QUEENSLAND.

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1928, Page 5

QUEENSLAND.

BRITISH DELEGATION. PRAISE PREMIER. BRISBANE October 27. Suggestions for, the solution of Empire problems were mentioned in peeches made at the State banquet endered to Sir Arthur Durkham. Sir Hugo Sir Ernest Clark and Mr D’Orme Malcolm, the members of the delegation of British business mei* now visiting Australia to study economic conditions, and to offer advice for industrial improvement. After Premier McCormack ami Mr A. E. Moore (leader of the Opposition) had spoken on Australia’s needs to promo e development and settlement. Sir Arthur Du«*k ham (leader) ami Sir Hugo Hirst explain« d the objects of the mi-sion. Sir Arthur Dm-kham, leader of.the ielegat ion. thanked the Government for the wonderful welcome accorded them *o Queensland. They felt proud indeed to hhv c » been chosen to visit Australia. They were much impressed with what they had so far seen of Queensland. As he had mentioned before, it was a State of quality and quantity. Queensland was extraordinary rich. They were going much further into it, nearly to the drought areas, and. consequently would see more of Queersland. That they realised the great possibilities of Queensland there was no doubt. One thing that had impressed him in Queensland was thc possibilities offering for people who would work. He noticed they had a Scotchman fur their Premier. (luiuglUer). He might explain that his (the speaker’s) -ecoud name was McDougall, and that he had Scotch grandparents. It struck him that Queenslan<l was a fine place for Scotchmen to make money. On his return he would visit Glasgow. Edinburgh, and other Scotch towns, and recommend friends of his to come to Queensland and leave them alone a litlte bit in England. (Laughter). “Th<‘y have invaded us as well,” .added Sir Arthur Duckam with a smile. After commenting on the wonderful deveopinent Australia had made, Sir Arthur Duckham explained tha* the delegation consisted of tour absolutely independent men. They had no instructions from anyone to do anything. They had no report to make which would b t » Shelved, because, he added, reports of delegations and Commissions were shelved. He did agree tha: their greatest mission was to go back and tell the people of Great Britain something about Australia. As the Premier had said, the greatest thing they had learn 4 was that Australia wanted population and monev for development.