The Wellington Exhibition

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 71, 25 November 1884, Page 2

The Wellington Exhibition

♦ The Chnstchureh Press says: — The Government hare wisely decided that it shall be an inexpensive Exhibition, of a colonial character, the object being to show the present condition of industrial development within the colony. Those who hold that the best method of promoting local industries is by encouraging people to enter upon them on. the basis of commercial profit, have always regarded Exhibitions of the character contemplated as legitimate methods to bring prominently before the public the results oflocal enterprise. The two Colonial Industrial Exhibitions held in Ohristchurch haye generally been admitted, to hare exercised a beneficial influence in this. . direction. Both the Exhibitions we have " • mentioned were the result of local enterprise. They received no aid from the public funds, and were none the le*s successful on that account. Now that the colony has taken the holding of Ex- . h.ibitions more or less under its control^ , ... ; there is 'some dangej* of the usual result; . : \ happening. We observe that the Colonial . / • ■ Treasurer-has lalreao'yl alreao'y been, importuned "■: "'.-"i to make the forthcoming Exhibition one w,hich would involve the expenditure r of T * ;• thousands of. pounds beyond'the amount , . contemplated by Parliament.' TKe (lejnitation of "Wellington residents who waited ' ' ' en Sir Julius Vogel are- evidently jof -. ... opinion ithat if properly work'*', a ,gopcl _r • ( thins can be got for their~city through ' the instrumentality of thft proj'ectedi Ex- « -.:.'/ hibitioq. Wehope, however, that Ministers will adhere firmly to their first resolve, to make the Exhibition an inex- ' ... pensive display of a eolonial character, and th^t they will not be persuaded by » the peqple of Wellington to alter the whole character of their- scheme simply"!' .: h because the public there are naturally anxious to have as nroeh colonial money ' as possible spent' on the Rxhibition. . : .