CORONATION TIME

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 15

CORONATION TIME

~*. POSSIBLE LONDON VISIT MEMBER OF N.Z. CABINET MR. SAVAGE MAY GO EMPIRE COUNCIL PLAN (Parliamentary Reportftr.) WELLINGTON, this day. it is not the intention of the Government to send a Minister to London, in company with the Australian Ministers, to discuss the question of air mails and Pacific shipping, according to a statement made to-day by tho Prime Minister, the Hon. M. J. Savage. He said that lie Understood thai two Ministers were going to London from Australia on other business and no doubt, the air mail position would be discussed. For any conference on these questions the High Commissioner uvidd be instructed by and act for the New Zealand Government. The Prime Minister repeated his desire that there should be a conference oi Empire representatives that would consider all questions affecting the Empire, including trade agreements and matters of defence. He thought, that the occasion of the coronation would be a suitable time for the Dominion Prime Ministers to meet in London. He intimated that, although the Cabinet had not yet discussed the matter on account of "more urgent business, il was felt that he himself should visit London at that time. Mr. Savage said that it was possible that there might be evolved' from the preliminary discussions a permanent body representing the various units of the British commonwealth of nations, each representative being in constant touch with his respective Government. He stressed the point that New Zealand's representative, whether he were the High Commissioner or a representative of an Empire Council, should speak for the Government.