INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 711, 10 January 1910, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

; ;M;'-H33M ;IN'. MAY : 08/ JUNE;;. • :^ With?regard. to";the proposed Industrial Exhibition-'.to. be-held: in mid-winter 1 (iuplace of "Our Own Industries" week),- the '.sepj!etor ! -o{;i-thß.:-WelHnjiton;'PKiviiidJal (Ifr.'H. P,'Allen) has:issued;the following ciroular to meni--bers and-tb.ose. o f,the publio likely to'be at.all interested:—.:,,; ; ;.';.'-//-■;;,-

Sir,—lt Via :proposed;'.to "hold a New Zealand'lndustrial. Exhibition' in the . .o''. /Wool. Store,/ which'. faces; the -Ferry Wharf;;;; Wellington.., '.The'; Wellington '■Harbour'•.'Board;- has kindly placed this' new. jlorge'.shed,at.the,.disposal of 'the Wellington ; Prorinoial'; Industrial: Asso-ciation-for. the purpose named; It is proposed .to-hbld. the-exhibition during the month-of-.May-or 1 June; next,'and to keep it open;;for, at/least !bne' month;.-- ■'•'■'"'"-■ ■■'i'i^, ,):desire;,;of-/this assooiatibh is"to give ; the..manufaclurers.of; the Dominion a further;pp'portuni ty' of displaying their .manufactures,."and'to;foster and courage'-New;Zealand -industries.".. It' is proposed to arrange for.'good musical'and' other,entertainments, and, everything will be done in .an; endeavour ;tb: make: 1 the exhibition a' success.. :: : _ ;.;v.. - . : ,''--.''.- ;-'., ;;. .-

;;Space';Eees.—lt;-'is'proposed.:to- oharge ,a small :fee":of; 6d. -per square foot for space von'the- ground 'flobr.-bf the 'building,, and;' 4d.;.per'-square .foot for'-space in;' the. gallery:-..- Season If. is proposed t to . issue;- these as- follow:— Gontleihen',/ss.'; ladies, '3s. 6d. -:AttencU ants'., passes^These,. it is proposed" to issue/free;; /'-/;,:. ■;'■'. - ;.;,.-;•';.,-;.;.;';..':;;.-

■;:. Space,, etc.—To;give.'an idea'of the'size of ..the, building,; I may'.'mention. :that there•#ill.- , ..b0','-no -less' than 19,065 square' feet of;space"toilet.'for exhibits.; There' is generally very "little in" the way .of ,entertainments, ;:'eto„ >in,,'. Wellington -dur-' : ing'-the months, of .May ,ahd- June.'and'it is;confidently expected -that, the attendances ,'at ;the, exhibitionv will;, assume really large;proportions.,-Excellent lighting. will; be' a; feature of the exhibition. '. v-AppHoatioriSffor'Space".—The Exhibition Sub-Committee would esteem;.it d favour if you /would let mo' know, as soon: as possible, whether; you ; will be applying for, .and ; what amount.'.bf,--. : exhibition space ybu;;wbuld probably require,'.''■".■