INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12630, 18 October 1905, Page 8

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

WEEKLY OFFICIAL REVIEW. OF -v/.vpßo#sESs. -■; ■'-

i' 1 ' ;//'^switibiye J'ICpmjw^;-p'hca4'§])p.flapa, ,~;./A.iT'a.i meelSuig^of' tli©7. Horticultural a^df . ti ,taiiclo^e.;' Qpniitfittee- ] hejd: last 1 week"" *■&&' 'qiiesti^ii^if lijolcJingVaperies jof, shows, by. tK^;Hp;rWciU^ival Society 'w&s vaiscus^^vailVl, ''altfef Hearing the r pi;pp)&als"made by '"Mr Ragg on behalf .'ol'tlie.-Society-it-was decided..that au •Sppl'iQcLtipa. ;ica*-:'foMS-:i should be made to the Finance-Committee to enable the /proposed■:V.H<m7ti'cyl'tiu'al;.;Sho\v^ P° D's held. Thes© jv^J 'take place at intervals during; the programs : of f . the Exhibition. At a. further meeting of the same; v <^.mmitte'e, r heid. : on ..JNjoiiday last, , a it was ' decided,'.,'to, (pecoaimehdVthat the unoc- , cupied'.';../space. between %he : . lake and ..'.^rjniagh,, Streg't- Is ridge, ..ajs'-.-well as the 'intoV the- public gar--1 ae-ns, "arid the 'b^ivl^; round;^ the lake should;, be. suitably '"'and. laidoour.t r. At. a .-meeting . m' the \ Eiltertainment Executive the details: of tlie proceedings which will take place on the laying of the foundation stone of the Exhibition building were discussed, and all the necessary arrangements considered relative to tihe procession and those who should be asked to take part in it. It was decided to communicate with the Friendly Societies, Trades and Labour Council, Bands, Automobile Society, the School Committees, military authorities, etc.; .and that the Defence Minister be asked to use his endeavours to arrange foj; a warship to be in Lyttelton on Anniversary Day. Train arrangements are also to be provided for, and every effort made to make the ceremony impi;es.srye; : . jmdp historical. News " of September' 30. publislies a leading article yon the forthcoming Exhibition, and be-"sidpsin-#r.Uioiing.iinitending exhibitors on tilia means of obtainfng space, and pointing out tihej .benefit^)to be derived from ngending "<fs}ibitq, '.Wing to the sneoial ".features of New Zealand as a producing ebiintry, it proceeds to describe the various attractions this colony possesses in itsescenery, thermal wonders, and the opportunities offered to sportsmen. The "^British Trade Review " devotes a page *to the New Zealand International Exhibition. "We quite agree with the promoters," says the "Review," " that such an Exhibition should command the support and attention of all manufacturing nations, and, if taken advantage of, must, accomplish tangible and satisfactory (results. The colony of New Zealand, being essentially a producing country, offers a splendid outlet for the manufactures of other countries which pay more attention to the development of manufacturing industries, and whose industrial conditions and facilities are batter adapted to the promotion and development of manufacturing." Passages are quoted from the prospect us, to which the " Review " " gkdly gives publicity in view of the progressive spirit shown by our New Zealand friends." A district order dssu«d on Monday notifies officers commanding units and corps of the garrison that it is the intenbion of the officer commanding the district to hold a general parade on December 16, 1905, on tl;e occasion of the laying cf the foundation stone of the Exhibition. A public meeting -was held on th© 11th instant to take steps to have the West Coast represented at the New Zealand ' International Exhibition. Representatives of the district were present, and the movement was enthusiastically received. A committee was appointed to further the movement, and it wa.s resolved to ask the Government to give an indemnity to local bodies to expend a certain sum out of their funds for the purpose of a meeting of delegates of the Coast to be held shortly. The Executive Commissioner left for Oamaru this morning io attend a meeting which has been called by his Woir-

sliip the Mayor for tho purpose of discussing the representation of the town and district of Oamaru at th© approaching Exhibtion, and also for sett ing up an Advisory Committee. Letters have been (received front the British Consul-General at Hamburg; tho Colonial Secretary of Jamaica ; and the Colonial Secretary of Barbadoes, notifying the receipt of official notices of the Exhibition forwarded to them, and to which they have- given every publicity. The Executive ■ Committee will meet next Tuesday at the City Council Chambers at 8 p.m. At a meeting of the Fine Arts Committee the Sub-Committee recommended that a representative should be sent from the bokuy for th& purpose of obtaining loan pictures in the United Kingdom and Continent. It was decided that the recommendation be adopted and forwarded to the Finance and Executive Committees for consideration. It wars decided to communicate with the various Art Societies in Australasia requesting that application for wall space bo made by December loth, when an allotment of available space will be made.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was held on Tuesday last, when considerable business was transacted. Correspondence was received with respect to Exhibition medals. It was decided to approve of an expenditure for a sanitary House as-.required by the Sanitary Committee. The question of turnstiles was considered, and the secretary was instructed to obtain particulars of suitable turnstiles. A number of a,v»r>lications for expenditure by the various Sectional Committees were considered, and it vrm decided to make recommendations with respect to same to the Executive. A number of accounts were passed and the same will 'be forwarded to the Treasury for payment. At a meeting of the Transport Committee the Chairman reported that in response to a communication with reference to the railway siding Sir Joseph Ward had notified that the work would be put in hand at once. The Chairman reported having waited upon the chairman of the Tramway Board, and it was decided that the Board should be approached with suggestions as to the bast method of conveying passengers to the Exhibition grounds. The question of the limited means of bringing visitors to the Colony was considered, and it was* decided to write to the Union Steamship Company and Messrs Huddart Parker inviting them to meet the committee at a conference to discuss the matter. It was also decided to write to other large companies trading with the Colony asking them what they were prepared to do to assist in bringing visitors to the Exhibition. The Executive Commissioner considered the passenger traffic -would be quite doubled at the Exhibition time with that of normal times. The matter of accommodation of visitors to Christchurch was discussed, and it was suggested that the matter should be 'brought up at the meeting of the Executive when a committee could be set up to make arrangements to deal with this matter. A number of meetings of sub-commit-. tees were held during the week, and reports and recommendations will be made to the General Committees.

A. H. SMITH (for Executive Commissioner)