VISCOUNT GALWAY
A FAREWELL DINNER. MR THOMAS' JOCULAR ADVICE. "DO NOT DISCUSS MEAT." (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, February 26. Jocularly retorting to Sir James Parr's tribute to his impartial chairmanship at the discussions regarding meat quotas, Mr J. H. Thomas, presiding at a farewell luncheon to Viscount Galway by the British Empire Society and Kindred (Societies, said: "It takes some drumming into the heads of the dominions that there is snclva thing as British agriculture.". He added: "My advice to Lord Galway is to refrain from discussing meat with the wily New Zealand politicians. Viscount Galway is a great public figure and soldier. He began his political career simultaneously with myself. The nation has benefited by my services and New Zealand is. now to benefit by Lord Galway's." Viscount Galway explained that he did not regard his appointment as Governor-General of New Zealand as an adventure but as merely leaving one home for another. He paid a tribute to New Zealand's maintenance of Imperial traditions. The guests included the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Viscount and Countess Allenby, the Earl and Countess Jellicoe and the Marquess of Crewe.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 117, 27 February 1935, Page 5
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