A. AND P. LUNCHEON.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 238, 8 October 1928, Page 9

A. AND P. LUNCHEON.

WHXING TO CO-OPERATE.

MORE SETTLEMENT THE SLOGAN

Sonic 30 members-«£ the executive oi - the Anekland A. and P. Assoclatiohand j their guests' attended the luncheon ' tendered by the A. and P.. Association , to Lord LoVat in the society's rooms this ( afternoon. Mr. W. W. Massey presided. ( In proposing the visitor's health and welcoming him to Auckland, Mr. Massey said Lord Lovat was a practical man and was one who should come overseas to see what could be accomplished and what was being done in this and other Dominions. The visitor's mission was a practical one also, and the chairman expressed the hope that Lord Lovat would be able to induce the New Zealand authorities to do something in regard tc the settlement of lands. The New Zealand Land Settlement and Development League were doing their share in the direction indicated. . Lord Lovat, in responding* to the toast said it : was difficult, for him or* anyone for that matter, to' come to a country and speak on matter's of Ms mission "Just prior tea 'general election. But he would say that in every 1 aspect of that'mission the Old Country was willing to cooperate. The chairman had referred tc unemployment at Home, and Lord-Lovat said they had' h'ad fatfemployment before and had got over the difficulty. To-day therewere. 1,200,000 unemployed and it was considered that the peak had been reached. But it was the same 200,00 C | or 3p0,000 working .men who, were unemployed whom they 'wished to help, and that was only possible with the help oi this and other Dominions. As far as land settlement was concerned he hoped some methods would be evolved through which this could be done. There was not the slightest possible doubt whatever that where more land settlement took place then there was less unemployment in a country. He could say that Britain was out to assist the overseas Dominions in this matter. Amongst those seated at the chairman's table Were Sir William Glasgow, Minister of Defence for the Commonwealth of Australia, Colonel H. R. Potter, Officer Commanding the Northern Command, Sir Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Defence, Mr. A. J. Entrican, DeputyMavor, J. S. Brigham, town clerk, Mr. Ardell, of the Internal Affairs Department, Mr. H. D. Thomson, Under-Sec-retary for Immigration, and Sir George Fowlds. Mr. Massey coupled the name of Sir William Glasgow with that of Lord Lovat, and the former, in a happy little I speech, thanked those responsible for the invitation to be present.