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Southland Times, Issue 1659, 8 November 1872, Page 3

Government Advertisement. EXHIBITION OF COLONIAL PRODUCE, 1872-73. IT has been announced that an International Exhibition will take place in Vienna in the course of 1873. The Colonial Government are desirous that an Exhibition of New Zealand Produce and Manufactures should be held at Christchurch, commencing on December 15, 1872, and that from the articles therein shown should be selected the best in the different classes for transmission to Vienna, in order that the Colony may be well and properly represented at the latter place. At a meeting held in Christchurch on September 25, a General Committee were appointed, who formed in their turn Sub-Committees, to superintend and arrange the exhibits of the various classes of Produce. I The following lists of quantities and varieties of articles required have been drawn up by the Sub- Committees, and they accordingly invite manufacturers and others to send in to them for exhibition the various specimens and samples they may desire to show. The Exhibition will be opened on December 16, but articles should be sent in to the Committee by December 1, in order to insure proper arrangement and classification. All goods will be transmitted free of cost. WOOL. Sub-Committee of M anaoement. H. P. Murray- Aynsley, Esq. John Icglis, Esq. W. K. Macdonald, Esq. Net weight of each exhibit, if washed or scoured, to be 112 lbs. If shown in the grease, each exhibit to consist of ten fleeces, no skirting removed. Each exhibit to be accompanied by the following statement : — Owner's name. Breeder. Breed of animals. Age. Sex. Where bred. If imported, date of importation. If imported, whence imported. If imported, age when imported. Date of this shearing. Date of previous shearing. When washed, and how, previous to this shearing. If ever diseased. When dipped, and materials used in dipping. Weight of fleeces. Average price realised for previous clips from same flock. Where sold, and how. Ist combing "y lsf clothing C Btatin S g r e aße » washed, or scoured 2nd „ ) FLAX. Sub-Committee op Management. H. H. Deßourbd, Esq. Geo. Booth, Esq. J. A. Bird, Esq. Fibre, cold-water dressed — 50 lbs stripped, in pressed bale. 50 lbs bleached do 100 lbs scutched do 100 lbs hackled do Fibre, warm-water dressed — 100 lbs scutched, in pressed bale. 100 lbs hackled do Cordage — 1 coil white of each size, 3in., Sin., lln., Jin. 1 coil oiled of each size, 4in., 3 in., 2in. 1 coil tarred, 4£in. Wool lashing — samples. TwiDe — an assortment of different varieties and colors. Maori-dressed Flax — specimens. • Maori-manufactured Flax — specimens. Flax Seed — samples of different varieties. Pulp for Paper making — samples. Articles manufactured from Flax Fibre — specimens. GRAIN AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. Sub -Committee op Management. A. L. Smith, Esq. P. Cunningham, Esq. J. N. Tosswill, Esq. Exhibits will be classed as follows : — Class I. — Wheat, Oats, Barley. Class II. — Flour, Oatmeal, Bran, and Sharps. Class lll.— Malt, Class IV.— Beans, Peas, and Tares, Class V. — Grass, Clover, Rape, and other Seeds. In all cases each exhibit shall consist of 50 lbs. Exhibitor to state how often and by what machine the grain has been cleaned. In all cases the grower's name and residence to be added. COAL, MINERALS, AND ORES. Sttb-Coscmittbe op Manackemknt. j J. Anderson, Esq. H. F. Hill, Esq. Coals, in pieces of about two cubic feet. Ores, in quantities of not more than two cubic feet. Glassmaking Sands, samples in bottles. Fire Clays, specimens of about two cubic feet. Larger specimens of peculiar excellence will be received. TIMBERS. Committee op Management. Geo. Holmes, Esq. J. Booth, Esq. F» Jenkins, Esq. Exhibits will be classed as follows : — Ship-building Timber. House-building Timber. Furniture Woods. Fancy and Ornamental Woods. Wood Carvings. Exhibits of Woods for furniture or fancy and ornamental purposes, must have one side rough and one polished. Exhibits to be accompanied by a description and statement of the price at place of production. AGRICULTURAL, FLAX, AND OTHER MACHINERY. Sub-Committee op Mana»e2lekt. | E. Richardson, Esq., M.H.R. A. Duncan, Esq; R. Wilkin.Eaq. E. G. Wright, Esq. Exhibits will be classed as follows : — Class I. — Railway Plant ; including models, wheels, springs, gauges, railway chairs, carriage breaks, signals, couplings, &c, carriages and engines. Class II. — Carriages not connected with Rail or Tramways : Buggies, carriages, and carts of sorts, cabs, spring carts, coachsmith'e work, specimens of carriage painting, &c. Class 111. — Machinery in general ; inclusive of engines, cranes, quartz-crushing machines, chain pumps, turbines, CaJifornian pumps, windmills, hydraulic rams, boiling-down plant;, &c. Class TV. — Agricultural and Horticultural Machinery and Implements : Rollers, clodcrußhers, harrowß, reaping and mowing machines, threshing machines, seed sowers, ploughs, horse hoes, cultivators, wool and cheese presses, whipple trees, field gates, iron fencing, hurdles, rakeß and tools, garden chairs, fountains, &c. Class T. — Flax Machinery : Strippers,, dry and wet scutchers, feeding and discharging apparatus, , hackles, &c.