SCOTCHMAN’S PRAISE OF FARM LANDS.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 301, 28 December 1935, Page 4

SCOTCHMAN’S PRAISE OF FARM LANDS.

While he has had no chance to make a close inspection Mr R. Roger, of Scotland, expressed a high opinion of the farm lands he saw in Canterbury while coming to Christchurch by train from the West Coast. Mr Bogers, with Mrs. Rogers and their son, have seen part of the Noitn Island and a good deal of the South, and ‘ he "' of New Zealand scenery they show no stmt. \e • that there is real farming in the north Scotland, said Mr Rogers in an interview, “but your Cantab aiy . looked every bit as good. On the West Coast the scenery was wonderful. The glaciers are marvellous. But very much of the land will never be of any'other than scenic value What a difference when we passed through into Canterbury.” Mr. Rogers also expressed admiration of the feats of engineering he had seen m the eoun ly. was particularly impressed with the way m which roads had been constructed in the hill and mountainous preconditions in Scotland, Mr. Rogers, stated, were decidedly improved, and there was a genuine ground for confidence in the future. No one had wanted for food and somewhere to sleep during the depression, though there had been much distress during the bad years.