THE EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2483, 22 March 1882, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

The Government exhibits are expected to arrive in Christchurch on or about April Ist, vrid will include geological exhibits by Dr. Qpotor ; maps, plans, &j., from tie Survey Department, for which latter about 100 square feet of wall space will bo needed. Dr. L.-mon will also require a good allowance of floor space for telegraphic exhibits. Applications continue to be received from the Australian colonies for soaoe, but as all the bays arc allotted they have consequently to be declined.

Mr Meddings has received the electric apparatus from Timaru, and erected same in the building. Mr Dick, postmaster, has made arrangements for the establishment of a branch post office and money order room immediately acjoining the telegraph department. By order of the Comptroller of Customs, it has been arranger! that all exhibits of small dntyable goods interded for sole, such as jewellery, &0., shall be exhibited in the avenue loading to the concert hall, and in no other part of the building. The Custom officers will be in attendance at the Exbibi(ion building from eight o’clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning for the inspection of all goods that will be exhibited in bond. <V meeting of butchers to consider the advis bility of taking part in the procession on the occasion of opening the International Exhibition, was convened last evening at the Commercial Hotel, at eight o’clock. Some master butchers and about twenty journeyman butchers attended. Mr H. B. Lane presided, and having expressed regret that business engagements or some other cause prevented a larger attendance of the master butchers, suggested that the best course would be for the journeymen to take similar action to that adopt- d re the late picnic, and he had no doubt, from nil he could gather that the masters would agree to any reasonable course of action. A conversational discussion ensued, during which it was stated about forty butchers would appear in uniform. It was ultimately resolved men (with Mr W. H. Csoper as chairman) be formed to ascertain to what extent the master butchers would co-operate and support the pro posed action.” The matter has therefore passed intothehandsof the journeymen, who will hold a committee meeting this evening. This was all the business.