HC Deb 06 February 1939 vol 343 cc649-50W
Mr. Lyons

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether, and to what extent, His Majesty's Government will participate in the forthcoming Centennial Exhibition in New Zealand?

Mr. R. S. Hudson

His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom will participate officially in the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition of 1939–40. A special pavilion will be erected for the United Kingdom exhibit, which is being planned to illustrate the development of transport by land, sea and air and to show how that development has facilitated communication between the different parts of the Empire.