LAND OF GREAT FUTURE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21701, 7 February 1936, Page 14

LAND OF GREAT FUTURE

LIFE IN ARGENTINA

EFFICIENT MECHANICAL FARMING '

(PMSS AJSOCIITIOM TELKOBJOO WELLINGTON, February 6. A former member of a Wellington firm of solicitors, and now manager of Shell Mex (Argentina), Ltd., Mr F. W. Flyger, returned to New Zealand by the Ruahine to-day on a four-months' holiday, after being absent since 1914. He had much of interest to say about Argentina, which he characterised as a land of great future. Next to England the Argentine had been the quickest country in the world to recover from the depression, said Mr Flyger. One did not notice unemployment there, and there were no labour troubles. All races had equal rights. Labour and workers' compensation laws had been based on those of New Zealand. It was the finest republic in South America, and the best governed, he said. There had been only one revolution there in 35 years, in contrast to Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil. On,e reason for the periodic* upheavals in those republics was that they were very rich countries, and so there was a continual rush of parties to gain control. Most of the republics were underpopulated, especially Brazil, which had almost unimaginable resources. Farm' ing was mostly mechanical io Argentina, Mr Flyger said. Dairy farming, especially, was very efficient. Meat exports were not falling off, though Argentina just now was watching keenly the negotiations in London for a new meat agreement. An enormous amount of English capitaLwas invested in Argentina, which hoped to get special consideration.