INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1052, 15 February 1911, Page 2

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

• EXHIBITION AFFAIES. • The Wellington Provincial Industrial As-ociation met la t eiening, 3lr P BalLngci presiding over a ge>i.d attendance of members On the motion of the chairman it was agreed that a message of condolence bo sent to the relatives of Mr. K. Martin, an old member of tlw association, who: died recently Mr. S: Bricc forwarded his resignation from the po ltion of uce-presidcnt to the association, stating that he i as leaving shortlj foi London, and on hi return six months hence would be often absent, from Wellington 'ih» ie iemtjou was accepted with regret D Bull was appo-nted to fill tho vacanc\ \li R «. V llliams applied for leave of ab enco foi six months — Granted 'lli; director ot the Technical School notified that managers had been apportioned bj' the Education Department as follow -Uty Council, 5, Eli cati n Board, 3, Frowncial Industrial Association, 1 the boird reappomted Mr D Rooert=on its manager for tho ensuing term. E-epljmg to a qw tiou, the chairman stated "that alftough no correspondence had yet passed between th» association a*>d the Government in regard to obtaining permis ion to hold the exhibition, it i.ould probablj not Iβ many ,beioro the official permit w-is is-iisd There was a certain amount of red tap* procedure to j go throu"h The Government wapted „ some information about the land to be , u'ed, but there was nothin? that would gi\e n=» to any serious delay The secretary stated that the amount guaranteed in support of the. exhibition.had now reached a total of At the last meeting the" amount was v£C9o. Ofr ficials of the association knew where they; could lay their hands on/another .£IOO , without 'much trouble. The secretary rcid in es(an=o the I agreement outlinins tho conditions under i which the TJ.and' J isheds and the wharf space intervening are to be loaned by the i Harbour Board to the association for the purpose of the forthcoming exhibition The secretary also reported that a pro- ; visional arrangement had Wn come to I in regard to insuring the exhibition r bmldmg!>, *o as to coier the liabihtj of > the association under its indemnity bond to the Harbour Board The president t -(Mr T Ballmser) and Mr L R Partridge (-vice president) were appointed -as sureties for the insurance, w>th an understanding that their liabihtj vould Lβ covered by the association The agree- r ment, as drafted, was approved, subject 1 to the approval of the association's ec- • licitors Tho president =a'd a no ~ib!e co or-era-faon between the Agricultural Association i and tho Indu trial Association had t suggested, but he did not think an arrangement would be arrived at. The secretarj reported that he ceivcd up to date applications for 7372 t square feet of exhibition space from manufacturers engaged 'n various indus- •, trie • r The pre-ident stated that in the TT shed there were 10,960 feet of floor ;spdce, 1 and 1121 feet of frontage In the annexe ) there wero 2132 feet of space and 272 feet of frontage, and in the J shed 55C6 feet 1 of space and 797 feet of frontage 'lhe total "nonetary return from space would be w£JC6 9 , and from frontage £109 13 , a total amount of £o!& 2« The speaker I thou"ht it would be advisable to increase i tho size of the Concept Hall bj adding to it 1030 feet of floor spa-e This would > 1 only reJaco the revenue from floor space j bj £33 There would b" 17.C28 feet of r space left to let, from \.hich a. revnuo . would be obtained of £oi3 2s IMs j. space was on the ground flooi onlj. Anything obtained from the gallenewould le extrr It had been suggested - that part of the gal'ery might be allotted free to the Technical School Space fees, Mr Balhn"?r concluded, would be a com- f ' fortablo a= et "■ , n It was decided to increase the. floor =.paco of the Cance't Hall, as recom- ' mended by the chanman The Wellington Gas Company wroto ~ stating, infer alia, that, assuming a suitr able position was allotted it in the^centre of t } V buildin", it va3. prepared to mato a sat.sficton exhibit and under- -> ta'-e the lightin? of the baildmg at a special!} lon rate The easting gas'sysj tern could not be utilised company vas prepared to in tal i high pressure system, that would efficiently light the - bailding, for the sum of £15, and to s supply gis for lightinc; at a rate of is 7d. > per thoj*and feet The offer was referred to a committee > *1 "I thinly the as=ocntion ought to be • \erv' well 'itched at the number or appl'cihons for space that hive come in, ■•aid the president "Over i'OOO feet have been let without canvassing"