FARMERS COME TO LEARN
PARTY LEAVES ENGLAND FOR DOMINION “LIKE VISITING RELATIONS” Reed. 12.30 p.m. LONDON, Friday. A party of 61 members of the British National Union of Farmers, 15 of whom took their wives, left Waterloo to embark by the Remuera for New Zealand. They were farewelled by Lord Bledisloe and Mr. T. M. Wilford. The leader of the party, Sir Edward Whitley, said: ‘‘We have the keenest anticipation of a fruitful mission. We are going to learn, and to exchange opinions, and to see if we can assist in Empire farming, which, from the British standpoint needs bucking up. It is really like going to visit our relations.” Lord Bledisloe said he trusted the delegation would investigate the possibility of obtaining from New Zealand the best strains of grass seed for use here, instead of the large proportion now obtained from foreigners. Mr. Wilford’s farewell, while shaking hands with Sir Edward Whitley, was: “Go and see how New Zealand transforms so-called worthless lands into rich pastures; it will be an eyeopener.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 874, 18 January 1930, Page 9
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173FARMERS COME TO LEARN Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 874, 18 January 1930, Page 9
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