HEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7945, 7 October 1905, Page 2

HEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

WEHKLY UKI'OHT OF ■PilOaitESS. CPer Press Association.) CIMUSTCHCKCIi, Oct. 0. The weekly official review of the progress of the New Zeal ami/ International ExhibiHcn states that the Government of, Natal propose to make an exhibit of the products of thut country, and to appoint a Commissioner to represent the colony of Natal at the Exhibition, 'the es. Unrated cost of the uivdcrtakinir 'being ißlfluO. At a meeting of the Natural History Committee, it was deckled to ask tile Tourist Department if it Was possible to obtain live 'huias niiil other native birds and anake an exhibit of them ;■ ami also to ask the Marine Department if it can see its way to mbke a special exhibit uiKl j display of fish at the exhibition. A lei (er was received from Hie ! l'i'itisli Legation at Tokio,' in which, i the Minister undertakes to communi cate with the Japanese (.'uvernmviiU,' on the subject of the exhibition, ami j also to do. 'all in his power to contribute to the success of the undertaking;.

lhu British Consul nt Copenhagen lias undcrtakvn to have copies of the official notice of the exhibition distribute!, ami also to give the widest publicity to the exhibition to all concerned within his Consulate. The Minister for Railways hns [ agreed to construct and lay a, siding, for gwodfj ;trn|(W olidy, 'into the., exhibition grounds. It was decided to -wait upon the Chairman of (he .Tramway Hoard and discuss the waller, of a tramway line to tliu exhibit ion •grounds. I'lans and specilicatioiis of the Art (lallery lure in a forward state, ami tenders will be invited almost immediately. The building- is to l )e 0 [ brick, ami will be. absolutely lii'tproof.