WORLD FAIR

Evening Star, Issue 23350, 21 August 1939, Page 13

WORLD FAIR

N.Z.'S OUTSTANDING EXHIBIT U.S.A. CONGRATULATION [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 20. “ The New York World Fair, we are told, is one of the outstanding spectacles of the age. Many nations have erected pavilions, and it is gratifying, therefore, to know that the pavilion of the New Zealand Government is attracting attention, and that the display being made is earning the praise of visitors,” said the Minister of Industries and Commerce (Mr Sullivan) to-day. “ That this is so is demonstrated in a letter received from a prominent American business man.” “ Lust Saturday evening,” the writer said, “ 1 passed two very interesting, instructive, and enjoyable hours visiting the New Zealand pavilion at the New York World Fair. A very courteous attendant explained in great detail the exhibits, the activities employed, and the objectives being obtained. I feel sure that had you been with me you would share my enthusiasm for the character and design of the building, locations and nature of the exhibits, and the call to the people of this country from the ‘ scenic playground of the Pacific ’ to visit it.

“ Aa visitors walk from exhibit to exhibit,” the writer says, ‘‘ the series of illuminated panels, excellent photographs, and the written word tell of a land of bountiful production and resultant exports, evergreen forests, mountains, lakes, and an abundance of sunshine, a climate which is considered the most equable in the world, and other facts, amongst which is the rate of progress of your great, country—an outstanding achievement. “ This splendid contribution of New Zealand's,” the writer adds, “ along with the pavilions of Australia, Canada, and other parts of the British Empire, and those of Great Britain, have added greatly to the importance of the World Fair. * We are very thankful to the people of New Zealand for this representative participation in a fair which will assuredly result in a better understanding and broader sympathy between your great country and our own.” “ I am sure,” Mr. Sullivan said, “ that every New Zealander will appreciate the sentiments expressed in that letter, as they will also appreciate the tribute paid to the New Zealand pavilion. It cannot be other than gratifying to all concerned when such glowing tributes are so freely paid to our efforts, the more so when we remember the gigantic undertaking that is known as the New York World Fair.”