NEW ZEALAND TOO SMALL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 10 February 1926, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND TOO SMALL

HOMELIEST OF DOMINIONS

PBAIBE OP EMPIBE PRESS CHIEF.

(United Press AmoeUMm-^CapnkM.) (Australian-New Zealand CabU Assn.) (Beceived 10th February, 10 **.)

LONDON, ft* February.

Many New Zealandars, tainting Sir Thomas Mackenzie, Wul and Countess Jellieoe, the Earl and Oonntess of Liverpool, Sir Joseph and Lad* Cook, attended Sir James Allen's dinner in welcome to the returned Empire Press delegation. -

Sir James Allen expressed the view that a repetition of such visits woald inevitably * influence commerce and induce British sportsmen to visit New Zealand. • - ,

Surveying the field of migration, the High Commissioner instanced ths New Zealand Sheepownera Pond scheme v the most successful, and pointed eat that the first twelve girls nnder that scheme would shortly pail forth* Dominion. ' '

A WORD TO XAKTTrAOTinUQM. ; British manufacturers, be said, should not spare efforts to eater for New Zealand's requirements, and they should watch the development of tee* ondary industries, aiid when it waa opportune, eitabliah branch faetoriee ia the Dominion. Meanwhile, they should remember that any unfair advantage the Britiih manufacturer, night take of New Zealand'! goodwill would be very detrimental to the growth of trade. He hoped the Empire Press Delegation would me its opportunities to educate the Britiih public opinion to adopt an attitude of sympathy and patience with the Dominions. "As they expand, they feel their strength," he said.

Lord Burnham described New Zealand as the homeliest and best-balanced of all the Dominions. "I hare responded to toasts so frequently in th* last eight months," he said, "that now I am at Home,' I expect to And myself rising to thank my wife for her splemdid hospitality." (Laughter.) .

"The New Zealand Press," hi cobtinned, "is a great force for good is the national life, and its association with the Australian Press enables it to command newa services which keep the people adequately is totteh with Imperial affairs. Although Lorndon remains the key to the Empire, New Zealand holds the key to the Enpire in the Pacific" He doubted whether, enough wu being dons to increase man.power, but if New Zetland could increase assisted passage* ,■ to 15,000 a year, Britain ought not to complain. Mr. A. P. Herbert (London "Punch") said that he thought New Zealand ihore British than Britain and more loyal than the Crows itaelf. Earl JeUicoe siid that New Zealand's only fault was that it wu too small to absorb all who desired to es> cape from Britain's fog and bad economic conditions. He hoped that the result of the visit would be a greater quota of New Zealand news in the British newspaper*.