§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies what response, if any, has he received to the proposal of the Colonial Office to the Australian Federal Cabinet that the salary of the Governor should be raised from £10,000 to £20,000 per annum.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINThere has been no proposal to increase the salary of the Governor General, but a despatch was addressed to him in November last asking him to bring before his Ministers the question of providing allowances for the Governor General's establishment and for the expenses of entertainment, in addition to the salary of £10,000 fixed by the Commonwealth Act. No definite statement has yet been received as to the amount of the allowances for which the Commonwealth Ministers are prepared to ask Parliament.