CABLEGRAMS. OUR COLONIAL TREASUBER.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14474, 13 March 1913, Page 5

CABLEGRAMS. OUR COLONIAL TREASUBER.

L-UrNCHEiO'NE© IN LONDON.

TAKING IMPEKIALLiY.

STURDY: SONS OF OVEiRSEtAS.

INTEiREISTING SPEECHES

(Per- Press Association.)

LONDON. MaroK 12.

Hon T. MlcKenzie^New; Zealand's High Conimdssioiier, gave lunch to the Hon. J. Alleiii at which Sir G. Reid, Sir1 ©uchanam. Sir B. Salmon. 'Hiall-jJ'oneis. Lord Myth, Hkirco'urt, Cathcart, Mason, lir. Chappie, and many New Zeialanders were present1. Mr Allen1 emphasised the value of the overseas trade to the Motherland. Without deprecating? foreign1 trade it was better for the Motherland to. rely on the trade of her own people. Therei was a lot of telk abomt the Empire in the last few years. Now was the time to acti. H!ei urged that" prominent politicians should! visit the overseas dominions to learn s'omlething aibo'iifc the Empire. .- Mr Btichanan regretted tJiere had beieai little improvemeoit in handling meat during! the! last twenty years. He admitted the remedy was difficult. Mr Harcourt in'proposing tv Hon T. Miic^emzie's health, said the Government Waa gr?.telul for Mr Allen's assistance and advice in mlaiters of defence. No Englishman; would forget New ZealandTs parti in -the empire defence. Hie wished the. Hion. HallJones boii voyage.