A TARDY ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 204, 22 May 1908, Page 4

A TARDY ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

ECHO 'OF -THE EXHIBITION/ (BY TELEGRAM!.— PKES3 ASSOCIATION.) Christchurpl), May 21. Mr. C. M. Gray, M.P., chairman of tho executive committee of tho lato Exhibition, has received tho following letter from tho President (Sir J. G. Ward):— Sir, I have the honour, on behalf of the bqy-erniiient of Now Zealand„. to convev -you and your Committeo its thanks for tho efforts, sympathy, and influence exerted in tho cause or tho recent International Exhibition ! The Government is sensible of the fact that in undertaking such .as. the Vecent Exhibition ttho success is, to a great ■ extent, duo to the personal endeavours of the committees, and, to their disinterested actions to influence public opinion aaul support. While adyisuig you'of tlio undoubted success of the Inhibition, the Government desires also to acknowledge its judebtedness to your efforts." • Concerning this lott-er, the local opinion'is that ovidently; like the mills of the gods, tho gratitude of the Government is slow. The International Exhibition closed in April, 1907 and now, in May, 1908, or thirteen months afterwards, comes .the"'very much-belated lot-' 'ter"of thanks-'to the; committees."- 'Though - ■ Mpyenimeijt. .allpwed -tho .committees' and ; ' the .cite/to bo. severely'.criticised by' their; paid official, thby how seem to liavo co-mo to tho conclusion that a good'deal of- the success'of the Exhibition was duo-to the work doneby -the'various-committees. This was what, was claimed by tho committees in- their many interviews with tho Ministers. While, howevor, it may bo satisfactory to tho various members of tho committees that their efforts have been recognised; it may bo noted that until Mr. Munro' was clear of tho ■ Dominion; no recognition was made, .though plenty of opportunities occurred. -