§ 73. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what date were the Dominions informed that the question of the precedence of Dominion High Commissioner in Great Britain had been settled; and who was the Secretary of State who settled it?
Mr. THOMASAs indicated in Section XIII of the "Summary of Proceedings," the question of the precedence of the High Commissioners was amongst those discussed at the Imperial Conference last autumn. After the Conference ended, my predecessor took up the matter, and, just before leaving office, made to the Dominion Prime Ministers proposals which were designed to place it on a satisfactory footing. I am now waiting to learn whether these proposals are generally acceptable, and in the meantime am not in a position to make any definite statement.
§ Sir LAMING WORTHINGTON-EVANSMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman if he is going to carry out his pre decessor's proposals?