BUSY MR. NASH

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 166, 31 July 1937, Page 8

BUSY MR. NASH

Final Rush Before His Departure VISIT TO CONTINENT The Minister of Finance and Minister of Marketing, Mr "Walter Nash, left Southampton by the Empress Of Britain for Canada on the afternoon ot July 3 on the first stage of his return journey to New Zealand. The. iasfc two days were cxtremely busy ones for tio Minister and his staff, and wero targely devoted to important questiuns such as the proposed German trade agreoment, Paeific shipping and Etnpirfe air Bervices. Representatives of the British Government and a large number of Lon* doners and New Zealanders gathered at Waterloo Station to bid Mr Nasb •*bon voyage. ' ' The Minister has made many friends during his visit to the United Kingdom —-his first visit sinee his departure from England 28 years ago to make his kome in New Zealand — and in the past rortnight he has been almost besieged Dy people wishing to have a few worda with thim before sailing time. The making of appointments, however, has been impossible owing to the number of official matters claiming Mr Nash's attention. In fact, it was necessary for several Government officials to travel'to Southampton with the Minister to discuss certain questions on the train and receive instructions. It was probably beeause Mr Nash has been too bnsy lately to give private mterviews that there was an unusuatiy large number of people at the station to farewell him. Mr Nash retumed to London on the morning of July 1 after vislting Dcnmark, Holland and France. At Copenhagea he visited a large farm for producing eertificated milk for the city, and discussed certain mpects. of , national . finance with_ Mr Bramsnaea, former Minister of Finance and now the director of the National Bank'of Denmark.

He also visited a butter factory and a bacon factory, and afterwards had a conference with ofiicers of varioua State departments and .the National Bank of Denmark. Mr Nash was the guest of the Foreign Minister, Mr Munk, at luncheon and 'met the Prime Minister, Mr Stauning, and the Minister of Finance. • Trade between Holland and New Zealand was discussed by Mr Nash and the Dutch Minister of Trade and Commerce at ' The Hague. Mr Nash lunched with the Prime Minister of Holland and other Cabinet Ministers and left by the afternoon train for France. ' Mr Nash also devoted a day to discussions with oilicials of . the French Government npon means of improving trade between France and New Zep,* land. Before leaving for London, Mr Nash spent the evening with M. Blum, -former Prime Minister of France and now deputy-President of thg Senate9