- west ▁remained ▁as ▁a ▁nur ser y ▁of ▁Chinese ▁industrial ▁app rent ices ▁and ▁co oper ative ▁organiz ers , ▁with ▁Al ley ▁as ▁its ▁head master ▁and ▁insp iration ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Ber tr am ▁had ▁acted ▁as ▁inter medi ary ▁for ▁R ew i ▁Al ley ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁secure ▁ 1 5 0 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁stud ▁sheep ▁for ▁Al ley ' s ▁B ail ie ▁School ▁at ▁Sh and an ▁in ▁G ans u . ▁Due ▁to ▁cha otic ▁war ▁time ▁conditions , ▁the ▁sheep ▁were ▁off loaded ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁were ▁redis cover ed ▁in ▁Tib et . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁chance ▁came ▁again ▁for ▁Ber tr am ▁to ▁help ▁get ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sheep ▁to ▁the ▁B ail ie ▁School . ▁An ▁UN R RA ▁ship ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁stud ▁f lock ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁Ber tr am ▁organ ised ▁a ▁public ▁appeal , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which ▁an ▁additional ▁ 5 0 ▁sheep ▁were ▁purchased ▁and ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁the ▁B ail ie ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁Ber tr am ▁finally ▁visited ▁Sh and an ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁descend ants ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁f lock . ▁ ▁Support ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ▁literature ▁Ber tr am ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁literature . ▁He ▁helped ▁Charles ▁Bras ch ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Land fall