BRITISH INDUSTRIES

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1928, Page 6

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

Prosperity Predicted DOMINIONS REPRESENTED AT EXHIBITION LONDON, February 20. As an act of grace, Australian and New Zealand displays are included in the British Industries Fair. Canada, through the Chamber of Commerce staged a bigger and brighter display, ami in this connection comparisons are naturally made. The opinion is expressed that Australia has hardly been done justice. However, Canada next year, will join with Australia and New Zealand in showing as now under the Empire Marketing Board’s aegis. Australia’s display include dried and canned fruits, butter, cheese, wines, eggs, flour and three ply timbers. London diamond merchants are exhibiting to-morrow uncut New South Wales and Queensland emeralds. New Zealand exhibits are butter,

cheese, mutton, lamb, wool, timber dried milk, rugs and tallow.

The Duke and Duchess of York, accompanied by Sir P. Cunliffe Lister, visited the whole exhibition, beginning with the Dominions. The Duke’s first remark on entering the Australian Court: “This is all familiar to us. We use most of these products in our homes.” Glancing at a picture of Sydney Harbour, ho exclaimed. “That’s

the place for sunshine.” The Duke was principally interested in butter and cheese in the New Zealand Court, remarking that they justly occupied pride of place, because the Dominion was rapidly becoming Britain’s principal overseas supplier. The Duchess was intensely impressed with the Empire Board’s show of canned and bottled fruits, remarking, “I must see my household explores the possibilities a good deal further than it has done.”

Examining a display of British bacon and eggs, the Duke turned to Sir I’. Cunliffe Lister and said: “How strange that most people forget Britain is part of the Empire.” Toasting the Industries Fair at the Mansion House banquet, the Duke of York paid a tribute to business men’s 1 faith, which was typified by the steady increase of exhibits at the Fair, and all through the post-war difficulties. He specially drew attention to the wide range of the Empire’s products, splendidly displayed on the Empire Marketing Board’s stand. Competent observers had expressed the opinion that there was a good prospect of recent improvement in trade continuing. His own opinion was that trade at present was feeling like a man returning to work after a severe illness and long conval-

escence. One of the encouraging signs of the continuation of the improvement was the recent voluntary movement for closer relations between employers and employees. Another encouraging factor was the people of the Empire’s growing consciousness of the unity of purpose and interest in Imperial matters. Throughout the Dominions and Colonies improvement in Imperial trade was being ceaselessly watched and explored. His recent tours convinced him that it would be difficult to overestimate the

strength of this great current of interest, which would increasingly improve the agricultural industries of the whole

Empire. Immigration would develop the productive powers of the Dominions and Colonies, Britain benefiting by employment overseas of those she could not employ at home. No one could visit the Dominions, as he and the Duchess had done, without bringing back an unshakeable belief in the future awaiting these young countries and their vigorous peoples.

DUKE VISITUN.Z. STALL. (Sun Cable.) LONDON, February 20. Sir James Parr received the Duke of York at the New Zealand Stall at the British Industries Exhibition. I’lic stall attractively features butter, cheese, honey, wool, mutton and lamb, and earned encomiums from the Duke, who drew attention to a transparent picture of the interior of *i creamery, and noted its resemblance to one ho had visited between Auckland and Rotorua. He congratulated Sir James Parr on the maintenance of the popularity of the Dominion’s chief exports to Britain.