Mr Stanley on New Zealand

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 103, 27 February 1892, Page 4

Mr Stanley on New Zealand

Interviewed at Christchurch, Mr Stanley, the explorer, spoke as follows on the beauties of New Zealand : — " It's a beautiful country. I have seen many places in it where 1 should like to live. I like the people. Tho children, especially, are charming. There is as much difference between New Zealand and Australian boys as there is between English and American boys. I hope you will always always have such newspapers, t->o as you have now. I have seen nothing in a New Zealand newspaper that , was not gentlemanly. A man might give any of them to his wife or sister to read. It is easy to see what will come to pass in New Zealand. The country will become bettor known iv England as tourists return from it. People at Home will realise th-it these are some ol the most beautiful islands in the world, and the colony will be thoroughly permeated, if 1 may say po, with visitor*, especially when you get steamers which will do the voyage from England in twentyfive days. I think, too, that much good must come to the people here from constantly meeting 1 with people irom England ; in fact, the benefit will be mutual. If the Englishman, from London rubs shoulders with the Englishman from New Zealand the ideas of both will be expanded ; each will assist to raise the other, If, however, the people here were to remain isolated they would soon fall behind. I do not think, however, that the people of New Zealand will remain isolated or fall far behind their friends in England."