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West Coast Times, Issue 116, 31 January 1866, Page 4

JNTEROOIjQNIAL lEXHIBITION OF AUSTRALASIA, 1860. Commissioners • Sir, Redmond Barry, Knight, President, Hon. George Harker, Hon. G. F. Verdon, flQD.if. F. Sullivan, , Sir James Palmer, Knt., , ' ' , gpnl 0. J. Je'hnor, M.L.C., , on. Win. Degravea, M.L.C, Sir Francis Murphy, Ktit//' ' ' , 1 8. H. Bindon, Esq., M.L.A., " J. C. Riddell, Esq., M.L.A., J.'T.iSmith; Esq., M.'L.A., Edward Cope, Esq., M.L.A., KevJ.J. Bleasdale, D.D., Thomas Black. Esq., J,, ,Fer.dinr,nd Mueller, Esq., F.R.S. Professor McCoy, Phjpps Turnbull, E«q., Charles, E. Bright, Esq., T. J. oumrier, Esq., ' Robert MoDougall, Esq. TTIS Excellency Sir Charles' Darling having been XI pleased to issue acommissiori, authorising the above-named persons to take the necessary steps for managing and conducting an international exhibition, to be held in Melbourne, the Honorable the Chief Secretary of Victoria addressed himself ita' ihe Governments of the various dependencies of the Crown in Australasia, inYitirig their cordial co-operation^ Highly' encouraging replies havo been tcceived : these convey a well-founded assurance tbat the project of .instituting a series of exhibitiop£,o||Patural products, general industries and art, to be held in sucoession in the several Australasian colonies, has been accepted in a spirit whicnacknowledges the truth of the proposition — that such exhibitions would "prove of public advaniige'alike to all." The Commissioners are conscious, however, that it is not sufficient to jely solely on the good intentions and proffered supportof the respective Governments. They deem it right to appeal to the public spirit of the different communities. They have now the honor, therefore, to invoke the earnest assistance of their fellow subjects, notonly of ;jthoso who dwell in Victoria, but of those also resident in the other British colonies in these eeas.'to aid thorn in tho furtherance of the design, and they do so with the confident expectation that the appeal will be considered worthy of a generous encouragement. ThVOommissioners do not propose to demonstrate by labored arguments the benefits which must arise almost unbidden from a comprehensive, 'well direoted organisation, for such a purpose, to, the inhabitants of these regions, so favored by Divine Providence — those benefits are self apparent. They desire, .however, to impress upon all thoughtful a^ tfriorgetio persons the necessity for engaging actively in its support. An opportunity for united exertion, such as is now 'afforded, is of a character eminently interesting. Exhibitors will be undismayed by the manifold disturbing influences which encumber a competition with the populous and opulent societies of the old world, will be unaffected by the innumerable distractions, which, in the perplexing variety of European exhibitions, call away the mind of the beholder from objects purely Colonial. Although the contemplated display cannot vie with tho splendour of those which excite the rivalry of nations, purposes of the highest utilitaiian and.BOoial importance to those immediately concerned may be thereby served. A.flfiarcliirig and penetrating attention may be concentrated on our mineral treasures, portions only of the boundless stores of which have been hitherto brought to light ; — on improved economic methods of winning them from the earth, and applying them to the ends for which they are intended ;— on the sources of wealth which, in their raw state, abound on the surface of our soils, in the rivers, and in the waters which encircle our coasts ; — and on the rare excellencies and peculiar development, in different latitudes, under different conditions of culture, of these products which successful enterprise has introduced amongst us, rendering us already independent of many countries, and enabling us to contribute to tho necessities, the comforts, and luxuries of moat. A deliberate comparative survey may be inada of th« results 'flowing from the adoption of the liberal arts happily domiciled iv these climes, andithe exercise of those useful manufactures ■which genius, self-reliance, and perseverance have established in lands so suitable for their natural vigorous growth. A diligent compilation of the statistics of the actual products and of the productive capabilities of the different colonies will form a most valuable fund of information. Such, with mauy other engaging comparisons and combinations, may occupy most profitably the intelligent observation of those who assooiate themselves in the undertaking ; while all who enter heartily into the cause will doubtless be impelled to further efforts, conducive to a still more .extensive ana intimate acquaintance of the colonists' .with each other, the expansion of the limits of their practical knowledge, and the increase of. their Material prosperity; convinced that periodic recurrence of such opportunities for amicable contention are calculated to generate sentiments of mutual respect, and to perpetuate those reciprocal feelings of esteem and friendship which should ever animate subjects of the great nation from which we are sprung. On behalf of the Commissioners, Redmond Barry, President. INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION, 1866. Intending exhibitors are informed that it is proposed to distribute the objects to be displayed into the following divisions :«~ Mineral Productf, Animal Products, Vegetable Products, Manufactures and the Useful Arts, Ornamental Arts, Machinery. 1 . . Class I. Mineial IVoihicfs. l.J)reßand non-metullic mineral products, geological specimens, building stones, limes, cements, days, salt. 2. w Chemioal and metallurgical 'products and processes. - • ■ 3. Miscellaneous. Class 11. Animal Products. 4. Wool, hair, skins, furs, silk, feathers, horns, hoofs, bones, guano. 5. Meat, Fish, Fowl, whether salted, dried, •moked, or preserved ; gelatine, isinglass, milk, butter, oheesc. 6. Miscellaneous. , Class 111. Agricultural, Horticultural, and Indigenous Vegetable Products. 7. Cereals, agricultural and garden seeds, pnlse, food for cattle, tea, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, apices, gingar, hops, herbs and aromatic plants, timber, bark, ..mins, gums, fibres, dyes, flax, hemp, cotton, india-rubber, gutta-percha, mate. nabj aa£psd for'paperimaking. B.Tlbur 'a~n3 meal of every variety and in every form; 'wait, 'starch,' gluten, sago, tapioca, arrowroot, Bugar, confectionery. .. 9< iJtei'..P err y» cid^cr, ale, porter, spirits, hqutfirV "liits (dried or* preserved), pickles, B*umbj y}negajypvroligenousa«id, potash, soda, essential aud preserved oils and choir cakes p«rfumery, models of fruits and vegetables. 10. Miscellaneous. C^ass-IV: Manufactures and th* .Useful Arts. 11. Porcelain and pottery, glass, iron and hardware, cutlery, wicker-work. 12. Leatbjr'work, fcofle-diUit, animal oharcoal and oils, blood, ammonia, glue, fat, tallow, Itortae, honey, fat, borp, cand|es, varnishes.