THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6491, 16 December 1881, Page 5

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

A meeting of the New Zealand Sepresentaturn Committee, in connection with the forthcoming International Exhibition, was held Jesteroay, at tho offices of Mr J. P, ameson. The names of Messrs J. A. Bird, 8. Manning, William Moor and F. Trent were added to the Committee. After a conversational discussion, Messrs J. P. Jameson, Bobort Allan, Smith and Hull were requested to prepare a classification of New Zealand products and manufactures, and to suggest sub-committees to attend to the various Sit was also decided to convene a meeting, so soon a* tho report was Mitchell exhibited plans of the building, as received from Messrs Joubert and Twopenny. The drawings indicated that the ground plan would have some resemblance to a Maltese oroes, ae shown by the following rough diagram i

The space occupied by thie building would be 600 by 600 feet. The avenuee are of a uniform width of 45 feet, and at eachinteraction-*. indicated by the circles in the diagram— l# an enlarged space, with a domed roefrismg well above the general structure. In the central opening will be placed the band rotunda, and eachof the other circular spaces will be occupied by a fountain. The exhibits of heavy machinery, implements, Ac., me to be placed in the eneloeuree formed by the Lfcof die cross. The quwtbn of a sib Li not been definitely settled j but It moy be mentioned that one gentleman ®®»t generously offered ground eulficbntlf exten!L a ften acres) free of charge, the only stipuw« JjZ. Wf. SfaKtU. sss. yasa vt • «a s regret that the temporary use of a portion of Hew Zealand exhibitor®.