A NATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 865, 11 July 1910, Page 10

A NATIONAL EXHIBITION.

AUCKLAND PROPOSAL FOR 1915. (By Telogtaph.-Spcclal Correspondent.) Auckland, July 10. A letter from the Auckland Provincial Industrial Association, expressing approval of tho suggestion put forward by the president of tho O'hainber of Commerce (Atr. J. H. Gunson) for the holding of a national exposition at Auckland in 1915-10 caused .Mr. Gunsou to move at yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Chamber that tho question be submitted to a special committee comprising .Messrs. M. A. dark, S. A. Longuet, A. B. Robcrton, F. E. N. Gauden, and J. B. AlacfarJaae to report fully in connection with the whole proposal, such report to bo mado to the council within six mouths from date.

■ The president remarked that during the last two decades three exhibitions on a large scale had been held in New Zealand, one at Duuedin, one in Auckland, and the last in Christchnrch. The two exhibitions held in the southern centres were pronounced distinct successes, stimulating trade throughout tho country, exercising a. wide educative influence on tho people, and brm<*ing directly under the notice of visitors the vast wealth of our mineral, pastoral, agricultural and manufacturing resources. As for the Auckland exhibition, building in which they were then sitting bore testimony to the financial success of that venture, and its results in other directions wore very beneficial. Li view of the fact that 12 years had passed since the Auckland Exhibition, it had occurred to some of them that the time was now opportune lor mooting a large exhibition to be held in 1915. There were many reasons winch pointed to the fact that that year would be a favourable time for the holding of an exhibition. If present anticipations were realised the Panama Canal , would then be open. In conjunction with the celebration of that event there was to bo held in San Francisco a world's fair on an immense scale. With these two great attractions on tho shores of the Pacific Auckland would have a great constituency to draw upon and largo numbers of visitors would be attrrictcd by aji exposition here, such as suggested. He was not oblivious to the fact that attached thereto would be a considerable amount of work, and (hat tho right men would have to be found to tako the matter in hand. It was also a question which would no doubt favourably appeal to the Government. ,

. Mr. 51. A. Clark remarked that if an international 'exposition was proposed ho was against the .suggestion. That if the exposition was intended to be similar to the last event of its kind in Auckland, then he was favourable. The president said his idea was to w m npo "- som<MV ' lat similar lines. The motion was carried.