LORD BLEDISLOE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 36, 12 February 1930, Page 11

LORD BLEDISLOE

ROLE IN NEW ZEALAND A HARMONISING AGENCY DOMINION AND BRITAIN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, 11th February. "I do not want to be regarded merely as an agricultural specialist to the exclusion of . ly interest in tho varied activities and problems of New Zealand," said Lord Bledisloe, the Gov-cruor-Gcneral-elect, at a dinner given by tho Hon. T. M. and Mrs. AVilfonl in honour of Lord and Lady Bledisloe, at tho Mayfair Hotel.

"I am going out prepared, to place tho knowledge gained in a lifelong private practice and public advocacy of agriculturo at tho disposal of New Zealand, but I am also desirous of listening to and learning from the dairy farmers of tho Dominion," added Lord Bledisloe. ■

Mr. Wili'orcl, toasting the health of Lord and Lady Blodisloc, said- that Now Zealand was fortunate in the selection of Lord Blertisloc, who would lind the highest standard of pasture management in Hie Dominion, when; the fanners wero leading the world in grassland production. Tho greatest problems wero how best to increase production from the pastures and thus develop the prosperity of the Empire

• Lord Bledisloc, responding, remarked that ho was glad to think that industries other than agriculture were appearing fi New Zealand. He had tlio best reason for believing that an industry would shortly bo established with the help of British capital. He would regard himself primarily as a harmonising and consolidating agency between the Dominion and the Mother Country.

Lord Passfield, proposing the health of Mr. Wilford, said that it was already recognised that New Zealand had an excellent influential representative. They were confident of solving the delicate problem of reconciling the complete automouy of the Dominions with co-operation with Britain.

Those present included . Lord and Lady Strathspey, Lord and Lady Liverpool, aiid the Hon. W. Pember Hooves, whoso birthday was enthusiastically honoured.