VICE-REGAL TOUR ENDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21225, 4 July 1932, Page 11

VICE-REGAL TOUR ENDS.

FIVE STRENUOUS DAYS.

WELCOME TO MORRINSVILLE. ENTHUSIASM AT CAMBRIDGE. The fivo days' tour in the Hauraki Plains., Bay of Plenty and Waikato districts made by th* Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and the Lady Bledisloe, concluded at Cambridge on Saturday afternoon. Their Excellencies arrived back in Auckland on Saturday evening. j On Saturday mousing the Vice-Regal ; party left Te Aroha, where Friday night was soent, being farcwelled by the Mayor, Mr. B. Coulter, anc'l a crowd of residents, who cheered sut the car drove away. The short drive to Morrinsville was made part of the way through a heavy fog. Residents appeared on their verandahs to wave as the party 'irent by; At Morrinsville tins sun was shining on ,1 large gathering of residents and children assembled in the grounds of the school. Returned soldiers, liigh school cadets, Scouts and Guides wrere lined up in formation, the cadets providing a guard of honour, which His .'Excellency inspected. Upon mounting thu decorated platform the Lady Bledisloe was presented with bundles of violelis toy two small girls. Interest l:u Farmers. In his address oi welcome the Mayor, Mr. W. T. Osborne spoke appreciatively of the vital interest, taken by His Excellency in the Empire*, and in New Zealand in particular, and nf his interest in the primiiry producers ii:nd the children. He said Their Excellencies' attitude had made them dear to New Zealanders* hearts. Lord Bledisloe said their climate was cold, but quite obiriously their hearts were warm. He w;is glad to know that thev had not- piled up a municipal debt beyond their capacity to liquidate in due course. When ho went to apparently flourishing town:! in various parts of the Dominion and had pointed out to him magiificent buildinp, and when he asked what was the cost of those buildings and | the extent of the municipal debt, he | notio;d sometimes iin appearance of depression on the ::aces of those he questioned. Need For Economy. In the past,, iin Britain as well as in New Zealand, there had been national, municipal and indiridual extravagance, and the future callud for economy. In the Old Land also they were beginning to reap the results of past extravagance. Britain, however, had great resources, but New Zealand's resources were not yet fullv developed, ancl the Dominion might therefore be said to be nearer the danger line if economy were not practised. His {Excellency urged that every part of ths Empire shciald show an attitude of internal solidarity. Without national; solidarity they would not attain Imperial solidarity, which would go a long way toward producing solidarity between the nations of the earth. He impressed upon the children the need for developing character, saying; tbuy were haying a more complete education than their parents had, and urging tluim to take advantage of it. Ceremony iit Cambridge. Their Excellencies; then drove to G?mbridfje, where, after luncheon, a welcome was extended oil the steps of the Town Hall by the Mayor, Mr. C. H. Priestley. Returned soldiers, Hconts and Guides were formed up in the open space in front of the hall, where a lilrge crowd of residents was assembled. Lively music was played by the band whilii His Excellency inspected the guzird. In replying to tlm welcome, His Excellency said Cambridge was one of the best laid out, best organised and most beautiful towns of its sizo in the Dominion. He was delighted to i>;e so many ex-service men,, because he iound that ex-service men,, who had beeiii through a period of great crisis, servedl as a focus of patriotism and steadfastness which helped to carry the peoplet thiough difficult times. Although an Oxford man, he was glad to be in Cambridge. One of his most valued friends was the most distinguished resident of Cambridge across the seas and the most eminent British scientist —Lord Rutiherford. Isesi<les Lord Rutherford's research into the atom, other research was being conducted at, Cambridge. This was low-temperature Ttsiearch, which already had done so much 1,0 enable New Zealand fruit to be carried successfully to Britain. Benefit to Pig Industry.

.Only a month ajjo the low-temperature research station h:id announced that, as a result of its work, it was going to be possible to carry New Zealand pigs to Britain and put them on the market as fit for consumption, as they would be if 'put straight on to the New Zealand market. That was an excellent example of what was being done in Cambridge across the world.

There was rio ■: ver-production of the highest-quality dairy produce, said H.s Excellency. Them was not enough of it in the world. The natural advantages were all in New Zealand's favour. Their produce should not only be of high quality, but of uniform description. He was going to ask them to tighten up tlieir grading so as. to place only the best on the market. In enl ghtened dairy methods the farmers of the Waikato were pointing the way to the country. .At the conclusion of the gathering Their Excellencies left for the domain, being cheered enthusiastically by the crowd. After beir g conducted round the domain by Mr. it. Lewis, chairman of the Domain Board, they left for Auckland.