N.Z. PRODUCE

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 121, 18 November 1936, Page 16

N.Z. PRODUCE

NORTH LONDON EXHIBITION

(From "The Post's" Representative/) LONDON, October 24.

Mr, and Mrs". W. J. Jordan went to Alexandra Palace, frequently referred to as "the Crystal Palace of the North," to see the exhibition of Empire produce. The area covered by this centre is a populous and good class one, and the people are all interested in the Dominions and their exports. The High Commissioner and Mrs. Jordan were met by Mr. Ewart Watson (organiser of the exhibition). Mrs. Watson presented Mrs. Jordan with a bouquet. The New Zealanders were conducted round the exhibition, which is one of the biggest ever held outside the displays at the British Industries Fair, and at length they reached the New Zealand stand, which this year has a frontage of 40 feet. Upon it all varieties of produce from the Dominion are attractively staged, and there still is room for an artistic showing of the tourist facilities. Samples are being sold of our butter, cheese, honey, passion fruit products, tongues, and other tinned goods. The demand for tongues has developed a good deal recently. A wider showing of tinned products helps to brighten any exhibit, and the public are knowing more about them. Attendance for the exhibition, which is a 12-day fixture, is expected to run into over a quarter of a million people. j Mr. Jordan saw for himself the New Zealand representatives being approached by the visiting public, who expressed interest in the Dominion and made various inquiries. Some undoubtedly were inquirers who hope to see New Zealand, and others who were wanting to know more about the produce. It is plain to see that the High Commissioner intends to follow the example of his predecessors "to further the interests of our produce.