EMPIRE FARMERS

Evening Star, Issue 20434, 15 March 1930, Page 14

EMPIRE FARMERS

ARRIVAL IN DUNEDIN VISIT TO BUSHEY FARK Touring New Zealand under the aui* pices of the British. National Union, a large party of ■farmer's from ail parts .of-the .'.British,.Empire arrived in Dunedin last evening froih the north. Ihe member* of the: party stayed in Dunedin last'night,-a rid left to-day for a tour of Central Otago, the Lakes District, and Southland. On Wednesday they .will return,to Dunedin, and two or three days will bo s|sent m and around the city, tours being arranged for the visitors through farming districts as the guests of the Otago A. and P. Society,, the Farmers’ Union, and th o Chamber of Commerce. A, number of cars" have beexr offered the purpose of conveying-the ; visitors* but a great many .. more are yet required, and those, prepared to assist are asked to notify, the secretary ot any of those bodies. . . . On the wav south yesterday the visitors broke their - journey ati Bushey Park, the estate of. Mr J. A- Johnstone, where, according to the leader (Mr Samuel R. Whitley,, Surrey)., they spent the most enjoyablcr and_interesting time vet experienced in New Zealand. Excellent" specimens were seed of Scottish shorthorn cattle and' of Corriedale sheep, the visitors expressing their admiration of. the animals. . Mr Johnstone asserted that no better qualified party of farmers has ever visited Bushey Pgrk, and-he remarked that one of the most satisfying features of their attitude to what they encountered was that, , they , were , and willing to admire what was deserving of admiration, but at the same tup they did not hesitate to criticise frankly and candidly whatever did nob come up to their ideas of quality and tJ Tho entire party was entertained at afternoon tea, on its arrival at th* boihestead.