NAURU ISLAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16805, 31 July 1920, Page 7

NAURU ISLAND.

TERMS OF THE MANDATE. HOUSE OF LORDS DISCUSSION. (Received July 31, 3.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 80. Lord Milder, in the House of Lords, in moving ihe second reading of the ' Naum Island Bill, was asked bv Lord Emmott why Canada, India and Africa were debarred from getting deposits, adding that the policy was contrary to the “open door.’’ Lord Milner replied that Australia, New Ze'aland and South Africa at the outset strongly opposed the mandating of territories in their immediate neighbourhood, but stated that, if the Allies wore concerned only witn the proper treatment of the natives, they were quite willing to accept the mandate for Naum Island and South-l Vest Africa. They were deliberately handed over to the mandatories with provisions clearly drawn that their sovereignty was unlimited, except regarding the protection of natives. Lord Milner declared that the question as regards Naum Island would never have arisen if a difference had not existed between Australia and New Zealand regarding which should be the mandatory. The Bill was read a second time.— Reuter.