DIVISION OF CONTROL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18942, 13 February 1925, Page 12

DIVISION OF CONTROL.

NEW ZEALAND AT WEMBLEY. CANADIAN SYSTEM BETTER* An addres3 on tho British Empire Exhibition was given yesterday to members of the Chamber of Commerce by Mr. T. Clarkson, of Hastings. As far as tho New Zealand exhibit was concerned, Mr. Clarkson emphasised the evils of divided control. There was the advisory committee in Wellington, assisted by departmental heads, then the High Commissioner's staff, and finally the exhibition staff. When members of tho exhibition staff got to Wembley, they found their hands were tied. Oases for the exhibition of wool did not arrive till five weeks after the exhibition opened. The cases were found not large enough to hold the three fleeces as ordered, but they only held one. There were 110 cases, and that meant that two-thirds of the Now Zealand wool could not bo exhibited, but had to bo stored away as a result of tho divided control. Mr. Clarkson contrasted tho New Zealand method with that of Canada. All work for tho Canadian Pavilion was done on tho site, and tho exhibit was ready four daya before tho opening. After the first five weeks, however, New Zealand mado a very good showing. The speaker paid a tribute to the work of the New Zealand commissioner, Mr. A. F. Roberts, who turned a hopeless mesa into a very creditable display.