§ 47. Mr. MANDERasked the Prime Minister whether Sir Maurice Hankey's visit to the Dominions of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand has any political object; and if it is possible to make any statement on the subject?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer is in the negative. Sir Maurice Hankey is visiting Australia as the guest of the Commonwealth Government during the celebration of the Centenary of Victoria, and he has also been invited by the Government of New Zealand to visit that Dominion. For personal reasons, he travelled to Australia by way of the Union of South Africa, and he will return from New Zealand by way of Canada.