NEW ZEALAND PAVILION

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 106, 6 May 1924, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND PAVILION

PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS

FOR 21st JULY.

.' . CPRO3 DDR OWN CO-RESPONDENT.) ■ :.. S' j : LONDON, 6th/March. '■':. 1 Yesterday.,! the-first lorry.load .of exhibits for. the New. Zealand Pavilion arrived at Wembley, and transport is to go on continuously until the work' is complete:" The/s.s. Middlesex and s.s. Mahia, which brought the first consignments, have been discharging "during" the past .week, and the ; first material to reach its -destination will be ; that;, for the Samoan hut,'and the timber' exhibits: .' •- y '■■'- -.-.'' The Port Kembla has also arrived with further' material, and the Ruapehu -with th^ balance' is due to arrive about . the middle of this month. If no unforeseen circumstance arises to delay the unloading a.nd transportation, all "the exhibits" should be 'oil' the floor of. the' Pavilion'before the end of March, arid thus the Commissioner and'his staff will have a fair amount of time to get everything into proper order before the opening date./ . ..' . '...." . Mata-Atua,.the Maori house, is now in course of erection, under thes superintendence of Major R. Dansey. ;. ■; 'NEW-ZEALAND DAY. ;* ' / -.The women's section of the yExhibi- . tion has under consideration the compilation: of a very ;full" programme,contajning many features that should'provide added interest for innumerable visitors to Wembley/ The • idea of the special Dominions' Week, for" '-'instance;:.' has1 taken a keen hold, and every detail is Having careful attention. to" .ensure its success. ; This particular week will start on 21st July, and it will begin with "New Zealand Day.". It is felt that all-sections of- the. Empire, can supply material for a: variety of interesting subjects for papers, and that •New Zealand, in particular- couldiinte r est people at' Home in such matters as child welfare,: and public, health.': As; Mrs. ' Ogilvio-Gordon remarked at a meeting held.at Lady Allen's fiat, New. Zealand must have rmich to tell the women of Great Britain, for a great deal remains to be done here in those two directions, and it would be rousing'and: stimulating- for these subjects, at any rate, to be touched upon at Wembley. The, Exhibition, authorities have lelt' ; it ■ for. New , Zealand .itself , to. decide, its/ subjects, and its speakers. ; ■' Lady Allen took the chair at tlio/pre?'; liminary meeting this week , and others present included : TheCountessofHardr wicke, Lady Myers, Mrs: Cunningham/ Smith, Mrs. G. Beetham, Mrs. Newmarch, Mrs. :,1.--W. .'Raymond; Mrs. A. F. ,Roberts, Mrs: Leslie Harris, Mrs.Bernard Myers and Miss,Myers, Mrs. C...'Ml Kebbell, Mrs. Lindo Levien, T\lrs..H. L; Eriend, Mrs. de Vtics, "Mrs.:' Lowj Mrs. Meinei'tzhagen, Miss Vogel, Miss Stella' Murray. Lady. Liverpool; was not up in London, but she wished to be/identified with the arrangemments.' In addition to Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon there ' were, present, as- representing, the Wo-. men's Section of the Exhibition, the Hon. Mrs. Murray; of Elibank, 'and Mrs. St. Loe Strachey... /.-' . ...?'•; .- :. It was_ suggested that during the conference, to last an hour and a half, to take-place in the morning, a short paper on child welfare.should be read by Mrs. Parkes, to whom a cahle message was sent, asking if she would' do this; a talk of Maori legends, it 'was thought, would be interesting to -many of the delegates from other parts of the Empire, and.it was proposed to. ask Mrs.-' Staples-Brown if slie would consent to speak on this,'subject. Mrs. 'Remfry (nee Miss Constance Holmes, formerly of the Wairarapa, who is a: well-kno\yn political speaker throughout the Mother Country),,, will; probably give a short address on the influence of, women in the Political life of the Dominion. Tho Isew Zealand system of education, too, will be specially dealt with. "' . It v/as decided also to have a concert in the evening, the items to be, so far as possible, by New Zealand'composers,, and the performers to be from • New Zealand This matter .was placed in the hands of Miss Stella Murray ' 4.----reception will be held.: during tile ■ day and there will/be a special cinema;. displa >r- ' No doubt much headway \vih arraiiEements will be made, between now and alst March, the date fixed for." the next meeting of the committee. When the inhibition Committee is supplied with the programme fixed upon, posters will be got out, a.nd these will be well displayed. •.-'■■.■