EMPIRE FARMERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20496, 22 February 1930, Page 13

EMPIRE FARMERS.

TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND.

CANADIANS DUE TO-MORROW,

BRITISH PARTY ON TUESDAY

With the arrival of the Canadian party by the Aorangi to-morrow, and of the British party by the Remuera, on Tuesday, the Empire farmers' tour of New Zealand, will commence in earnest. The South African party will return from North Auckland on Monday. Owing to the fact that the Remuera was originally scheduled to arrive on Monday the Auckland programme has been modified. The Remuera is due at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, but has to go to Motuihi Island to unload explosives and the passengers will bo brought from there by tender, arriving in the city about noon. The official luncheon will take place at the Mount Eden kiosk at 1.50, and it is expected that there will be about 120 guests. After the luncheon the visitors will be given an opportunity of going to the summit of the mountain. and if time permits an endeavour will be made to lit in one or two of the visits that were included in the afternoon's programme. It is hoped that the party will be able to visit the Westfield freezing works. Mr. A. Canham, of London, secretary of the British National Union of Farmers, will act as manager of the tour. The leader of the British party, Mr. Samuel R. Whitley, is a brother of the late Speaker of the House of Commons. He has farmed in Surrey for a number of years and has -been a member of the British Dairy Farmers' Association for about 30 years. He is connected with the Dairy Research Institute attached to Reading University. Sir Richard Winfrey. of Castor House, Peterborough, is another prominent member of the party. He was a member of the House of Commons f°r Norfolk from 19C6 to 1923, and was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture from 1916 to 1913.

Other members of the party nre:—Mr. A. H. Alcock, of Charlton Kings, Cheltenham; Mr. E. C. Bacon, of Raveningham Hall, Norwich; Mr. F. Batho, of Grevmount, Shropshire; Mi - . W. .T. Campbell, of Edinburgh: Mr. V. B. Chalk, of Beckenham. Kent: Mr. D. Chard, of Chatham; Mr. H. Ci. Chat.erFawsitt, of Beverley, Yorkshire; Mr. J. W. Cofkroft. of Halifax: Mr. and Mrs. Dani p l Crawford, of Hatfield. Herts; Mr. arid Mrs. J. J. Cridlan, •>£ Maisemore Park, Gloucester: Mr. J. 1'". Crosher, nf Melton Mowbray; Mr. W. E. Crumps of Sussex: Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Curtis and Miss Curtis, of Effingham, Surrey.

Mr. W. Dunlop, of Overslade, Rugby; Major B. Edwards, of Hardingham Hall, Norwich; Mr. C. W. H. Glosspp, of Doncaster, Yorkshire; Mr. and Mrs. H. Gurr, of Chatham, Kent: .Mr. F!. Hornsby, of Silloth, Cumberland; Mr. A. C. Hill, of Hatfield, Herts; Mr. A. Johnston, of Sheerness, Kent; Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lane, of Holbeach, Lincolnshire; Mrs. Llewellyn Lloyd and Miss Llewellyn Lloyd, of Gorubi Springs, Ivanzura, Southern Rhodesia (English address, Oxford) : Mr. F. H. Milstead, of London: the. Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Murray, of Moreton-on-the-Marsh, Gloucestershire; Mi-. W. E. Nosworthy. of Nortonhnmpstead, Devon: Mr. Eh Patchett. of Bradford; Mr. C. Powell, of Of ley, Yorkshire; Mr. G. H. Fat'inson, of Windermere, Westmoreland: Mr. 11. Rankin, of Rochford. Esse?:: Mr. J. H. Rowland, of Plymstock, Devonshire; Mrs. E. RusseliFergussou, of • Appin, Argyllshire. ilr. J. Scott, of Forres, Morayshire; Mr. -T. B. Smalley, of Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire: Mr. A. G. Smith, of Woodbridge. Suffolk; Mr. J. R, C. Smith and Miss A. I. Smith, of Kelso. Rosburzhshire; Mr. Alec Steel, of Southend-on-Sea; Mr. J. Steel, of Rorhford, Essex; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thistleton-Smith, of Fakentiam. Norfolk; Mr. L. Tipper, of Mosely, Birmingham; Mr. M. Young, of Sandy, Bedfordshire: Mr. .J. Upton, of Ashley Hill, Bristol: Mr. E. Watson, of Gretna, Dumfriesshire; and Mr. A. West, of Brighton. As a souvenir of the visit, an excellent booklet has been issued by the publicity branch of the Railways Department for presentation to the farmers. The publication contains a number of interestins scenic illustrations and a good supply of reading matter.

SOUTH APRIOAN PARTY

ARRIVAL AT WHANGAREI.

[B7 TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Friday.

The party of South African farmers who are touring the north arrived in Whangarei early this evening from Tangiteroria. Later a public reception wa3 held at which the Mayor, Mr. W. .Tones, presided. Mr. A. R. Crane delivered an address outling the development of the North Auckland peninsula. The Whangarei Dairy Company's factory will bo visited by the party in the morning and then two representative farms will be viewed. The visitors will be motored to Three Mile Bush and Puwera Experiment Farm, returning to Whangarei for luncheon. The visitors will leave by the north express at 2.55 p.m. for Opua and Russell.