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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 790, 13 April 1910, Page 2

POSTPONED. . ■'■ ; r* — : — ~. ■ THE WELLINGTON EXHIBITION. TO BE HELD NEXT YEAR. It was decided, at a meeting of the In* dustrial Association, held last evening, to postpone the holding of the proposed, Wellington exhibition till next year; Mr. E. Bull presided over the meeting, which was well', attended. . . .' The secretary (Mr Allen) reported,that .. he had sent out about 130 ciroulars to ... manufacturers and others, inviting'them "; to become guarantors of .the exhibition for amounts'of £10, £15, and '.820, and •had.received only five guarantees, as follow :~1.-W. Newton, .£10; H. H. Seaton, , S..S. Williams, £10; C. Palliser, £10; Aulsebrook and Company, £10. ' '-, The" chairman .'thought, it. was' very, much to.bo regretted 1 that the inanufacr turers had not been aliva to. their own '. interests. If the association, went ob .; with the exhibition it would mean jeopardising their .small funds, and he did• ~' not know if they were warranted in. go-, ing on with it unless members thought that a personal canvass would be more satisfactory. ''■'".: The secretary 6tated that out of 19,000 ; square feet available space had been ap- .' plied for to the amount of 4978 square' ■.■:" feet At 6d a foot for ordinary space and 6Jd for space with selling rights, this.would bring iii £152 13s. '■•■;';.-. A motion was passed' thanking the Hon. J. A. Millar for his promiee to intrpduoe a Bill, and stating that it would be necessary to allow female' assistants ; to work till 10 p.m. ; Mr, T. Ballihger then ; moved that the exhibition be delayed for 12 months. The opening ■ date had been originally, ' fixed tor May 24, so "as to take in the ' period of excursion •.: fares, and -there ; would be no excursion faTes in' July..:, Since the guarantors had' not come in,- ■ and the time did not suit''.the woollen companies and the worst weather', was '■ coming on, he thought it would be better to postpone' the '.exhibition for a ! year.: ■ . Only those should have been asked to act _-'■■■■ as ■ guarantors who would make money out. ■' of the'visitors—publicans, ■ retailers-'and.'■• others. "The only answers received• had • ; come: from' manufacturers. He was; a_s- ... sured that thero' would be no trouble in. getting the Harbour Board's shed next year. • : ; * .' Mr. A. W. Newton seconded the. mo-. . tion. '.'■'" ... '■ '■' . '•■. A member, expressed the opinion that . more guarantors would have come wr- . ward if they, had known .for, certain that.--' ; the exhibition was going to take placeV '. The secretary said he had been told by. one manufacturer that he could not ,be! bothered with small 1 exhibitions,,.which \ were more trouble than they were worth, but that if a big, exhibition was arranged people would come forward. B* .. had sent circulars to the leading hotel- . ■ keepers and other persons who were not , manufacturers, asking them .'to become . guarantors '..;■'„ , ,: ~ j ' '.' It was pointed out.that guarantees had come in very freely for the exhibition 'pi 1905. ■'•'.■ '■ ";.';': ' ', ":l Mr. Newton said the total expenses .of , ; ■ this exhibition, apart from the •entertain- ■ ments; which" would pay for themselves; '; should not exceed £200, and that should . be fairly well covered by the space fees.'' If the small expenditure required was pointed out to possible guarantors, they might be more willing to come forward. . Mr. Balliuger stated that if the.exhibi-... tion was put off for a year, a second shed • of the Harbour Board might be obtain- v able, which would allow it to'be :held;on a larger scale. ■.. * •■ ■ '■■•.: ~''■, The chairman said that the. estimated total outlay, required was £470. It had r been expected that the. amount .from space .'.fees' would ab«ut cover..the ex-, : periditure. , '■■■•.. '■;•"''•'•. -. Mr.;C. Palliser believed that a perr ' •sonal canvass might be. made successfully. Mr. S. S. Williams suggested that-'ths. ■' Government might he willing to I make a '■-..