WEMBLEY, 1925

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12074, 27 February 1925, Page 8

WEMBLEY, 1925

BRITAIN’S GUARANTEE DO DOMINIONS BENEFIT MORE THAN BRITAIN? DEBATE IN COMMONS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter's Telegram. 'Received February 26, 7.45 pin ! ‘ LONDON, February ?o. Views on the reorganisation of ‘-he Empire Exhibition were fully ventilated in tbe House of Commons,, on the occasion of a resolution, which vres adopted, increasing the British Government's guarantee from £I,OUO,tMJ to £1,100,000. a Mr Waller Runciman (Lib.) demanded an assurance, that the money was required for serious -business, and not merely to provide amusement for excursionists. „ , Mr William Lnnn,. who was Undersecretary for Oversea Trade in the Labour Government, imported the Exhibition oh the grounds of its value to education, trade, ar.dl employment. Mr A. M. Samuel \Con ) mentioned (ha fact (hat rain fell on 90 days out of the 156 that the Exhibition was open last year. He pointed cut that the 30,000 foreign visitors must have spent at least £1,000,000 in Britain. Mr H. C. Williams (Con.) expressed the opinion that the Exhibition was much more valuable to the dominions than to Britain.

AUSTRALIAN EXHIBIT SIX MONTHS’ CONTINUANCE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received February 26, 10.20 p.m.) HOBART, February 26. The Tasmanian Government has agreed to join the Commonwealth Government in continuing the Australian display at the British Empire Exhibition for six months this year.