THE EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2495, 5 April 1882, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

Certain unclaimed exhibits are lying at the railway ehoda awaiting claimants, viz, one box from Scfton, two boxes and one parcel from Dunedin, the owners of which are requested to attend to same without delay. The building presents a busy scone, and although the time is short, yet there are ample evidences that the opening day will disappdnt those who predict that it will come too early for many exhibitors. Still it all depends on the action of tho exhibit on themselves.

Tho flooring of tho concert room has boon completed, and also the space between the main entrance aod the entrance to the art gallery, goods being now unladen on to tho trollies at the gateway. As regards the volunteers’ action on the occasion of opening the exhibition, the 0.Y.0. will form a mounted guard of honor to his Excellency the Governor, escorting him from his residence to the entrance of the Exhibition Building, where a guard of honor will be drawn up to receive him, A double line of volunteers will extend from the entrance to the dais, around which the cadets will form a body guard to his Excellency. Suoh of the Christchurch exhibita aa are already on view are most creditable to tl e exhibitors, and compare favorably with like exhibits in the British and other courts. Tho plasterers A great variety of different articles will be distributed as the procession marches along the ftraots, all illustrative of the plasterers’ art. They are being manufactured at the workshops of Mr A. Menzies, Tnam street, by his men and apprentices after the usual hours of work. It is to be remembered that they have set themselves to make over a thousand different articles for free distribution, and some of these are really fine specimens of the plasterers’ art, consisting as they do of well executed busts of the Queen, tho late Prince Consort, Napoleon 111., and other well-known note-blea, besides an endless variety o( flower specimens, ns well as a spat ial cast in honor of the pr imotera of tho Exhibition, with the appropriate words “International Exhibition. Christchurch. Welcome to Joubert and Twopeny.” Too much praise cannot be given to the plasterers for the heartiness and liberality with which they have responded to the desire of the promoters to make the precession a thoroughly representative and successful display of the various trades of the colony.

A meeting of the Exhibition Sports Committee was held yesterday, at 4 p.m , at the City Council (. hamber. Present—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), Messrs J. Hebden, W. G. Walker, W. Pratt, 13. C. Farr, P. Canningham, R. Walton, N. Black, T. Searell, Hay, W. B. Mitchell, E. O. J. Stevens. H. Thomson, W. F. Newby, B. J. Leahy, andF. T. Haskins, hon. sec.

Two letters from Mr F. Back, traffic manager, were read in reply, stating that ns regarded excursion trains from the country districts during the Exhibition season, that single fare tickets would be issued to Christchurch daring the whole of tho Exhibition season available for return, and that further proposals for extended privileges in tho same direction were under consideration; also, that the same concessions would be extended to the Kaiapoi Maoris aud country bands. Tho letters were considered satisfactory. _ A letter from Mr W. E. Mitchell to Mr R. Walton respecting the L uiies’ Court, and asking that a donation of .£25 be made by the committee to tho funds of thejabovo court, was next read.

Tho Mayor thought tho proposed donation a desirable one. Mr E. Walton thought it would he as well it Mr H. Thomson stated what funds he had in hand. Mr H. Thomson then detailed the results of tho stating, amongst other items, that tho whole of the drapers in Christchurch has subscribed £lB. [Loud cries of “Oh ! Oh !”j Up to tho present time tho tetal sum received was £OOO. As yet nothing had been received from the publicans ; perhaps they meant subscribing after tho Exhibition closed. [Laughter.] Ko thought that they might reasonably h.ok for £ iCO from that sou co Mr W. K. Mitchell stated tho ladics’ court would bo even more attractive than a similar court was in tho Melbourne Exhibition. The coat of fitting up the court was £6l. An attendant had been engaged to attend to same during the Exhibition at a salary of £ls. Be might mention that each exhibitor would contribute a anm of 2s. He would move—“ That the Ftira of £25 bo granted tor the purpose asked.” _ Mr It. Walton seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr Hebden hoped tho junior court would also ba assisted from the committee’s funds. Mr W. R. Mitchell pointed out that the Boord of Education had the control of this court. Mr Hebden wished to call attention to the muiic.il programme, stating that a sum of money w-s voted to that sub committee on certain conditions, which were not carried out in tho programme- He would like to see a first and second prize, instead of travelling expenses, and hoped the committee would endeavor to get tho musical committee to adhere to the terms of the resolution already referred to. Mr R. Walton said that tho item of travelling expenses was inserted in order to induce bands re-.ident a long off to come and compete, who might otherwise bo absent. The Secretary stated that the original idea was to vote £IOO, which sum was increased to £>C5, provided the funds would allow the larger sura to be granted. Mr K. Walton did not remember tho resolution. but ho would see that its terms were comp'ied with. As regarded allotting a second prize, for his part he would like to soo a third prize added After explanation from tho Mayor, Mr E. Walton said that ho would get tho item travelling expenses altered to second prize. Mr J. Hebden reported the action taken at a reacting of the sports anb-coramittcc on Monday evening, adding that at a further meeting to be held on Thursday evening, a draft programme of sports would be considered. MrR. Walton announced that the first grand iqoucert had been arranged for the 20th cf April, und that tho programme of same would be published shortly. Mr Hebden moved, Mr H. Thomson seconded, I and it was unanimously agreed—“ That the secretary be requested to keep an official O'rd of all the events as they were decided on, end ibat tlra secretaries cf the various sub-committees be a.-ked to inform the secretary of tho general committee of tho dates on which such amusem iFs will take place.” The committee then adjourned till April 18th, i at 4p.m.