NIEMEYER’S INVITATION

Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1930, Page 7

NIEMEYER’S INVITATION

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MINISTER’S DENIAL REFUTED ADVICE SOUGHT IN LONDON ‘‘READY ASSENT TO VISIT” By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Rec. 9.5 p.m. Sydney, Sept. 23. The New South Wales Premier, Mr. T. R. Bavin, replying to Mr. Arthur Blakeley, Minister for Home Affairs, who denied that Sir Otto Niemeyer came to Australia at the invitation of the Commonwealth Government, said Sir Otto came to Australia as the 'result of a communication to the Imperial Government from the Commonwealth Government seeking advice in regard to Australia’s financial obligations in London. The English Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, in turn had sought advice from the Bank of England, and the bank had agreed to send Sir Otto to Australia in order to gain first-hand knowledge of the situation.. The Commonwealth had readily assented to his coming. “It certainly will not add to the reputation of Australia either for courtesy or honesty,” Mr. Bavin added, “if Federal Ministers in order to placate sections of their own irresponsible and extremist supporters try to evade responsibility for the presence of Sir Otto in Australia.