INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, ISG2, Commmionerxjbr the Province of Canterbury .-— His Honor the Superintendent, Cyrus 0. Dαvie, W Donald, Robert Greaves, G. A. E. Ross, W. Wilson, Augustus E. White. r1 1 H E above-named Commissioners, -*- having been appointed by his Excellency the Governor "for the purpose of receiving articles the produce or manufacture of the colony, and of selecting and transmitting to London such articles as may be thought worthy of exposition," take the earliest opportunity of soliciting the co-operation of their fellow-citizens, so that the Province of Canterbury may be worthily represented in the forthcoming Great Exhibition. The following list includes articles sui t_ able for exhibition : — Mineral Products--Gold, Copper, Chrome, and its manufactures, Coal, Iron Sand, Tin, Plumbago, Limestone, Flax—raw and manufactured, including pulp for paper-making. Wool—washed, unwashed, dyed, and manufactured into cloth. Agricultural Produce— I Wheat, Oats, Barley, Malt, Peas, Beans, Flour, Biscuit, Oatmeal. Ale and Porter (in cask), Hops, Dried and Preserved Fruits. Specimens of Wood—in plank and scantling, and accompanied with dried twigs and pressed leaves of each wood. Wood manufactured—Furniture, Cabinet work, &c. Architectural and Building Contrivances. Models of Colonial and other Houses. Skins, Feathers, and Hair. Shells, suitable for manufacturing purposes. Leather, manufactured. Specimens of Natural History, And any other article produced or obtained by human industry, whether of Raw Materials, Machinery, Manufactures, or Fine Arts. Articles not included in the above list will also be forwarded, if considered suitable by the Commissioners. Specimens of timber should be converted into plank or scantling, say 3 feet long and 4 in. x 6 in. Where more samples than one are sent of any article, the best samples only will be forwarded, at the discretion of the Commissioners. A room has been set apart at the Government Buildings, where the Provincial Secretary will on behalf of the Commissioners, receive every article sent, and give a receipt. The very latest date at which goods can be received is the Ist of November next. Articles will be carefully packed, and forwarded free of cost, to the Government Agent in London, who will see the goods properly placed in tho Exhibition. Exhibitors are requested to forward a full description of the articles sent, and to state the locality whence they are obtained. Subscriptions, to defray the expenses of packing and forwarding articles, &c, Sic, will be received by any of the Commissioner?, at thu Union Bank, or at the Bauk of New South Wales. The Commissioners will meet at the Government Buildings every Wednesday atone p.m.,where they may be consulted by intending exhibitors. On behalf of the Commissioners, W. WILSON. 207 Hon. Sec. CANTERBURY BREWERY. "DORTER, 3s. per gallon, is now ready for delivery. 170 CROIT & WARD.
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Press, Volume I, Issue 19, 28 September 1861, Page 7
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