■ good exhibit. . Mr, Seaton .said v -that.,hfi, liad. had ■, ex-,:-. penenco or .exhibition's all oyer the world,'..'. and ha had never known a sinairexhibi- .." :tion,'like.that proposed, prove other, than.; ,•' ':&■ financial success.' On. the 'other.',hand, , .international 1 .exhibitions had., generally, •: i huge financial 'failures.' He would" ■ strongly oppose 'any. suggestion, of an-in-; ternatibnal exhibition. What wa9 wanted '. was an exhibition on a small scal^'that '. would'assist local industries. -He would ,: be willing to raise his guarantee ( from . £20 to £100, but the time of'tho yearmight be considered unfavourable,-.' and, legislation was required to enable the. assistants to work at. night.', He v: was, however, surprised at the apathy which ■ had been shown by-guarantors.- ■; - : -.'.- The chairman said.he'-did'- not think" that anybody contemplated an, infer- ■, national exhibition. :•- '-.'.'•'■ ■.'.'.."■' Mr. Newton thought that the association should go ahead in May of next year,- : with or without guarantors. .. Mr. Seaton 'expressed, the. opinion that if the: association was formed into' a"' limited liability company with ; £1 shares members would, get 100 per cent, on their money'in six weeks, whether the;exhibw tion was held in summer or winter.' - ■•■ • • Mr." Hardie-Shaw: questioned whether ; May was the:best time to hold the ex-' hibition. '■': '-~- ,"■';- The.chairman explained.that tha'assdciation could not. get the shed: much earlier in the, year, from the Harbour. ' Board. . .• ■'.-. ';.'. Mr. Williams suggested that the Government,, which had subsidised all other exhibitions, might subsidise this one if it ■ was asked, but a general objection was ■ expressed, to going to the Government. The motion was adopted unanimously. Mr. Balliriger then proposed that-'thf '".' Harbour-Board be thanked' for theil'' considerate treatment, and asked for the loan, in May nest year, of their new shed, ■ now in course of erection, as well as the " shed now promised. The suggestion- was agreed,to. . .-..-. Jt was decided to return" deposits to " those who had applied for space. "> INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. .. - : ' » ——.'."'. ; A PROPOSED ALTERATION. It has been suggested, on mora, thaa one occasion. that tho Industrial' District of Wellington, which takes in Hawke's : Bay on the one coast, and Wanganui on the other, is too large to be worked with the greatest convenience for- all parties concerned. The Hawke's Bay Employers' : Association have now made a definite ap- ' plication for - dismemberment from Wellington, and with a view of getting ■ opinions from all concerned, the Secretary for Labour has issued the following circular to all unions of employers and employees:— ..,-;.- _"An application'has been made'-by the' ' Hawke s May Employers' Association that the Wellington Industrial District should be-sub-divided by constituting a separate Industrial-District for Hawke's Bay, and Lam directed by the Hon. the Minister for Labour to communicate with you in order to-give you an opportunity of expressing your views on the subject if you wish to, do, so. I may say that ifv.uy. alteration in the district is brought about it is proposed to make one industrial district of Hawke's Bay and Poverty B ?y" ■-.'•-.■ .Tho Employers' Federation approved of this alteration two years ago, and is still of opinion that the alteration would be advantageous.' It is understood that tho employees < unions oppose the proposal, Ine unions of Auckland will also have ' to be consulted on the point, as Poverty Bay is at present included in tho Anck- ■•' land Industrial District. A. fire which broke out at Parkhitl Fever Hospital, Liverpool, through a window curtain being.blown on.to a gas ■ jet, destroyed two of the administrative' buildings. A number of the 150 pationtt ' had to be removed, but no one was injured. . Both old and young are pjone to .'■:'■ Tho wretched whopping coughs Yet every ono must own to Tho worth of Barraolough. Acacian Balsun ho contrives To cull from seorcts rare; And o'er its rivals still survives ' , For naught else can'compare. ■' BARRACLOUGH'S ACA'CIAN LUNO BALSAM, la.sd. -'~-.-."