NORTH CANTERBURY FARMERS' UNION.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14038, 22 April 1920, Page 6

NORTH CANTERBURY FARMERS' UNION.

(.Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHCKCH. April Jf. The North Canterbury Kxc utrv r.f the Farmers' Union ta-day unanimousfv decided to «ongratnlate Sir .lumi.AU«n on his appointment a- His;h Commissioner. whilst regretting tin" ksti sustained by the Dominion »f hiservices a Cabinet Minister. Mr VV. T. Lilt .-aid Sir .Fame- had had a hard row to hoe. and had hoed it fairly well. Sir Janus was a • <»'- acientious man who had tried to do the fair and just thing. . Mr "VV. A. Banks said the highest compliment paid by the Hon. \\. D. S. MaeDonald at Kaikotira. when .ie said that Sir .lames Allen as l)ufen> Minister had made fewer mistakethan anv Defence Minister in the Empire. That was n great compliment from a political opponent. Mr D. Jones. M.P.. said that :.t an afternoon tea given on Tuesday by the Canterbury member- of Parliament to Sir James Alien, it was stated that fc-tr James was the first High Commissioner who could be said to be representative of both parties in Parliament, and that he could go Home confident ot possessing the full support of both sides of the House. That was a striking testimony respecting a man like Sir James, who had been in politics for 30 Years.