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LORD BARNBY IN WELLINGTON, DIRECTOR OF LLOYD’S BANK. Per Press Association. AAAELLINGTON, Nov. 17. AA 7 ith the intention of spending a month in the Dominion, Lord Barnby arrived in A\ r ellington by the Maun ganui to-da3 r . He is a distinguished, figure in finance and industry in England and is principal of a firm established at Bradford and Boston. \\ hi. in New Zealand, which he confesses lie has looked forward keenly to visiting, he will study Dominiqn conditions m those spheres which his wide interests include. He is at present a guest at Government House. Lord Barnbv is a director of Lloyd a Bank, with which the National Bank of New Zealand is affiliated, a director of an assurance company, a member oi the Central Electricity Board, whYh controls the supply of electricity throughout England and past president of the Federation of British Industries. Lord Barnby is also chairman of the central employers’ organisation for wool textiles and is chairman of the AA'ool Industries Research Association, to which New Zealand and all the Dominions contribute. He is one of the four British representatives of the advisory committee of the Economic Council of the League of Nations at Geneva. From the outbreak of the war he served with the Sherwood Rangers in Egypt, Gallipoli and Macedonia, and was mentioned in dispatches. He ivarecalled to organise the AVar Office wool purchases and was controller of wool supplies from 1916 to 1919, directing the purchase of British, Australian, New Zealand and South African wool clips. He is a member of the development council of the Department of Overseas Trade. “As principal of the firm of Francis AA r illey and Company', who are large buyers of New Zealand wool, I have naturally' been long connected with the Dominion,” said Lord Barnby in an interview.
Lord Barnby preferred to postpone a discussion of the wool industry and wool research in England as well as the subject of Empire trade until later on in his visit.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 303, 18 November 1930, Page 6
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336A NOTED VISITOR Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 303, 18 November 1930, Page 6
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