supporiod mc. It hxs been the greatest jplmure io mo to serve under you, and it is with exlrome regret that I shall break my oftlcial connection wiln you. After howover, 49 years in the public service, T am thoroughly and I am really unable to support 'any longer the excessive strain whit-h my work hero entails. I feel also that I do not possess tho health and t slre.nglh which are to do justice to all the very iiii|>ort;tnt interests involved. Both doctors are quite Agreed that it is necessary that I should give up mv work." With emotion Sir Edward Grey oxpressed the great, regret that; the Government felt, whilo to himself it meant more than he could express. lie was glad tliero was a prospect of Lord Cromer recovering his health. "It is the object of the Government," ho declared,' "to maintain his work and to rontinue the policy inspired by him, of which a roost, admirable exposition was contained in his last, report. His retirement from Egypt is the personal lass which the public service of this country could suffer." Mr Um(four followed with an . eloquent little tribute. "It js," ho said, "only history which can give an adequate estimate of the work which Lord Cromer lia.s done in Egypt. We feel hew marvellous aro tho moral ami material labours ho has gone through."