TOUR OF RESEARCH STATIONS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21940, 14 November 1936, Page 16

TOUR OF RESEARCH STATIONS

NEW ZEALAND SCIENTISTS IN BRITAIN (HUM OU» OVI COUISfUXDAIii.) LONDON, October 3. New Zealand’s representatives at the British Commonwealth Scientific Conference, now in progress, are Dr, H. G Denham, Professor W. Riddet, and Mr Nevill Wright. Together with representatives of the governments of all parts of the British Commonwealth, whose chief function is the examination of the work and future of several scientific organisations established for the purpose of performing a common service in various branches of agricultural scientific research, they have paid a visit of inspection to the various bureaux in northern England and Scotland.

At Cambridge they saw the bureau of plant genetics and the low tempera, ture research station, which is engaged in work of a definite interest to New Zealand; the chilling of beef, eggs, and the transportation of bacon, asparagus, and other foodstuffs. At Torridon (Leeds) wool research hold their interest, and in Edinburgh the bureau of animal genetics and the research station dealing with animal diseases. During their stay the delegates were the guests of the Provost of Edinburgh and the city corporation at dinner. At Aberdeen a visit was paid to the animal nutrition and the fish research stations, after which the Macauley Soil Survey Institute was inspected, and the party was shown the Dounside Holstein champion herd. From Aberdeen the party turned south to Aberystwith. As the New Zealand delegates had recently visited this bureau and been introduced to the work being carried out by Professor Stapledon, they took the opportunity of accepting Lord and Lady Bledisloe’s invitation of spending a day .at Lydney Park, Continuing to Oxford, where the main party was rejoined, they went round the Forestry Institute and school. Later they saw the Dairy Institute at Reading. While in Aberdeen the New Zealanders were particularly interested to meet Sir John Orr and his staff, who are engaged upon goitre research. “We enjoyed particularly our day at Lydney Park,” said Dr. Denham, upon his return to London. “I think it is no exaggeration to say that Lord and Lady Bledisloe have left their hearts in New Zealand.” Back in London, the conference reassembled to discuss, in camera, their observations. Dr. Denham leaves England on October 16 by the Duchess of Bedford for Canada. He plans to spend a month in the United- States visiting various universities before returning to New Zealand by the Makura on December 7. Professor Riddet will not leave England until November.