LABOUR ENVOY
Nearly 1300 miles were covered on his tour of the South Island by Mr William Holmes, immediate past president of the British Trades Union Congress and general secretary of the Agricultural Workers’ Union of Great Britain. Mr Holmes was deeply impressed by the farm lands of Canterbury and North Otago, the scenery of the Otira and Bullen Gorges, and the coastal road from Greymouth to Westport. After seeing the Southern Alps, Mr Holmes, in his quiet way, remarked that if the people of New Zealand had the same backbone as the South Island they would not go far astray. More than once he said it was difficult for him to realise that he was out of England. Many stretches of the country in the South Island reminded him of places in England and Scotland. Mr Holmes is now engaged on a tour of the North Island.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4430, 26 May 1941, Page 2
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148LABOUR ENVOY Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4430, 26 May 1941, Page 2
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