MR COATES RETURNING

Evening Star, Issue 22087, 22 July 1935, Page 7

MR COATES RETURNING

PLEASED WITH RESULTS Press Association—-By Toiograph—Copyrigi. LONDON, July 21. Mr Coates boarded the Bremen for America. , He declared .that he was satisfied that everything was proceeding satisfactorily. BUSY LAST DAY applied and Released by the New Zealand Government.) LONDON, July 21. (Received July 22, at 10 a.m.) Mr Coates had an extremely busy time during the last three or four days in London. The last day was particularly hectic. In the morning before 9 o’clock he had a conference with the representatives of. Australia and South Africa. in regard to proposals to improve the consumption and market, outlook for wool. He then proceeded to Tooley street, where at the office of the New Zealand Dairy Board he met a number of representatives of the butter trade and discussed matters of moment. His next engagement was at the Board of Trade, where he had important discussions regarding future trade relations with certain foreign, countries, especially in view of the recent customs proposals by one nation. Late in the afternoon he had a three-hour talk with Mr Elliot, having the previous day had a similar engagement with Mr Baldwin at Downing street. Then at 11 p.m. he had a final half-hour conference with the New Zealand Meat Board representatives, and just before midnight saw a deputation of persons interested in the promotion of the construction of the Na-pier-Gisborne railway, headed by Mr Lysnar. His departure from Waterloo Station was at 9 a.m. next morning. A large crowd of New Zealanders and British Government representatives farewelled the Minister and Mrs Coates and heartily cheered them as the train pulled out.