MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.

Northern Advocate, 19 December 1922, Page 7

MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.

PROGRESS OF SECONDARY INDUSTRIES. DISPLAY AT CHKISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. The Industrial Exhibition in Christchurch, which was opened by Lady Jellicoe on November 18, is to remain open until the first week in January next. Approximately 60,000 people have already attended tho exhibition. It is said to be by far the largest exhibition of its kind \ ver held in the Dominion, but it is not because of its size that it is attracting the public. .The exhibition is highly educative and entertaining, a.nd is a revelation to most visitors of the progress achieved by the secondary industries of the Dominion. This progress is indicated by the following official statistics of the values of products of semi-primary and other industries: — Semi-primary Other industries industries Tl Year. £ £ £ 1896 2,116,493 5,817,648 7,934,141 1901 5,255,625 7,603,344 12,863,969 19.11 11,223,800 20,505,142 31,729,002 1921 32,671,149 49,802,420 82,473,5(59

There is 72,000 square feet of floor space and courts for the 250 exhibitors, whose bays and courts are considered a credit in every way to all concerned. Geenrous provision has been made by the management for passage ways and rest places, and the public is being well catered for in the way of amusements and side shows.

Visitors have expressed astonishment at the profusion and array of I high-quality goods produced in the Dominion 's factories. Exhibitors from Auckland to Invercarg'll have sent displays, so that the exhibition is truly national in scope. Whilst most of the public have a more or less general knowledge of what is made in the older established industries of New Zealand, some of the products of ; new industries have given visitors a pleasant surprise. The exhibits cover a wide range of products, among which may be mentioned pianos, cash registers, weighing machines, motor-car bodies, 'gramophones, lcadlights (including a particularly beautiful stained glass church window, the product of a Christchurch firm), displays of wicker work, stoves (gas and coal), confectionery, jams, condiments, agricultural implements, plumbers' supplies. Visitors are asking why there is any necessity for importation of 1 such goods from abroad.

Among the particularly fine exhibits is a display of furniture made of New Zealand timbers, in combination ■with locally-manufactured leathers. These nre beautiful in design and finish. A joint exhibit made by the New Zealand woollen manufacturers includes a comprehensive display of high-quality goods, which should be hard to beat i r > any part of the world. The great advances made in the engineering trade are also, given prominence. Much of the success of the exhibition is due to the co-opera£ion of tho Government. The Department of Industries apd Commerce has shared in its management, and several Government Departments have made educative displays. One of the features on the entertaining side of the exhibition is the provision of industrial films by the publicity department. Some of the leading industries of the Dominion have been filmed and these have created great interest. The films are to form part of the Dominion's advertising c-ampaign in the British Empire Exhibition to be held in London.

The purpose of the Dominion Exhibition is to appeal to the public to purchase New Zealand-made goods and to demonstrate the quality, of local products.