NEW ZEALAND AT LIVERPOOL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10963, 4 May 1907, Page 1 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND AT LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool's Annual Colonial Exhibition, was Opened in' St. (Jeorge's Hall ill the! second wejjk of March by Lord Elgin, and ' New Zealand once more (writes the Dunedin Star's Lqndon correspondent) takes pride, of place as the largest exhibitor. The New Zealand section has been arranged by. Mr R. G. Cameron, the produce commissioner for the colony, and ie uhd.r the .charge of his assistant, Mr. R H, (Hooper | Tine leading industries, such as wools, daily prpduce, and heinn, l are ,w«ll represented; tne former' by "an, e*oel_ e»t, assortment of, rugs, blankfets, and flannels, and tiie latter by ropes and cordage. Thej piog-fss. of the colony ia exemplified by. the great increase that has tak.4n plac^ m its dairying indnstry, the products, oft which for 1900 are estimated to amount to two and a-quarter millions sterling. _!ii? total trade ot tlw?. islands for last;year, ilj is stated, is represented by a !mohey value, ot thirty-three millions sterling, the imports exceeding fifteen millions and; the exjorts seventeen millions. The gold miuipi industry is represented, and, m additigft! to samples of coal, iron ore, und.pho-puute rock, tliere is an exhibit oi lrolisand, lake deposit* of whioh liave been discovered i|i the xNort|i Island. A upvelty writ; ibe fou|rid m an exhibit of fungus, which grow, on the logs of trees, arid is exported foil the making; of soups, Another, interesting feature to be found on the stand consists of a large serieß of pictures .illustrating m tlie colony. There are ;a)_o some v<iry fine, specimens of New Zea.. land! timbers. .This year's exhibition is very much ,}a.ger tlian former ones. The .colonies represented are more numerous, and include Canada, Northern Nigeria, British .Softh Africa, ' British Guiana, Southern Nigeria, Western Au_tralia,New Zealand, the; Malay States,' Ww (fold Coast, Barbados, AJhtigua and Grenada. The exhibition, eonWns .the, collection made by the' Prince aJri^iPrincefS- of Walrt on, their colonial tou|s, and the Duke of Weßtmin. Bter hag len|. a number of trophies, which he secured on. his, big game expeditions jn South Africk Through the > liberality ' of Sir Alfred Jones,, who . continues to act as : president of tne exhibition*, a number bf nativ© workers, nave .been brought _iyer from West Africa and tbe West : ladies, as well as a compuny of native vocalists and instrumentalists from Jamaica.

Sir Alfred Jones presided at tbe opening ceremony/ He said that by means of these exhibitions the colonies' were likely to benfit, inasmuch aa products oould be compared, defects m preparation noted, and improvements effected. Speaking of the great Work of the ..British Oottongrowing Association, he said that thia year they expected £100,000 worth of ■,*otton! from West Africa, and it was very likely that the West Indies, so ittitable for growing a fijjie class of cotton, would send a similar quantity. The Colonial Office had taken a keen interest' m the work. Lord -Mgitj., m declaring, tho Exhibition open, said he understood the objeot of it -wag to show! th* community of interests within the Empire, to let. the people of this country} understand how much they could. procure from their own colonies, and to allow the j various colonies, by comparing their plroducts with those of their neighbours. I|o see where they couidlntro--duce improvements, and thereby give mow solidarity to own position. . _te knew tluit the ooldnies of the" Empire were becoming more! and more convinced that m thus bringing their products before Uie knowledge bf the people of this country they were serving thqfr own interests.