PARIS EXHIBITION

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 509, 12 November 1928, Page 16

PARIS EXHIBITION

N.Z. TO BE REPRESENTED COMMITTEE APPOINTED One of the finest exhibitions which have yet taken place in Europe will be held at Vincennes, near Paris, in 1931 and will remain open for six months. Marshal Lyautey, formerly GovernorGeneral of Morocco, has been appointed by the French Government General Commissioner of the Exhibition. As the New-Zealand Government has decided to take part in the Antwerp Exhibition in 1930, it is probable that it will also exhibit in Paris, a year later. Statistics show that in 1927 France bought £1,008,291 worth of goods in New Zealand, and is therefore the sixth best client of this Dominion, after the United Kingdom, the United States of America. Australia, Canada, etc. On the other hand. French sales in New Zealand during the same period, amounted to £891.277, mostly manufactured goods. In 1927 Belgium bought New Zealand products to the value of £162.893 and its sales in this Dominion amounted to £399,763. Apart from direct transactions with New Zealand. France as well as Belgium buys a certain quantity of New Zealand products (wool, cows and rabbit skins, kauri gum, etc.), on the English markets. It is estimated especially, that 30.000 bales of wool are thus sent from London every year to the small manufacturers of RoubaixTourcoing. On Marshal Lyautey’s instructions, a local committee has been set up in New Zealand for purposes of publicity, information and documentation. In connection with the Paris Exhibition. Its members are as follow:— Patron Slr Andrew Russell, K.C.M.G.; president of honour, Mr. Paul Ad. Serre, C.L.H CN I 0.1. P., 0.M.A., 0.0.R.C., CEAC" M.E.A. M.M.A., M.C.R.A., French Cdnsul at Auckland; president, Mr. J A C Allum ex-president of the Auckland Manufacturers Association- Municipal Councillor and Committees’ Chairman at Auckland, Consul for Switzerland, etc ; secretary, Mr. P. s. Arden, O.A. professor at the Auckland University College president of the “Club aucklandais de 1 Alliance francaise’’; members. Mr. L. Soekeel, O.L.H Lieuten-ant-Colonel of Colonial Infantry (retired), agent of the French firm. a ” d Cle . at Auckland; Mr. FrZlch Xa o han / K ’ F ’A > agent of the French shipping l ine , “Messageries Mautimes, Consul for Portugal; Mr. F. W. Reed, O.A. (Whangarei) historiographer of Alexander Dumas pere; Mr. O. R. Bendall, 0.A., French Consular agent at Wellington; Mr. George Humphreys. 0.1.. R.F.A., French Con! sular agent at Christchurch- Mr Sydney D. Neill, 0.A., R.F.8., French Consuiar agent at Dunedin; Mr S Masdubost, agent of the French firm North Ch^ r n P. Cl6 ’ Palmerston “ lr - G -. Boyron, agent of the Christchurch. ° f Miehelin Cle. at