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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 3 June 1932, Page 5

The opinion that the GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, is well qualified to give advice to any farmer in the Dominion was expressed by Mr. E J. Howard, M.P., of Christchurch, at the official open- ] ing of the Waikato Winter Show on Tuesday afternoon. The occasion was the presentation of the Bledisloe Medal to Mr. J. M. Ranstead, -of Matangi, for the best contribution made to agriculture during the year. Mr. Howard, who made the presentation as a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury Agricultural College, briefly gave ibhe history of the medal, and said, “Our Governor is a very popular one, and he is well qualified to give advice. And we can look upon our friend Lord Bledisloe as one from whom the advice could well he accepted,” he said. It was mentioned that the first recipient of the medal was Mr. Harry Knight, the well-known breeder. Total attendances at licensed greyhound racing tracks in Great Britain amounted to more than 17,500,000 last year.