AMERICAN CONSULATE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 460, 29 December 1930, Page 6

AMERICAN CONSULATE

SUCCESSOR TO MR LOWRIE MR JOHN W. DYE ARRIVES Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by transfer of Mr W. L. Lowrie, former Consul in charge of the United States Consulate-General in Wellington, to the Department of State, Washington, Mr W. J. Dye, formerly United States Consul in Montreal, reached Auckland by the Maunganui yesterday. He is accompanied by his wife and three of their four sons Mr Dye is a native of the State of Minnesota and has been in the Diplomatic Service for the last 25 years. His first post was in Berlin, where he was appointed deputy-Consul-Gcneral, an office now abolished, in 1906. Later appointments have been at Genoa, Symrna, Alaska, Capetown, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth. Mexico and Montreal. The eight years spent in Mexico Mr Dye considers to be some of the most exciting periods in his life. During that time he experienced two revolutions, the second occurring just prior to his transfer to Montreal about a year ago. At its height they heard bullets whizzing about all day, but fortunately neither he nor any of his family came to any harm. The. New Zealand appointment was chosen by Mr Dye from a number of posts offering on account of the Dominion ’s reputation for an equable climate and efficient schools for his children. Ever since he received the appointment he had been congratulated on all sides by people knowing something about this country, with the result that he was keenly looking forward to his stay in the Dominion. The appointment was for no fixed term, that questions being one for decision by the Department of State in Washington. It was announced by Dye that it was the intention of the United States Government to raise the New Zealand office to a high-grade Consul-General status, which is two grades higher than at present. Although ns part of his duties he would be interested in the development of trade between New Zealand and the United States, he had no comment to make regarding tariffs between the two countries. The policy of Hie United States, he said, was to trade and be friendly with all nations.