SCIENTISTS AND WAR
SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS A VICEREGAL TRIBUTE (P.A.) WELLINGTON, May 19. There was no branch of science which had not contributed magnificently to the solution of war problems, said the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, addressing the annual meeting the Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand. “ May I here pay humble tribute to all the scientists of New Zealand and' the Empire, including those who have' toiled in obscurity, for their resolute endeavours,” his Excellency added. “They have saved many thousands of British lives and contributed in large measure to the total defeat of Germany as we are confident they will contribute to the defeat of the Japanese. “It has been said that although in the pafet we British, perhaps, led the world in the field of pure science, we had not been equally good in applying it,” his Excellency said. “ Now, however, we have effectively shown that we can apply science to 1 every aspect of our war effort. We can look forward to. still closer co-operation between scientists and those responsible for the many aspects o‘f the welfare of mankind.’’
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25849, 21 May 1945, Page 6
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