Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH.
The speech 'delivered by His Excellency the Governor at the A. and P. Association's show in Masterton yesterday was that of a scientific farmer—a practical man. It at once found a response in the hearts of those who know, and appreciate the value of the primary industry and how much 'the future of the Dominion dapends upon 'the development of our pastoral resources. Lord Islington, made two distinct points in his speech. One was 'the necessity for the establishment of institutions in the Dominion for 'the imparting of scientific agricultural knowledge, and the other the importance of keeping agriculture quite apart from politics. His Excellency states 'that New Zealand is more backward than any other portion of the British Empire in the matter of agricultural education. This is surely a reproach upon a people who are dependent for their existence almost entirely upon the export of primai-y produce. It is to be hoped that the remarks of His Excellency, who has a wide knowledge of agricultural matters, will lead to the development of some definite scheme for the establishment; of a School of Agriculture on ah exvtensive scale. That the school should ! be above and beyond politics every-' i body will admit. It" must be a na- j tional institution, supported by "all j classes, and endowed by individuals as well as the State. Lord Islington can see nothing in this xJominion, for
years to come, but agriculture. He is a keen, observant, far-seeing man, and every student of the history of the Dominion, its climate and its soil, will admit the truth of his contention. Will some Minister of the Crown, some wealthy settler, some public-spirited person who knows the requirements of the Dominion and feels the pressing importance of scientific knowledge, step into the breach and bring this favoured country into line with its competitors ?
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10166, 16 February 1911, Page 4
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318Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10166, 16 February 1911, Page 4
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