SIR THOMAS WILFORD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 243, 13 October 1936, Page 14

SIR THOMAS WILFORD.

PEANS FOR THE FUTURE.

Can New Zealand find a job for Sir Thomas Wilford? If it can, this great statesman, who is visiting Christehcrcli with the delegates to the Empire Chamber of Commerce Congress, will not return to England (states the "Christchurch Star-Sun"). While speaking at the civic reception tendered to the delegates yesterday, .Sir Thomas said that lie and Lady Wilford bad virtually made up their minds to I spend the remaider of their lives in | New Zealand. Later, in an interview, he disclosed just how far their plans had been laid for again settling in New Zealand. He said lie had bought iitrs. Guy Williams's house at Heretaungit, Wellington, right 011 the terrace by the golf links. It was to be reconstructed, and. he said, this was a definite indication that they were seriously thinking of staying in New Zealand. A problem faced Sir Thomas. He explained that he was wevering between giving up a number of important directorships in London, where his work kept him in the centre of everything interesting that happened in the world, to come back to New Zealand, with the prospect of having nothing to do. Sir Thomas declared that lie will have npthing further to do with politics or law. He is not concerned purely with monetary matters. All he requires is that whatever job is found for him should be interesting. With a smile he said that he was wavering because he did not want to come back to New Zealand and join the unemployed.