CO-OPERATION URGED

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1930, Page 4

CO-OPERATION URGED

ADDRESS BY STR CHARLES FERGUSSON. AUCKLAND, Jan. 6. The visions which he and Lady Alice saw when they took up their duties in New Zealand five years ago were, outlined by Sir Charles Feygusson at a farewell in the Town Hall on Saturday night, when much enthusiasm was displayed by a gathering of 2000 people. ! -

“The first vision,” said Sir Charles, “was of a country where children aye trained +o realise the characteristics and virtues by which their forefathers built up this country for them, characteristics of grit and endurance* courage and determination and selfsacrifice, a country where children should understand that firm religious faith is the only true foundation on which life can he lived, or by which a nation can achieve greatness. (Applause.)

“Another vision was of a country ■ Where ! parents realise that there . is nothing in the world that can take’ the place of early home training and home i,influence. Another vision was of a country where the pectple of the* community, irrespective of class or creed ,or political faith, should mjx freely together and so by knowledge and understanding of each other thereshould be evolved that love and sympathy, and helpful co-operation whichi will drive out all bitterness, rancour;, jealousy and suspicion, those things which poison the life of a community. “Again, we had a vision of a country in which, to borrow a phrase recently used at Home, statesmen andl people should (be more concerned with the quality of their loyalty to the Empire as a whole than with tne questions of equality of their status with the Mother Country and their sister dominions.

“And, lastly, came a vision of the New Zealand of the future, a country where the people are determined to be true to the traditions of their forefathers. to accept and 'be proud of the glory of- the heritage handed down to them; a '(people who will spare no sacrifice in carrying out thef. duty laid upon them of transmitting; that wonderful heritage to their children, and their children’s children, embellished and undefiled; a New Zealand which shall be a place whera men recognise that only by eo-opera-tion and love and sympathy can they be a happy and contented people; v a‘ New Zealand which shall pride itself •in keeping alive the traditions of love, loyalty and devotion to what has been handed down to them—that wonderful Empire, typified by his. Majesty the King as it head.” (Ap-*-plause.)