ARGENTINA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 85, 30 May 1911, Page 5

ARGENTINA.

■ Amongst the recent ' visitors I to Christchurch wits Mr. Francis K. Cassels, of Quilfries ; Argentina.->ln the course, of an interview with a. reporter of the 1 ‘Lyttelton Times, Mr. Cassels stated that ho had been very favourably impressed : With New Zealand, especially ; Christchurch. He had travelled a great deal in different parts of the world, btlt he had .never soon better, trains than .those in .ns® in Christchurch.. He was . Surprised to find, such good; roads .in'.tKe s,ub»rbs, and such order and cleanliness. The 1 general prosperity, of the Dominion was striking'to ai stranger. It was'true that there; were no poolin' the Argentina', hut .on .the other hand. there were multi-millionaires, and .they; wcr.e .much, in- ■ evidence. There wore many contrasts . between the., Argentine apd Hew Zealand. The country there .was so flat .that One could travel far twonty-fOur: hours without seeing a hill as high as the Christchurch Cathedral.. The' •tPidt?/;fui. variety of sefenefy in. the Jerrmipit was also very striking' to : v stf anger.' ■ v l’V H’fcV - Speaking - with -.reference Vto land question,' Mr. ' Cassels. .stated thfit; land in Afgihtiria ; did' pot-loach anything like the value that 'it; aid here.; The fems, with perhaps ns much ns laid, down in htccr.ne£ feiUacd front '£H to £9 pqr. acre (Only.* . Although the country was hot •'puitaole;, foi ;she®r» he considered that it ,ch ild carry as many c/ittle; ns; any land, i.n‘-',N.«j\v'i'oa-Inind. Beef was the chlol .eSpoit. at present, l the expert (if; mutton duiving consider ably fallen-:-off. Ho.'Av £B''; exceedingly surprised);'at; Tue anio.uiit that could.bo taken off the' land) in New. Zealand.'r Itr >lhe : , wheat averaged eleven'-.bushels to: thb acre, thirty biisllels : being .coiisidefhd a phenomenal yield, -while mCihad -hegh let! to believe that - ' .thirty '.bUSholw.'th the acre was not,an ahcornihjm yield in • I .^ f y ; been 'commenced . in; iae ' Argentine, but. it was, making very slow •.prugreS's. The immigrants from : Italy: arid Spain did not understand the industry lilje the nations from' the nortli'.hf .Europe; and lie considered it 'could be .y .long . time; before "they' learnt.'. The Republic .was 'supposed to hiivfe'a .system'; of public education, ;. ')ut iho immigrants were arriving in shelf large numbers that Sufficient; school S. cb old not bo built to accoraqiolnto :< be children. In addition to that the Argentine had the: highest the world, so that. education yas.,ipt keeping pace with the'-dev. )l tjeamit .‘Of the country.. In ■ conclusion,: Mr '■Ca.Ssels again eulogised vhe beAutl.es'. of New Zealand, and - 'stated y that) To would take home with.him pleasant recollections of ..his., tour through the Dominion. ; , • ■ v ‘