EMPIRE DEFENCES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18579, 13 December 1934, Page 13

EMPIRE DEFENCES

CONSULTATION URGED MAKING I'P LEEWAY (Else. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received! Dec. 13, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. MacDonald, in reply, to an inquiry by Air. D. E-. Si m moral s' as to -whether the Government 'wriiild confer with Do-; minion statesmen regarding tin; Empire’s air defences and commercial air services, said that while- it- was not. proposed that any form ol conference should bo field during the celebrations next year of the King s- silver jubilee, tlie‘Government of‘tlie United Kingdom would, of course, welcome'tlie opportunity afforded hv tlie presence in England of the Dominion Prime Ministers lor such personal and informal discussions of questions ot common concern as might he thought- desirable. Mr. Eimmoiids: Will you hear in mind these two matters? r l he Empire lias so much leeway to make up that, the Dominions are looking for a lend from the Home Government.

Mr. MacDonald : These-; questions are being dealt with now. Only the- Government is able to estiinate how to handle, this intricate question of interDominiou importance.