EXHIBITION NEXT YEAR.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 4

EXHIBITION NEXT YEAR.

/ NEW ZEALAND GOODS.' . : r The project. of the Wellington Industrial Association to hold an. exhibition of New Zealand-made goods, though postponed, has not. been abandoned, and.it was evidently .the wish of: the : annual meeting , held last night, that arrangements- should be furthered' sis. quickly as possible.'': ■ .';".;: '■".-•.- The .General Committee: said in its annual, report:—"lt has been; decided to hold a New Zealand Industrial Exhibition in Wellington, opening on. May 24, 1911,' provided" that:.: tlio '.AVellingtori Harbour, Board ,will..'gi-a-nt to the association the use of' one," 01" it ,'is hoped ..two,' of its' commodious stores on Waterloo Quay. The. Harbour Board' very generously agreed' to (allow the use of its'','U" store for exhibition purposes. in July last, but it was; found that under the S.kops./and. Offices Act, ■'. 1908, stall - assistants could. not ..be employed at the exhibition building .'after 6 p.m." '.-':".'.• •■.■■'.•'■' ■';/:.::■ ■■''■'.'•'■"■.. :' After acknowledging the successful en/ deavour'of-tho Hon., J,' A. Millar to re-' .move this, difficulty by. legislation,...the committee added:—"The exhibition/committees 'previously, appointed still stand, and.no time should .lie..lost-now'.in.'com-mencing' the preliminary work of the exhibition.",',, ', : •''."•''•-."'■ ■'. ':■.!:■' "M ■■: The secretary (Mr. ;H/P. Allen) was in-, 6tructed to, ask' the-Harbour, Board: to grant the association "the use :bf the "J" 6hed, now being built, as well as tho-'TJ" shed', for-the purposes of tho proposed exhibitjoxu '■ • •■:.,■:-■ -.'.' ■■■■/'- :/•/' .-:',:•'■/./