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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 8 November 1924, Page 4

One of those acts of kindly thoughtfulness for all classes which have been a. big factor in endearing the Governor-General to the people of the Dominion pccurredi at Palmerston North last Wednesday. He had arranged to go to Flock House, Bulls, where are located the English boys, sons of navy men who fell m the war, who have been brought out to the Dominion to be taught farming under the New Zealand sheep farmers’ scheme. When, he learnt that -he had to return to Wellington on Parliamentary duty he arranged that the boys should- -be 'brought to town in case lie might not be, able to visit them before he left for England. They were drawn up in front of the grandstand at the Royal Show, and after his official duties were completed he went down along their line talking to eac h one about the work and the life «= he had adopted. That done, he made them a short speech in that happy strain for which he is so noted, extolling the services of their fathers and exhorting them each to carry on and do his best in the way the navy men had done. It was very touching iand went right to the hearts of all present. Afterwards he. told them he had agreed to act on the council at Home, which would be responsible for selecting and sending out fresh boys, and so iwould maiiaitain his interest in the movement.