LOCAL INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 761, 9 March 1910, Page 9

LOCAL INDUSTRY.

COMING EXHIBITION. NEW DATE riXED. Business relating to the; proposed industrial exhibition' occupied .the General Committee of r the Provincial Industrial Association; last evening, The president v (Mr. "E. r: Bull) reported . the .-result of ■ deputations, tothe..llon, J. A. Miliar and the Harbour Board authorities, and' pointed out that ; as:the: proposed exhibition could not be held - until; legislation' had been ; passed enabling assistants tobe employed' in; ' the .evenings,' it * was; for the - 'meeting to decide;whether the'ixhibition' should bo ; held, 'at a later period. . The Harbour - Board's AVJiaryes and Acqounts Comnut- *, ceo "had" promised "that'the'U She'd would ( be-^dvailablo'in ;Juljvand ; August,-and Mr: Millar had said, the . 'Bill, could "probably be.'putSthrough . in.; about-; three: weeks. - '."in:.'.reply,'.-to questions, the. chairman ■ 6aid that the • secretary ' had. written to the Minister asking him .to.'.frame; a Bill . 60 as to make it of general application, arid: to,-.take charge;, of itV himself.>\He (Mr.; Bull).-,thought itl.wasa grave.Jquestion whether.;; they ; should; take . the ,risk ; of ' the exhibition''before the ; Bill ;. was-; through, . ;.or,.' 'as;,'' an , alternative,; postpone the- exhibition' lintil next .year;!'.. Mr. H. H.. Seaton moved; "That the exhibition be- opened on' Jnly 27, and' conlinue for one month." He; thought' they might tako the risk. • ' ' . Mr..S. Sj-Williams.seconded the motion. *i He'-.suggested " that >if.; the. Bill : were not . passed yuntil •a : few, days after: the opening.., of - the exhibition, ; exhibitors ■ could lope after their own exhibits for the time being. - . '. .... ..." - It-was :,pointed ,out>.that:..::so • long as salaried; assistants were not . employed after hours, ■ there would be no breach of th£ present-law. Mr. Ai -Ross- moved,; and - Mr. Tomline seconded, as an amendment; "That the exhibition ba, postponed until next year.'.'. ■"''■'■'.:TMsfwas'lb'sc..liy;s p 'io 7,: and the motion ■ was earned by 10 to 5. i- AV qua ntitj; ; of routine correspondence, chiefly relating-to the . exhibition, and ■already, dealt with: by the secretary, 1 ; was passed. . v.Accounts to the amount of .819 17s. Bd. ■■were passed- for payment, leaving a':bank lalanco of, .£23 15s. - 6dr;- ... - .•; . y.C. Matthews (manager Messrs. Alcock'and Co.) . was;; elected-a'member .; sf the association. v. ■ . ■ <