CO-OPERATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1926, Page 4

CO-OPERATION.

THE KEY TO SUCCESS. SIR FRANK HEATH’S ADVICE. WELLINGTON, March 1. Sir Frank death, seeru.ary of the British Board of Scientific and Industrial Research, who has been asked to advise the Government as to how, in his opinion, science can host assist industry (primary and secondary), has completed his enquiries, and he forwarded his report to the Government this afternoon.

The HOll Mr Bollard, after welcoming Sir Frank Heath at the meeting of the Board of Science and Art to-day said that members of the Board knew that Sir Frank Heath occupied a very important position in the British Dcaprtment of Scientific and Industrial Research. He was in New Zealand at the special request of the Government on a mission in which the Board had the greatest interest. The high reputation of Sir Frank Heath in the industrial and scientific world liad long been known to New Zealanders, and the consent of the Imperial Government to allow him to visit the Dominion was teceived with special gratification. There was no doubt that this country would benefit from intense researches.

Mr Bollard said that he recently had a conversation with Sir Frank Heath and found that Ms researches before coining to New Zealand had given him a knowledge of our primary industries. As a matter of fact, Sir Frank had astonished him. a practical farmer, hy what lie knew of our ,1 rimary and. sod.nullify industries, and our aims and aspirations. .1 he Minister added that he was looking forward with real interest to his repirt, if Sir Frank Heath could point to our weaknesses and instinct us how to overcome them, as no doubt lie would, lie would he doing an invaluable service to this country. Undoubtedly every producer and manufacturer in New Zealand owed duty In his business. That duty was to

improve the quality of his output, and the work under his control, and to Beep improving them. 111 like manner every workman owed a duty to his craft, to improve the quality of his workmanship and to keep on improving it. The limit of endeavour was not reached in a day or a year. BEADY TO RECEIVE ADVICE. Ho thought Sir Frank Heath would

agree with him that New Zealanders as a people were frequently accused of having an excessively practical spirit. It (ouhl not ho denied that in the varied concerns' which added to the material progress of the country we have shown considerable energy. Still, wo wore quite wiling to acknowledge 0111- weaknesses, and if Sir Frank Heath could show where improvements could be made, we would he highly pleased to receive his advice. Tll reply. Sir Fcank Heath, said lie was leaving Wellington to-morrow morning, ami would hand in his re- ] art containing his recommendations to ike (I'overiiiuciit before lie left. He had enjoyed every moment of his slay in this country. There was no part of the world outside his own country where he felt so much at home as he had done here. Now] Zealand was the most beautiful country in which the same variety of beauty was In be found. at am rale In anything like a similar area. Although he wmiid not foreshadow his report, lie thought he might progerl \ say that what he pleaded res for a. spirit- of co-opera-tion. There was so much to be done, and if .the authorities would pull togelher enormous progress could lie made. That, was really, lie though!. the key of .-tie! ess in [he future in ci ci v possible field.