NELSON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1107, 16 September 1873, Page 2

NELSON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

The Committee of the Nelson Industrial Exhibition Committee having nearly completed preliminary arrangements for the forthcoming Exhibition have decided on dividing exhibits into twenty classes, as follows :

Class 1. will consist of articles manufactured from the precious metals, or connected therewith, as jewellery, plated and gilded goods, &c. Cass 2. —Articles made from iron, lead, and other metals.

Class 3.—Articles made from stone and earths of all kinds, including glassware, earthenware, pottery, &c. Class 4. —Articles made from wood, or wood andiron, includingmachiuery, carriages, tools basketware, &c. Class 5. —Articles made from wool, including raw material, mats, <ftc, made from lambs'-skins, and woven articles.

Class 6. —Articles made from flax, and other fibres of a kindred nature. Class 7.—Articles made from leather, including dressed skins, parchment, &c., &c. Class B.—Articles made from hair, fur, feathers, bone, and horn and shell, including brush ware.

Class 9.—Articles made from paper, including substances adapted for papermaking. Class 10.—Articles made from fat, such as soap, candles, tallowv- lard; animal, vegetable, and mineral oils

Class 11. —Articles made from products of minerals and metals, such as paints and dyes, includiug animal and vegetable dyes, also chemical products. Class -12. —Articles from sugar and other saccharine matter, such as confectionery, also starch, &c. Class 13.—Articles made and materials of wax, glue, gums, resins, barks.

Class 14.—Articles made and materials of hops, malt chicory, &c.

Class 15. —Articles made and materials of tanning. Class 16.—Articles of food, including preserved meat, fish, fruit, sauces, pickles, and dairy produce.

Class 17.—Articles of beverages, including cordials, bitters, &c.

Class IS. —Models in all materials. Class 19. —Architectural and iu dustrial designs and drawings. Class 20.—Miscellaneous.

The Ladiks' Industrial Department will be divided into twelve divisious

or classes, as under :

Class I.—For articles made by hand in plain sewing, &c., and for articles made by machine in plain sewing.

Class 2. —For articles made by hand in fancy sewing, embroidery, &c., and for articles made by machine in fancy sewing, embroidery, &e. Cla-:s 3.—For articles made by lace, tambour- work, knitting, netting, tatting, and crotchet.

Class 4.—For articles made by woolwork.

Class 5. —For articles made by silk.

Class 6.—For articles made by leather.

Class 7. For articles made by straw (platting, i&c.)

Class 8. —For articles made by paper.

Class 9.—For articles made by bead and shell work.

Class 10. —For articles made by patchwork.

Class 11. For articles made by artificial flowers, fruits, &c. Class 12.—Miscellaneous.

Special prizes have been promised by private individuals for special exhibits, in addition to the awards to be made by the committee, including amongst others a prize for the best collection of minerals by working miners, and a prize for the best tale written by a local author. Prizes are also offered for the best workmanship in bootmaking and tailoring, and for the best display of vegetables and fruit. It does not yet appear that any special arrangements have been made to ensure exhibits being sent from the Coast towns or goldfields, but the committee will, no doubt, give due notice of their intention in this respect. A collection of exhibits from the Coast would, if it served no better purpose, impart to Nelson residents a much more correct idea than at present prevail as to the resources and capabilities of this portion of the Province, which, to the majority of Nelson men, is yet a terra incognita.