Mp Visits Norfolk Is.

Mr. HOWSE, MHR, Parliamentary Under-secretary to the Australian Minister of External Territories, arrived on Norfolk Is. by Skymaster on April 6 and left on the 11th for New Zealand where he will have unofficial talks with the Dominion’s Prime Minister and the Minister for External Affairs Mr. Spender was unable to visit us fol lowing his recent visit to New Guinea and Mr. Howse deputised for him. While here, the visitor was the guest of the Ad ministrator, Mr. Alex Wilson. Residents met Mr. Howse at an afternoon tea on the afternoon before his departure and many availed themselves of the open in vitation. . , . , . and besides, would not be interested in the development of an Island over which The latest rumour is that Mr. Howse, while in New Zealand, will endeavour to put Norfolk Island before the authorities as a potential supplier of citrus fruits and bananas to the Dominion. This has been tried before with little success. NZ is too heavily involved in the Cook Islands she has no jurisdiction—V.W.