MR NASH IN CEYLON

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28542, 22 March 1958, Page 13

MR NASH IN CEYLON

Arrival In Colombo

(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) COLOMBO, March 21.

The New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr Nash) arrived in Colombo today for a three-day visit. He was greeted at the city’s airport by the Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr C. P. de Silva, Cabinet Ministers, members' of diplomatic missions and high Government officials. Mr Nash was then driven in state to Queen’s House, the official residence of the GovernorGeneral (Sir Oliver Goonetilleke) where he will stay during his visit. Later today, Mr Nash will visit a dairy in Colombo and a school for dental nurses—two projects which have been set up under the Colombo Plan with New Zealand aid. Tomorrow, Mr Nash will visit Kandy and return to Colombo for an evening reception at the residence of the Prime Minister, Mr Solomon Bandaranaike. On Sunday he will have talks with Mr Bandaranaike on problems of mutual interest. 'Tree Planted When Mr Nash planted a tree at the Aarey Milk Colony, near Bombay, yesterday, he joined a group of world leaders who had done the same before him. Around him as he planted his tree were trees commemorating visits by Mr Khrushchev and Marshal Bulganin, Earl Attlee, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Chou Enlai, the Dalai Lama, and Mr K. J. Holyoake. The tree planting was part of Mr Nash’s inspection of the colony which New Zealand has helped to finance. While there he unveiled the foundation stone of a new hostel for which New Zealand gave £BO,OOO. The aim of the colony is to give Bombay a modern milk supply. Seven hours after leaving the plant, Mr Nash was presented with a bound album of photographs of his visit. The frontispiece was Mr Nash drinking a bottle of buffalo milk.