GERMANY’S METHODS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4314, 25 March 1901, Page 5

GERMANY’S METHODS.

VISIT OF AN EXPERT TO NEW ZEALAND. HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THIS COLONY. Amongst the passengers by the Talune for’Sydney is Dr Hucho, who has just spent ten weeks in _ travelling through New Zealand studying the methods of agriculturists and pastoralists in order that he may report to i the German Government oil the subject- _ Dr Hucho is one of the staff of agricultural experts sent out by Germany to various parts of the world. His .present station is Australasia, where ho must remain for five years before returning to Berlin, and his headquarters are in Sydney. It will indicate hew systematically and thoroughly the information for these qxpert reports is gathered when it' is; stated that Dr Hucho intends to return to New Zealand again about October next for the purposes of:further investigation, in order that his present observations may be confirmed, or corrected wherever this is found necessary. ! As he stated to a representative of the “New -Zealand Times” on Saturday, he finds that the; season has been an exceptional one iii; various ways •in many parts of New Zealand, and he. naturally dees not judge from exceptional seasons. Dr Hucho is struck with the great resources of New Zealand. “You have here.” he said, “a. country of splendid resources, with excellent land and a good climate.” Tho future of this colony seemed to Kim. to ho full of promise. In fact, he declared that New Zealand would he the finest grazing country of any he had yet seen. The sheep bred! in Canterbury and Otago he compared favourably with those of Australia, and the grain and dairying industries ho also spoke of in terms of praise. “Ox course,” said ho, “ there are certain improvements required, but, generally, you are going on right lines, in my opinion." “ What improvements would you suggest ?” “There are improvements which will come when you get older,” was the reply. “This is only a young country, and you "cannot therefore compare it with older countries'. It would not be fair to do so. But as you get older you will have a larger population,' and the development of the country and its resources will be all the more rapid.' The system of small farming is excellent, and! later on you will probably have more of The large properties subdivided.” .■!-:

Dr Huolio'warmly praised tho assistance given' by the Government to the dairying industry. He went tso far as -to say that the aid given in this . way was greater • than in any other part of the world. , . , The reports supplied to the Gorman Government by these exports are of a comprehensive character. For instance, that which Dr Hucho will furnish will deal with agriculture in all its operations, directly and indirectly, and will discuss the subject from the point of view of political science as well as in all its other phases. Asked as to- whether Iris presence in our colony indicated a new awakening dir the part of Germany, .he said-it did not,, but only that a system wldch had been already in existence for some years had been extended so as ti include fresh ground. As a matter Of fact, German experts representing various -branches of industry periodically visit the countries of the Old World, and! supply reports giving tho resdlts- of their investigations. These operations are conducted very systematically; and the expert reports ■ which are sent to the -German Foreign ' Office, Contain information which must prove of the highest value. Dr Hucho expresses his acknowledgments to the officers of the Agricultural Department for the assistance given him in his tour of New Zealand.