PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 372, 21 August 1875, Page 3

PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION.

A meeting of the committee was held yesterday, at Mr J. A. Bird's offices, at 3 p.m. Present —Messrs A. Duncan, L. Coates, G. Gould, J.lnglis, P. Cunningham, W. H. Lane, L. E. Nathan, Dr Von Haast. Mr Nathan occupied the chair. The chairman drew attention to a letter which had been received from the commission, and •which had been read on the previous day, and said that he wished to request particular attention to the time fixed by the regulations for sending in exhibits, viz., 15th November, which, if adhered to, would, he feared, prevent exhibits of grain being sent from Canterbury, and also of some of the products which would be exhibited at the Agricultural Exhibition in November, as he had been informed that some who were likely to show at that exhibition wished to send their exhibits to the Philadelphia Exhibition. It would be for the committee now to consider the regulations. Mr A. Duncan thought it desirable that the time for sending in products should be .extended for a short time. Mr Inglis pointed out that, if the 15th •November were adhered to, veiy few exhibits of wool would be sent from Canterbury. , Dr Von Haast believed that, if the articles were sent by the January steamer, they would arrive in time. The Chairman said that, by the 14th regulation, .he saw that samples of wool might be received up to the 10th December. Mr L. Coates said he believed if the exhibits were forwarded by the February steamers, they would arrive soon enough. Mr Gould said that even 10th December would be too early for wool coming from the South. Mr A. Duncan moved—" That the Koyal .Commission be requested to extend the date in Rulel from 15th to the 30th November." Mr P. Cunningham seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. . It was resolved—" That the quantity of wool mentioned in Mr Mantell's telegramread on the previous day—be approved." Mr P. Cunningham moved—" That this committee recommend the commission to alter rule 14 so as to read as follows :—ln case it is found impossible to forward samples of wool or grain from the clip or crop of the next season by 30th November, the commission will receive such exhibits in Wellington up to the last day of January, 1876 ; but no other exhibits will be received after 30th November." Mr W. H. Lane seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Mr Inglis moved—" The committee are ot opinion that £IOO will be sufficient to defray the expenses of the Canterbury committee exclusive of the value of the exhibits which may require to be purchased." The motion was agreed to. The committee then adjourned. The following are the regulations for the Philadelphia exhibition, 1876, to be opened 10th May, and closed 10th November, 1876. " 1. All exhibits must be forwarded to the Commissioners at Wellington, through the local committees, before the 15th November, 1875. " 2. Local committees will take steps to insure that collections from their respective provinces shall reach Wellington by that date. . " 3. Each exhibit must be accompanied by two copies of full written descriptions, stating value ; and by the name and address of the exhibitor in full. " 4, If exhibit* are not intended for com-

petition, it must be so stated by the exhibitor. " 5, if more than one exhibit is packed in a case, it will be advisable to distinguish each exhibit by a serial number. "G. Each package must have affixed to it a label or mark showing the province from which it conies, and the aerial number of the package. "7. All expenses ef transport, &c, after exhibits are received by local committees, will be undertaken by the Commissioners ; but all expenses up to the time of their reception by local committees will have to be defrayed by such committees. "8. The collections sent from New Zealand will be confined, as closely as possible, to the raw products of the country, and articles manufactured from them. The exhibition of miscellaneous articles —unless illustrating the history of the country or its scenery—will not be encouraged. '■9. It is very necessary to insure that nothing is exhibited which is not first-class. Exhibitors, especially of wool, should therefore be very careful in their selection of specimens. '• 10. The principal articles the collection of which the commissioners would urge are as follow—(the maximum and minimum quantities which will be received are also given, where limit is necessary :—l. Gold: The commissioners will obtain specimens from the Bank of New Zealand. 2. Grain —Max, £ bushel ; min, £ bushel. 3. Wool— Max, 601bs; min 401bs. 4. Coal—Max, oOlbs ; min, 251bs. 5. Timber —Series of uniform samples only. Sections with the bark on and only half the face polished, the other half being left in its natural state. Specimens to be not longer than 3ft. 6. Flax —Dressed fibre, max, SOlbs; min, SOlbs; rope and other manufactured articles. 7. Kauri gum Max, 601bs ; min, 301bs. This is much used in the United States, and a carefully made collection would be of importance to the colony. 8. Tanning barks, leather, dyes, paint. 9. Preserved meat— Max, 501bs; min, 301bs. 10. Wine, beer, and spirits—ln bottle: max, 2 gallons. Beer, in wood : max, 18 gallons. 11. Tobacco leaf and cigars—Max, 101 bs : min, leaf, 51bs ; cigars, lib. 12, Mineral waters—Max, half gallon. 13. Minerals and ores. 14. Works of art—Only those illustrative of New Zealand scenery. 15. Miscellaneous articles— Only such as illustrate the history of the country or its inhabitants. "11. If such specimens of the raw products of the colony as are enumerated above are not freely given, the commissioners will take into favorable consideration any suggestions made by local committees as to their purchase. " 12. The commissioners will use every endeavour to provide against the loss or damage of the collections, which will be duly insured, but they will not hold themselves or the Government responsible for any damage or loss. " 13. Any exhibits not absolutely given to or bought by the commissioners (unless the owners expressly desire that they be disposed of at Philadelphia) will be returned to the local committees at the expense of the commissioners, who, however, will not be responsible for any damage or loss. " 14. In case it is found impossible to forward samples of wool from the clip of next season by the 15th November, the commissioners will receive such exhibits in Wellington up to the 10th December ; bu' no other exhibits will be received after 15th November. " 15. In the event of proposed exhibits of wool not being received in Wellington by 15th November, or by the local committees at such time as they may appoint before that date, duplicate lists and descriptions of such proposed exhibits mnst be sent in full r o the commissioners by 15th November, just as if tht exhibits themselves were sent, in order that their description may appear in the official catalogue. " 16. Local committees will, at their discretion, accept articles for exhibition, subject to final revision by the commissioners, as space for exhibition is limited. "17. Local committees are recommended to appoint sub-committees to assist them in seeing that none but first-rate specimens of raw products are forwarded to Wellington. " W. B. D. Mantell, " Chairman of Commissioners."