Popularity of N.Z. Products in Britain

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 285, 22 February 1928, Page 9

Popularity of N.Z. Products in Britain

ROYALTY INSPECTS ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY AT INDUSTRIES FAIR By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 10.45 a.m. LONDON, Tues. The Queen and Princess Mary only passed through the Marketing Board’s section of the British Industries’ Fair, which opened yesterday, but-the King spent a considerable time inspecting the various Dominions’ displays. His Majesty particularly noticed Australia’s wine exhibits. He was impressed when told that the imports of the Commonwealth had increased tenfold in five years. He also noticed the dried fruits’ display, and said that he was very pleased to hear that they were taking a prominent place in the English markets. At the New Zealand display the King said that the butter exhibit was a very flue show, and asked how long it lasted after being unloaded. He was told that it did not contain preservative. He was also greatly interested in the wax models of lamb carcases, which deceived even butchers. DUKE’S CONGRATULATIONS The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Parr, received the Duke of York at the New Zealand Stall. The attractive display of butter, cheese, honey, wool, mutton and lamb earned the praise of the Duke, who congratulated Sir James on the maintenance of the popularity of the Dominion’s chief exports to Britain. As an act of grace, Australia and New Zealand displays were included in the fair. Canada, through the Chamber of Commerce, staged a bigger and brighter display, and comparisqns were naturally made. The opinion was expressed that the Australian and New Zealand displays hardly did them justice. Australia’s display included dried and canned fruits, butter, cheese, wines, eggs, flour and three-ply timbers. The New Zealand exhibits Include butter, cheese, mutton, lamb, wool, timber, dried milk, rugs and tallow. BRITAIN’S CHIEF SUPPLIER The Duke was priuc 1 pally interested iu butter and cheese in the New Zealand Court. He remarked that they justly occupied pride of place, because: tho Dominion was rapidly becoming Britain’s principal overseas supplier. The Duchess was intensely impressed by the Empire Marketing Board’s show of canned and bottled fruits. In toasting the British Industries’ Fair at a banquet at the Mansion House this evening, the Duke of York paid a tribute to the faith of business men, as typified in the steady increase of exhibits at the fair, through all the post-war difficulties. Competent observers, he said, thought there was a good prospect that the recent trade improvement would continue. One of the encouraging signs for the continuation of the improvement was the recent voluntary movement for closer relations between the employers and the employees. Another encouraging factor was the growing consciousness among the peoples of the Empire of a unity of | purpose and interest oil Imperial matters. Throughout the Dominions and colonies the improvement in Imperial trade was being ceaselessly explored. Nobody could visit the Dominions as the Duchess and he had done without bringing back an unshakable belief in the future of these young countries and their vigorous peoples. TRADE AND WORLD PEACE The banquet was a representative assembly of Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Agents-General and representatives of traders’ organisations. The Prince of Wales sent a message stating that it was a hopeful augury that the record exhibits should coincide with the dawn of a new era in British trade at home and abroad. Sir Philip Cuniiffe-Lister, president of the Board of Trade, who presided, said buyers from TO countries were at-

tending the fair. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary., expressed the opinion that the fair was a marvellous example of the recuperative powers of British industry. It was realised that U?B.iS atp* jo atio Suuuooaq sbay apßJj factors of world peace. The Secretary of State for the Dominions, Mr, Li. S. Amery, expressed the opinion that the fair was a tribute to the efficiency of British industries.