N.Z.'S EXHIBIT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 231, 30 September 1935, Page 8

N.Z.'S EXHIBIT.

DISPLAY IN CANADA.

ALL VISITORS IMPRESSED.

TRADE OFFICIAL'S PRAISE,

New Zealand's exhibit at this year s Canadian National Exhibition was

warmly praised by the Assistant Canadian Trade Commissioner in Auckland, Mr. H. L. E. Priestman, who returned by the Niagara to-day after five months furlough. The exhibition is known as "The Shop Window of Canada,' and affords valuable publicity, as it is attended by upwards of two million people in Toronto. , Mr. Priestman said the exhibit, which was designed and cretted under the supervision of the New Zealand Trade Commissioner, Mr. J. W. Collins, was an excellent one. lie had met a number 01 New Zealandcrs, and it seemed to have impressed all who saw it. In addition to exhibits of New Zealand goods, there were also exhibits of articles made fiom New Zealand raw materials, such as leather goods and finished shoes. There was a continuous cinema show of New Zealand scenic beauties, which must have been a great help to the tourist industry. . "That industry," said Mr. Priestman, "is making considerable strides in Canada. People arc beginning to realise, more than they used to, that tourists spend a lot of 'money in a country and take away with them nothing but happy memories." The New Zealand Government exhibit was grouped with those of other governments, such as Australia and India, but the South African display was crowded out, and had to be housed in the Pure poods Building. Mr. Priestman, who went east through Canada and on to England, said that conditions in Canada were improving rapidly. Canada had had a very lean time, but although the wheat crop this year was small, and the kernel extremely so, reports had been received that it had a very high protein content and would make excellent flour. The price had firmed considerably, which was all that was required to improve conditions generally. Statistics of unemployment are not kept in Canada, but Mr. Priestman said that generally single men were employed in roading and other camps, and the relief of married men was shared between the provinces and cities. He mentioned that it had been stated that it would be 18 months before the Social Credit party in Alberta would be ready with a programme.