HAIL AND FAREWELL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19802, 29 May 1926, Page 12

HAIL AND FAREWELL.

POSITION OF HIGH COMMISSIONER. (From Ocb Own Correspondent.) LONDON. April 16. Under the heading of “Hail and Farewell” the Empire Review thus refers to Sir James Alien aiyl his successor: "There is no more popular representative of the great dominions in London than Sir James Allen, the High Commissioner for New Zealand; anti Downing street, the press, and, indeed, all who have come in contact with him, will regret hu impending departure. Sir James was born in South Australia nearly 70 years ago, but he is a youthful septuagenarian, and it is quite on the cards that he may return to the active politics of the Dominion. He would certainly strengthen the not very strong Cabinet of Mr Coates, for he t* not only a skilled administrator, but a rare parliamentary fighter with a habit of hitting hard. As Minister for Defence under Mr Massey from 19X4, he had the difficult task of piloting the ConscnpUon Act through Parliament, and the still more difficult task of carrying its provisions into effect. . _ "Stir James Allen s successor u Sir Jame* Parr who has been a member of the Dominion Parliament for 12 year*, and has held Ministerial rank for *nt years. Ho is a staunch Imperialist of the true Nevr Zealand and is keerLj interested in naval affairs.'*