94:(DSIR) in 1936 in the Plant Research Bureau. As part of his work, he undertook the research for his doctorate. He also went to Samoa to provide advice for growers of cocoa. He went to London in 1937 to temporarily replace New Zealand's science liaison officer but due to the WW2, he remained there until 1940. This period proved instrumental for the future of the DSIR due to the many contacts that he made in England.
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