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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 September 1927, Page 5

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BUSINESS AND SPORT. MR. C. D. DICKIE RETURNS. After a short but interesting trip to the Old Country, undertaken for the purpose of inquiring mainly into business in which he is interested, as chairman of the Patea Meat Company, Mr. C. D. Dickie returned to Hawera last evening. In conversation with a “Hawera Star” representative, Mr. Dickie said he had had a useful, though somewhat hurried, trip, but he considered it quite satisfactory from the point of view of .he special matters for which it was undertaken. . Referring briefly to the calf business, he said that. he. was surprised to find the demand there was in England for the veal. Ho made inquiries through the High Commissioner, Sir James Parr, . and found, that the industry could be largely developed and increased. In the course of inquiry a t’-ibute was paid to the efficiency of the organisation for controlling meat shipments by the Meat Board and to the g-cat care exercised at the.’ports of shipments in New Zealand. - • Referring to dairy produce, Mr Dickie said that he found a great forward move in the Old Country towards increasing production by the use of fertilisers and by up-to-date methods of farming, and it was considered the result in the near future would be very pronounced. Air. Dickie has always been a keen supporter of athletic sports and naturally he was interested in the visit of the New Zealand cricket feani to England. He said he unfortunately could not see any of the matches, but lie met Bernau and some others of the team and had an interesting talk with them.. He said .they, were most popular and had done remarkably well, better actually than was expected. Their matches had often been seriously interftried with by the weather. .Generally people interested in cricket at home had expressed surprise at their ability. Tennis is a sport in which Mr Dickie lias always taken the keenest interest and he has always been a great upholder of amateur sport in all directions. In his opinion the amateur game was certain to more than hold its own as was shown by the extraordinary demand shown for seats at the championships at Wimbledon. Referring to changes he saw in the great metropolis, Air. Dickie said that it was wonderful to see the advance of building in London since he was there two years ago, new streets being built upon in all directions. It was a most extraordinary wet and e-old summer,' said Air Dickie “and we felt it . very much. I went out on one occasion to have some golf and coming back in the afternoon we were chilled to the marrow. The weather in New Zealand is quie warm in comparison.” Air Dickie acknowledged freely the good work being done by the High Commissioner and his staff and said the reunions of New Zealanders, at the last of which on -June 17, ‘Sir James Farr presided, gave -a fine opportunity for visitors to meet other men from the Dominion resident in London and other parts of England. The drip, added Air Dickie, had been vc-rv busv and pretty strenuous, but it was good and useful to get Home to meet the officials and firm who dealt with the import of New Zealand produce. But he was glad to get back to New Zealand.