IMPERIAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1930, Page 7

IMPERIAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

DR. MARSDEN TO ATTEND

WELLINGTON. June 12

The • Government has decided to send Dr. E. A! a-rs hn, secretary of the 'VTvt"’ont of Scientific and Imlustri’l Research, to England to attend tlio research conferences to he held in coni nctioo with the Inmerial Con-fr-r'W'e. Dr. Afursden will leave for London about the middle of next iriii!-! h.

u ••••i-r-io-r +up. der , i,si r *n. the -Prime Minister (the Hon. G. W. .Forties) said that apart from questions

f.„ s-ienl inc and other investigations of considerable value to New Zealand the research policy of the wliole F.nrMrn would come up for review ”t the conferences. At the present time Now Zealand was receiving from the Empire Marketing Board '•‘•-T-l subsidies and grants, and as further activities in this direction were to be determined it was essential " -*■ 1 r.-n—rln,-) y,n vwp®' ,,l t to WOtoh New Zealand’s interests and make the bout erra moments possible for cooperation, and assistance. t*- ;« upfFrOo-' 1 I ’-- L " p -. Mnrsden i« i-..,, Ww Zc'h’nd c'rlv in. order to attend the opening of the first o f the preliminary conferences, that financed and convened fcv the Empire A!ar I '"' ! ‘i I ’ , l Board to deal with highly l-i-'OrC'nf, rr»f*'«f ;'••»■>« •• (Tc-t i 1C; wool. A * tills conference Dr Marsden will have w'm him Air D. K. Sidey. of Lincoln College, jwli-o has already arrived in England supplies of 70 Oifr-"""it lot® "f T.omney fleeces from different flocks. Following the wool conference D - ''Gi-sde.n will be avail" 1 To in an advisory capacity to attend the other research conferences to be held in conjunction with the Imperial Conference Among Dm subjects to be considered are those of meat, cheese, and fruit- transportat-