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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 10 April 1882, Page 2

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:"■/■%■ ■'■&*•' m'\ ' OPENING OMBi ;EXHSITION. > ■,.■'''■. ■' •{££!' '•'•'; '■ ■/ Chkibtohurch,l&B day.' ""Theweatherihisynotnmg-WHS gloomy, and threatening i and,, the * streets of ChristohurcH tfeVein ? ati eitremely muddy condition from , early! hour, however, the whole city was astirj and as.train train arrived with couutry visitors, tho Btreets became thronged, and as early as seven o'clock in the; morning the Trades' and Friendly Societies began, to aetp.mble, and bands were heard playing in all directions. At half past nine it was almost impossible to move along the streets Lowing to the dense crowd along the line 'of march. Platforms had been erected at every available point, and all windows along the line were fully occupied. Altogether there must haye been nearly 40,000 people in the streets. The procession inoluded nearly 4000 persons, and the display of banners and trade emblems was excellent. Several bands tool: part in the procession which arrived pretty punetual at the exhibition building where the Volunteers were drawn up in line outside and formed a guard down each side of the main aisle, the procession marched down between the ranks and tookap ground in.thetranseptatthebaok of ,the aisle, which was erected at the bottom of tho art gallery; the trade and' sqoiety banners were grouped round the platform with very pretty effeot. Holders of Beason tickets "and invited guests were comfortably seated ateach side and the gallery was assigned to the Austrian Band and the Christchuroh Musical Society. By a quarter, to 11, and with wonderfully little confusion all things were in order The whole of the procession and holders of tickets were inside the building, which, •in; every part from which ray view of the proceedings could • be obtained was densely crowded, At leaßt 10,000, persoiiß were wifhintlje walls. Punctually at 11 p'plook ■ His- Eppllsney' ; th£ Wy Gordon and suite, accompanied by the Hon Colonial.Secretary;,Hon.Postmaster General, the Privates arid Officers of Her' Majesty's Sh}p:Jfira«da.:.arr}vod, ftfld were received '. by.. Messrs Joubprt and- fwopfettyj-gw,;;W6rship the Mayor, and the Chairman of Committees, were conducted to' the platfoani;-tho Band playing the National Anthem, and His Excellency,being.greetedwitji cheers. Mr Jonbert' •theh"'preß'e"ijted i . His 1 /Excellency with an address, briefly setting put the ohjects.Df the Exhibition, the proportions it had assumed, and concluding by asking His Excellency to open it, His Excellency road a long repfy,and then formally declared the Ohristchurch Exhibition to be opened,' The announcement was;received with loud pheejfy'aiiij then, at Mr Joubert's .three /'hearty cheers were giverr for the Gover'npi. The opening proceedings have been eminently.successful,^.. ..