Exhibition Committee.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 256, 2 November 1904, Page 3

Exhibition Committee.

' The exhibition committee met at the Town Ball «i Tuesday evening. In accordance with notice of Jfnotion, given at last meeting, Mr ffreen ! moved "That the motion fixing tht single season ticket at 15b be rescinded." He said that the tickets would sell far better at a lowev figure ;: the various charges were out of proportion. Their object was to ' fill the building. Mr Johns aecondod the motion. .aayh:g be agreed with Mr Green's '.view; . .The motion was carried. Mr Woods thin moved in accordMce with notice given during 1 the #eek "That the previous chargefoi \ latoily season tiukets, fixed ait 30s, he rescinded. Mr Jay seconded. ,'On a show of hands the motion was lost. , Mr Jonos moved that the. single tickets be 1.55. He thought that charge was a fair one, and the matter hod been thoroughly threshed out by the ticket committee. Mr Browne seconded. Mr Fraser brought forwal.d as an amendment that the single ticket be 10». He had spoken to many pcoi pie, and it appeared that a higher price would be to the disadvantage of the exhibition. .Mr Green had much Dleasure in seconding the amendment. ~ ,The chairman said Mr Carter, who i|pas not present, thought a fair -compromise would be that the ticket should be 10s 6d, and «U pay 2s 6d -.'it© the opening ceremony. -.i ,The amendment was carried, ami also as the substantive motion. £i i Mr Cock said it was now incum(r,bf»t on the committee to set to work at once and sell as many tickets as possible. ■The chairman said the family ticket* were out of all proportion. f'WSx Cock complained that certain members were fond of talking but , Would not do any work. Only five bad signed the hank guarantee, ; The Secretary: Yourself, Messrs , Qoofcicre, Ambury, Dockrill, and jjtiyself. ' Jy,r Ambury maintained that there •>as a wrong r% about fehe meet jng. In America they would say Now boys, the thing is going to "go, and we must make it a sue; cess. They should not have this 'cold water thrown on the affair before it started. The only thing was to get to work and roafie the thine /worthy of the town. There were s»v<f ral m the room who would have -signed the guarantee. L «s r^ l ? bUrymaved ' and Mr Browne seconded, that the question be £ opened. sio^' 8 WaS afirWd t0 after <* iscv *

I 'Mr Wood moved, Mr Browne se- !«■*■«. that the family tw£ fat A V- Is.

: An amendment by Mr Amhury, senTLlif Jones ' that «» to a% 25S WflS Cftrried

to.hunwi o, the exhibition and Rub-committees to draw up recommendations. p recom-

Skcaitea Bros, wrote in r«to <*. supply of aTot or car on certain conditions. No action was taken, as the secretary said he at the exhibition, provided the ■'««™>ttee found the plant. MesU Bellnngfer and Jones were appointed to draw up a report as to the feasibility of the proposal. A request* from Messrs W. P Hut.JOTland Co.. a Wellington firm 01 , ««Uery makers, for a concession on ■y the fan per cent, commission on sales was refused. The question of the opening ceremony was then discusEad. It was decided to ask his Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunlcet, to perform the ceremony, the Premier to be asked to assist. Mr Okey said at the next meetimt of the musical committee; he wouK . tiirng up the question of the musical programme for the opening day It was decided to have a proojs- . sum on the opening day, and to atk the choir n ow rehearsing "The Mas- : siah" to wider cihoruses on that day.

His Worship the Mdyor, Major Okcy, Captain Bfellringer, Messrs V Skinner, MacDi a rmid, Denipwy, Kichmond, Gilbert, and other secretaries friendly Societies were appointud a committee to arrange the procession, with power to add to their number. The building committee was appointed a decoration committee, with v power to add. The secretary stated that he h a d written to the Wellington Woollen Company and Kaiapoi Woollen Company in regard to the exhibition oi a working loom. *» —Executive Committee.— The executive comnrittofi then mot.

His Worship the Mayor in ;he chair. Mr J. Skinner said there \ >a s no *y hope of the Maoris at Jbkau sending down a canoe. Tne secretary read a letter from - Nf W. Jones to ti;.'-.a-tecllert It'-was decided to offer to hi-re four caaoes, as the Rev. F. A. Bennett ' »had expressed -Hie opinion to Mr Goo-laere that the natives would be • probably agreeable to this course. A long discussion took place on the 1 question of the accommodation of visitors, the secretary submitting the '" report of the sub-committee on the '; offers already made by various peojile. The committee was asked to iv- > ' port further.