Returning tliis week from llis first visit to Australia, Mr E. 1). McLennan, M.P. for Franklin, was very enthusiastic about the way the Australians hail welcomed |jim and his party, and lie. is a strong advocate for a cordial understanding between us and our cousins, “t have been very much tickled at some of the ideas they have about us," he remarked “I was suprised at tho number of people who thought we have nothing but a shaky Pittlff island, where earthquakes were more frequent than anything else. On the other hand Mr McLennan gained a lot of new ideas about Australia and her problems, and he feels the great importance of extending a cordial hand across (he Tasman. “The more we get together and understand one another the better if wilt be for all of’ us,’’ lie added.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16347, 23 May 1927, Page 3
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