NEW ZEALAND'S MANA

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, 22 May 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND'S MANA

STANDS HIGH AT HOME. MB. ALFRED KIDD’S IMPRESSIONS. Mr Alfred Kidd, who, with Mrs Kidd, has been absent from Auckland for the past fourteen mouths on a holiday tour of Europe and America, returned by the Zealar.dia on Tuesday last from Vancouver. Speaking to a Star reporter, Mr Kidd sa.sd that during Ids visit Romo lie had made constant inquiries concerning the character of New Zealand frozen meat and dairy produce. He was sure, he said, that it must he pleasing to everyone to know that he had found in the most remote parts of England and Wales our New Zealand mutton being sold under its own name. Mr Kidd referred to one instance (which was typical of many) where, in Carnarvon, in Wales, one Saturday evening, lie had come across a shop where New Zealand mutton, properly labelled as such was being ■sold. The proprietor had told him that this was the best mutton lie bad, and that it was in great demand. The same state of affairs obtained in other parts of Britain.

Mr Kidd also found that New Zc

land butter was in immense favour at Horne. In the produce department of the Army and Navy Stores (cine of the largest in London) ho had seen huge piles of New Zealand Dairy Association boxes of butter. And the foreman had told "him that the New Zealand butter was the host they sold, and that there was always a great demand for it. This attitude of appreciation applied generally wherever Mr Kidd had been. During his holiday tour, Mr Kidd, besides travelling extensively in Europe, visited the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight, motored 3000 miles through England and Wales, visited many parts cf Scotland, and travelled over Ireland from one end to the other. Everywhere he went he found that the name of New Zealand was an open sesame to all the public places and places of interest. He had the same experience to relate as other travelling New Zealanders Hiave had—he had everywhere,been treated with the utmost courtesy and hospitality; had only to mention that he came from, New Zealand to bo shown round any place, and to be entertained royally. In politics it was admitted that New Zealand had led in all that made for the betterment of the masses, and its legislation was spoken of with the highest respect. Returning to New Zealand throng:; America and Canada, Mr Kidd had noted the enormous immigration that was going on in both countries. The Dominion of Canada was making a great effort to get people into its Western States. During the week .1 \/ Kidd was in Winnipeg 6000 immigrants passed through, mostly going to Alberta and the country in that direction where, he was told, there was better wheat land than that which ho and Mrs Kidd had passed through in Manitoba.

Nevertheless, the returned Aucklander was persuaded that there was no place among all ho had seen that he loved more than he did New Zealand. He was 1 quite satisfied that there was no place to compare with it in climate and other conditions for a man of small capital.