U.S.A. SCIENTISTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1922, Page 2

U.S.A. SCIENTISTS.

COMING TO DOMINION. SEVEN WEEKS’ FIELD WORK. The Minister of Internal Affairs has. been advised that New Zealand is to be visited this vear by a party of American naturalists ’from "the State University of lowa. The has received the following information from the president of the university: “The party is expected to visit Fiji, arriving there about June 5, ID’22, and leaving for New Zealand about July 3, 1922, where they expect /to remain about seven weeks, i write this letter to request the ties kindly to facilitate the scientific work of the party, which will be composed as follows: Professor C. C. Nutting. head of the Department of Zoology, as'leader; Professor R. B. Wylie, head o-f the department of Botany; Professor A. O. Thomas, geologist, paleontology being his special field; Professor Drayton 'Stoner, entomologist and ornithologist; Mr. Waldo S. Glock, assistant geologist. It is also probable that Mrs. Stoner will accompany her husband. Thev will bring with them the necessary equipment for collecting specimens of natural history, including geological material. The party will also appreciate ' greatly any information you can give concerning means of travel in New Zealand, such as maps, railroad guides, etc. They would also be glad to meet their scientific colleagues there so far as may be convenient.” Intimation of this visit was first received in .January from Professor Wylie, who is forming one of the party. A reply has been sent welcoming the announcement of the proposed visit, and informing the president of the university that everything possible will be done to make the visit successful and pleasant. At the same time it has been pointed out that the summer months would be far more suitable for field ■work in New Zealand,