THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12498, 8 May 1906, Page 9

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

IPBOPOSED SINGLE COURT IVA CANTiuIiJUKY.

J MEETING AT ASIIBURTON.

Mr C M. Gray, Chairman of the „, ristchurch Executive Committee oi ffce N eW t;a ' international Exiiiawl Mr ily. Overion, Uiiuirma.ii , ScCi-ioniiJ Committee ior the Caiiterbary Agricultural ai;d JPaeioral At,gjctation, visa'-td Atshburboa yesterday ; -jjj a fiew to endeavouring to ao-nui^e • for one big court ior Canterbury n> »t*ad °f t " iiO ' l district J '' ivll 'o separate urls . Titty were mot in u.o thorough • Council ChumbtM-s by tho Mayor (-»ir 6* Hv $**>')> It. ii. toward, 1L \i fnorfUiKkT, i>. Wood, Vv. J. Siifcock, V M. J. bint, W. J. JJifiao, .1 r' K#kl, *• *- I,U/Jl>1 ,U/Jl > nie-niUuti \ of & c Executive. • Tbe Mayor, in weicumuig the dolo • e*t€6, «*pre«*d pleasure at £**flag t>o representative an aiu-nidancc. 3ir Gray apologised tor t'he a-beeoce • 3U , i>- -Ucx , aikukf. ile r>ujd oixe i>6- : cCt ot their visit was to eium-a-vour u> as taJ- its iUiy iuii>d.p----t pr'.heiißiou tJr.ft have arikfJi m [' cnW iction wU'ii tlio pruiMtoivl to nnve. one l»S court for mc wjiul«> of Canterjjury, ujn'ioati ot each utowiot ixavuiig ~ court to lL&df. Uy having <mw court Canterbury, ac a province, would be tnablwl u> muJie a iuiiuh more elleoiivo CjJ3pl>>'» ".icll CeUUO WOllnd bi-llj hive i lti °* v P'li'ticiiiiir exiuUl in Ui.slinci/ buys, ior in.s unite, tiw> OaJtUM'jjHry exmbite would be arruu.ged uovvn say one long avejiue wjtii it b.g placaad ayerhead "Gajnerbury t'ciUri,' Nort-ii (Janterbury havuig oire bay, A.ihburton another, aiwi another, eaeli wilii its separate and distinct or placard. Ihe tinsuicea would ix> kept sepiU'ate, but stilt a conibn:|.d «jrangoiu(.'nt cotdd be ma<Je fo.r aueudjjice and ctu"e ot tdio exhibits for tho fire »nd a half niou'this, wiuch \v<Kiltl reeult in a conaidea-ablo to guuJi djjtrict. Mr Overton endorsed tho riewe expressed by Mr Gray, ajid added thi:t ciich dLstrict would be able u> entvir separately for any compotitione tor prizes. • ilr Friedlander thought Timaxu fliouid hare been repj-uafiiiied at tho • ■ meeting. The Mayor explained tihat Mr Gray and Mr Overton were goung on u» limaru by tho next train, and wouid v meet the exeoutiye übei'e that day. f Mr Wood was quite in accord with the idea that all Can'teirbury exhibits thould bo in one court, provided tliia-t Aijhburton and Timuru had ueparaXe I*JB. 1 Mr Thomas was of the same oprnrion, r- though for the purpoM) of compotitioas he .thought thut North. Canterbury should be cut up tlie same as burton and Tiuiaru. .Mr Friedlander said they had nothiog to fuar in going into competition with North Canterbury as a whole. A.shburton was the largest grain-growing district, and the second largest wool-pro-ducing districtj in the whole of New Zealand, and if the products of the . country were fully ropneented tiiey r/ould nxake a good display. ilr Stitt, Mr iteid, a-nd Mr Dickie each spoke in favour of having all ttbo Canterbury exhibits displayed in one court. Mr Gray explained that eeverei of the large trade exhibits would probably, not bo included in tfhe Oanterbuxy court. The oompetitions would bo princapally in agricultural end paetoral producta and in the early liistory eeo- . tioivs. Air Coward said tho members of tho ' /Agricultural end Paetoral Association weiro unaaioioiisly in favour of one big , i - court- for the whole of Canterbury. : On tlie motion of the M*yqr, seconded by 3lr Upton, it was unanimously resolved tliat AcJiburton fall in with the "; riews of the delegates in liaving ono 1 court for the whole of Canterbury, provided the Ashburton and Timaru eachibits wore shown in separate bays. On the suggestion of Mr Gray, a- subcommittee was appointed to act with the Kxecutire Working Committee. . The Mayor and Mr Stitt were appointed a 6ub-committee. On the motion of Mr Thoi'jae, seconded by Mr Sdoock, it Wias agreed—"Thai it_ be a recommendation to the Commiftsianera to endeavour to have the frown meat and tlie Kaiapoi Woollen Mills exhifits shown in the Canterbury Court, or ac near thereto as possible. ; Mr Gray briefly thanked the Aehburton Executive for meeting himself and Mr Overton at co early an bour, «nd felt sure that when the eub-com-mittece oame together they would work with the Mime unanimity and liermony that had characterised the meeting that morning.