THE EXHIBITION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1548, 2 September 1905, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

!(Per Press Association.) Christchurch, last night. The weekly official review of the gressin connection with the New Zealand International Exhibition, issued from the Executive 'Commissioners’ office to-night, states that forty aeotioaal.snb-commilteSß have been set np to deal with the administration of the exhibition.

The Maori house belonging to Mrs Butterwortb, of Taranaki, which was exhibited at New Plymouth exhibition early this year, will he shewn.; . The ceremonial committee was authorised to provide suitable musio for the opening ceremony at a cost of £l5O. The sites of the main building, art gallery, tnaohinery and conoert halls have been definitely located. The ooncerb halt will provide accommodation for two thousand people, /• On the application of the Education Department space l has been reserved for an exhibition representative of reoent education in all methods, especially more of the manual and technical sohoole. The High Commissioner in, London has been requested to open negotiations with several well-known British fireworks manufacturers with the object of providing a aeries of exhibitions of fireworks during the progress of the exhibition. Applications for space are oomineln freely. It is expected th’at the lists will have to be closed before the latest date fixed for receiving applications for spaoo. . A ,Br ß e number-’of offers of side shows wbrld b6en reoß Ved fr ? m all parts of the