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Otago Witness, Issue 3882, 7 August 1928, Page 55

Expressions of utmost satisfaction with the trip were heard on all sides when the Marlborough farmers returned home recently from the excursion to Canterbury (says the Express). They stated that the whole excursion from start to finsh ran smoothly and without a hitch. The visit to the sister province had proved to be replete with interest; while the hospitality extended to the tourists everywhere left them under a deep debt of gratitude to their hosts. The* members of the party accorded recognition to Mr F. W. Greenwood (instructor in agriculture) and Mr F. Pawson (Railways Department) for the enthusiasm and ability they displayed in organising the tour. “ My only regret ” observed Mr F. E. Fairweather, a member of the party, “was that there was not another 200 or 300 farmers with us to enjoy the trip and benefit from its educational influence.” Seven Sisters road, Holloway, London, obtains its« name from seven old elm trees which grew on Page Green, Tottenham. The original trees have long since disappeared, and 42 years ago seven sisters named Hibbert planted seven young elm trees to continue the association. Three of these trees died, but recently five of the sisters revisited Page Green and made good the deficiency.