BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIRS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 99, 19 January 1918, Page 5

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIRS

The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commcrco advises us that it lias received <i communication through His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, from tho Secretary of State for tho Colonies, in reference to exhibits by British manufacturers domiciled in the oversea dominions at British industries fairs. The communication reads ns follows: —

"I have tho honour to acquaint Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, yiat tho Board of Trada state that it has always boon their desire that genuine British manufacturers (i.e., not branch establishments of foreign firms) domiciled in the British oversea dominions should exhibit at the British industries fairs organised by the Board in this country, but that, owing to tho difficulties encountered each year ill linding suitable accommodation for tho fairs, it lias hitherto been impossible to transmit particulars regarding them to the Dominions Governments at a sufficiently early dnto to enable dominions manufacturers to make tho necessary arrangements. In view of tho difficulties connected with sea transport and of tho increased number of restrictions affecting the importation of various classes of the. goods covered by the fairs it appears to the board that it would bo useless to invite manufacturers in tho dominions to exhibit at the British industries fairs to be held in London and Glasgow from February 5 to March 8 next year, and they do not propose, therefore, to issue notifications to those countries. I "The Board of Trade add that after the termination of hostilities fairs will continue to bo organised, on a far larger .scale tlian is practicable under existing conditions, and they propose that every possible facility shall 'oo given to manufacturers in the dominions to avail themselves of the advantages afforded by such fairs in bringing their goods to tho notice of buyers for both British and foreign markets."