HAWERA WINTER SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1917, Page 8

HAWERA WINTER SHOW.

EXHIBITION OF BRITISH-GOODS. - ORGANISED BY IMPERIAL TRADE COMMISSIONER. An experiment which is likely to be of considerable interest throughout New Zealand is being made by his Majesty's Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, in connection with the Winter Show to be held at Hawera from July 2 to 7. ■Probably for the first time in the history of agricultural shows in New Zealand, an organised exhibition of Brit: iah manufactured goods will be held side by side with the ordinary show of dairy and other products of New Zealand. The promoters of the Hawera Show recently offered his Majesty's Trade Commissioner a free space for a* 1 display, of British goods, and after communication with the agents of British manufacturers in New Zealand and with manufacturers at Home through the Imperial Board of Trade, it has been found possible, in spite of the great difficulties of getting delivery of many classes of goods from Home to arrange an exhibition, which even if it is not representative of the numerous manufacturing interests of the United Kingdom, is as ' comprehensive as the space available < will permit. No single exhibition could ■1 "illustrate the vastness of industrial concorns in the Mother Country, but it is I desirable that, so far as is possible, the " general public should have an opportun- ' ily from time to time of seeing organised displays of British goods. Such displays are of value not only to the firm whose goods are shown but to British trade in general, for the reason that they emphasise the desirability of supporting trade within the Empire, and < .call attention to the fact that the United C<Kingdoni is. still one of the most imj j.cTtant producing countries in the world. Tine 'display at the Hawera Show will be honsed in' one hall, which it fully occupies. In fact it would have been possible even at'the present, time tp fill more than twice the available space. As It i», the gpqds of from 60 to SO British manufacturers will be exhibited by some 30 firms. These goods will include machinery, hardware, soft goods, confectionery, fancy goods, paints, condensed milk, to. bacco, motor and cycle accessories and tyres, pianos and organs, weighing machines and scales, etc., the firms whose goods are shown being amongst the most representative United Kingdom firms; the products of one or two New Zealand factories will also be exhibited. In addition to the actual display in the show itself, the various retail establishments in the town have decided to have an all-British display in their windows, so that during show week Hawera will be engaged in purchasing only British goods. The show promoters have adopted the maxim "British goods for British people" and are making the British trade exhibition ihe special feature of the' show.

There is no doubt that when tne war is over exhibitions will form a very important part of the Imperial scheme for recovering trade and consolidating the interests of the Empire, and for this reason a'lone the experiment to be made at Ha•wera will have an interest for the whole of\the Dominion, if not for the whole of the Empire, establishing, as it will, an important precedent.