BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1924, Page 1

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

THE NEW ZEALAND GARDEN

LONDON, January TO.

A sufficient number of native plants aril trees are now available lor the gardeti in trout of the New Zealand Pavilion at Wembley, and it has been .defiu tclv arranged that Air Gill, the Falmouth horticulturist. who lias been giving advice in, the matter, should take charge and complete the work. One point, however, which needs further consideration is the provision of some bright ilowo-rs. Native plants v hirli jxrow on this side of tlio uoilcl are not on the whole veiy vivid in their appearance, but Major R. Dancey, who j.as been on a visit to Ireland, has in fonned the High Commissioner that a great number of New Zealand plants mow over there, among them being the red manuka. Sir James Allen is theret,.? e making arrangements to get some of these. They are comparatively cheap, and Air Gill considers they will .stand the summer here. Among those who have made a loan of natite Does am! plants, besides Air Lionel de Rothschild and Lord Onslow, is the Torquay Town Council. The High Commissioner has found t i at the cost of erecting the Alnori house will be considerably more than the estimate of the New Zealand Committee. One thing the committee has tailed to take into account is the concreting of the floor, which will be necessarv with so many thousands of people passing through. Provision will also have to be made for flooring m the Samoan hut.