Waitangi Visited By British Team

Wanganui Chronicle, 21 July 1950, Page 6

Waitangi Visited By British Team

WHANGAREI, Yesterday (PA).— Yesterday the Brtishers visited Waitangi, and Mullen wrote .in the visitors' book at the Treaty House: “My most enjoyable day in New Zealand." The manager, Surgeon-Catain Osborne, said also that the Waitangi trip was one of the happiest days of the tour.

Asked what was his deepest impression of the New Zealand tour, Sur-geon-Cptain Osborne said: “The hospitality of the people and strength and spirit of Rugby in New Zealand." He was greatly touched by the kindness of all Rugby people of the unions and clubs.

“I have yet to hear a cross word between members of the party," Sur-geon-Captain Osborne said. There has never been anything but a spirit of comradeship and unselfishness since the day we left home. I am very proud to be manager of such a team. Its members have been keen to get into homes and get to know the people. The players have mixed in with the people. They are good mixers and this has helped a lot." Surgeon-Captain said every member of the British party regarded the New Zealand Rugby public as very sporting. “At every match they have been most impartial," he said. This has been a great help to the team. “Wc all feel sad about the tour coming to a close, it has been so happy, rhe tour will do much good for New Zealand football and to our football at home. After ail, this is the object of a tour. When the cheering and the shouting dies down, we will find that the tour has done a lot of good for both of us. We have made many friendships and we have enjoyed the football. It has been a privilege to live in this very beautiful country for two or three months."