§ 29. Mr. DINGLE FOOTasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he can make a statement as to the orders placed at the British exhibition in Copenhagen, and as to the probable effect of the exhibition upon British exports to Denmark?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEI am informed by the organisers that the business actually transacted at the exhibition was in the neighbourhood of a million pounds. Apart from these sales, many of which were for goods not so far supplied to Denmark by the United Kingdom, a considerable stimulus was given to purchases outside the exhibition itself, and large orders for coal and other goods were placed. Inquiries from exhibitors indicate that in general those firms which participated were satisfied with the business secured. The exhibition was visited by about 350,000 persons and the organisers are to be congratulated on the results.