§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether it is true, as stated in the Press, that the Government of Queensland has expressed its disapprobation at the manner of the appointment of Sir Henry Norman as Governor of that Colony; and, whether Her Majesty's Government will take into consideration the advisability of holding a Conference with the Prime Ministers of the Australian Colonies, in order to settle the claims of New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, and New Zealand to be consulted on the question of the appointment of their Governors?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Baron HENRY DE WORMS) (Liverpool, East Toxteth)In reply to the first part of the hon. Member's Question, I have to state that no communication has been received in connection with the appointment of Sir Henry Norman. New Zealand has made no representation upon the procedure which has been suggested, rather than claimed, by some of the Australian Colonies. Her Majesty's Government do not think it desirable to hold a Colonial Conference on the subject.