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West Coast Times, Issue 208, 19 May 1866, Page 4

Miscellaneous INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION OF AUSTRALASIA, 1866. Commissioners' 1 • Sirsßedmond t ßarry, Knight, [President. Hon. George Barker, , Hon. G. F Yen Hon. J. F. Sulli n „ Sir Jttihes 'Palme - 1 X,' Hon 0. J. Jenner, M.L.C., Hon. Win. DegraveSj.M.L.O., Sir Fiancis Murphy, Knt., H< Bindon, Esq , M.L.A., , J. C. Riddell, ESq., M.L.A.," J. T. Smith, Esq., M.L.A., J .Edward Cope, Esq., M.L.A., • ' ' ■' Key J. J. Bleasdale, D.D., Thomas' Black;. Esq., Ferdinand Mueller, Esq., F.R.S. Professor McCoy, Phipps Turnbull, E«q'., Charles E. Bright, Esq., .T. J,;Sumn6r, Esq., . ' Robert McDougall, Esq. HIS Excellency Sir Charles Darling havingbeen pleased toissueacommission, authorisingthe 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 to tno Governments of the various dependencies of •lhq( Crown in Australasia, inviting their cordial co-operation. Hj^hjy encouraging replies have been icceived '• these convey a well-founded assurance that the project of instituting a series of exhibitions of natural products,- general industries and art, to be held in succession in the several Australasian colonies, has been accepted in a spirit which ackuowledgesthe truth of the proposition — that such exhibitions would " prove of public advantage alike to all." > The Commissioners are conscious, however, that it is not sufficient to rely, solely on the good intentions and proffered support of the respective Governments. _ They deem it right to appeal to the public spirit .of, 1 tUoi different communities/ They have now tho honor, thererore, to invoke the earnest, a&sytanp^ f ofc $h,efti [fellpw subjects, not only of those who dwell in Victoria, but of those also resident in Ji^O, other .British colonies in these seas, to aid them in* the furtherance of the design, and they do so with the confident expectation that the appeal will bo considered worthy of a generous encouragement. The Commissioners do not propose to demonstrate by labored arguments the benefits which must arise almost unbidden from a comprehensive, well directed 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 thoughtfyl and energetic persons the necessity for engaging actively in its support. An opportunity for united exertion, such as is now afforded, is of a character eminently ineresiing 1 . ' " ' Exhibitors will be undismayed by the manifold], disturbing, /influences which encumber a competition with the populous and opulent societjes. of . ( the old world, will be unaffected by the innumerable distractions, which, in the perplexing variety of European exhibitions, call awa£' the ! mind of the beholder from objects purely Colonial. Although' the contemplated display cannot vie with the splendour of those which excite the rivalry of nations, purposes of the highest utilitarian and social importance to those immediately, concerned may be thereby served. A'&feardbirig and penetratitig'attention may be concentrated on our mineral treasures, portions only of the bdiindlesa. stores of which have been hitherto brought to light ; — on improved economic, methods of .winning .them from tlio eartb, 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 raro excellencies and peculiar development, in different latitudes, «. under different , conditions of culture, of those products which' successful enterprise has introduced amongst ,us, rendering us already independent of many countries, ah'd enabling us to contribute to the necessities, the comforts, and luxuries of most. A deliberate comparative survey may bo made of the results flowing from t)io adoption of the liberal arts happily ' domiciled iv these climes, and tli9 v exsrcise 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 capabilitifEof thedifferent colonies will form n most valuable fund of information. Such, with many other engaging" comparisons and combinations, may occupy most profitably the intelligent observation of those who associate themselves in the undertaking ; while all who entej|heartily into cause will doubtless be impelled to further efforts, conducive to a still more extensive and intimate acquaintance of the colonists' with each other, the expansion of the limits of their practical knowledge, and the inoreage of their material prosperity ;' convinced' that the 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 tho great nation from which we are sprung. .On behalf of the Commissioners, Redmond Barry, President. INTERCOLONIAL' EXHIBITION, 1866. Intending exhibitors aro informed that it is prop'o'sed'to distribute the objects to be displayed into thejjfollowing divisions :~ 1 Mineral Products, Animal Products, Vegetable Products, Manufactures and tho Useful Arts, Ornamental Arts, Machinery. < Class I. Mineral Products. I. Ores and non-metallic mineral products, geological specimens, building stones, limes, cements, clays, salt. 2; Chemical and metallurgical products and processes. 3. Miscellaneous. Class 11. Animal Products. 4. Wool, hair, skins, furs, silk, feathers, horns, hoofs, bones, guano. 5; Meati Fish, Fowl, whether salted, 1 dried, smoked, or preserved ; gelatine, isinglass, milk, butter, cheese. , ; 6. Miscellaneous. Class 111. gricultural, Horticultural, and Indigenous Vegetable Products. 7. Cereals, agricultural and garden seeds, pulse, food for cattle, tea, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, spices, ginger, hops, >hcrbs' and .aromatic plants, timber, bark, resins, gums, fibres, dyes, flax, hemp, cqtton,> $ni""}a,-rubber,' gutta-percha, materials adapted for paper-making. 8. Flour and meal of overy variety and in every form, malt, starch," gluten, sago, tapioca, arrowroot, sugar, confectionery. 9. Wines, perry, 1 -cidei7alei 'porter,- spirits, liqueurs, fruits (dried or preserved), pickles, pauc.e'gV.vibegar'/pyroligenous acid,' po.tash, soild,! essontial and preserved oils and Khoir cakes, perfumery, .mqdels of fruits and vegetables. 10. MitfceuatieoW. 1 ' «• ,<''■ l:'-"Classl :'- "Class IV. '< Manufactures andthe Useful Arts. 11. Porcelain and pottery, glass, iron and hardware, cutlery, ;wio%r*ivork. •' . 12. Leather- work, bone-dust, animalcharcoal andy.qijs, „b,100d,), ,glue/ , ,fat, , tallow shearine, honey, fat, soap, candles, varnishes, ]^ ; Fabrics in silk, wool, cotton, hair, JU 0