MARITIME EXHIBITION.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3970, 13 May 1870, Page 2

MARITIME EXHIBITION.

of Italy. No better opportunity than this could be offered to the inhabitants of New Zealand of making the varied and valuable timbers of these colonies known to the ship, builders of every country in Europe ; for the central position of Naples, and the novelty and interest of the exhibition, Trill no doubt attract thither shipowuers from all parts of the world ? while each of the great naval Powers will moat hkely authorise some experienced naval'officer or,engineer to inspect and report upon the exhibition.

fan. international exhibition of maritime industry is £b be held at Naples in September next. Tlje objects to be pxhihited will be divided into tQif cpqur^. Th? Ijrst ,-yrill illustrate the art of shipbuilding; the second, steam machinery, as applied to the propulsion -of vessels ; - the. third will relate to ports, V3en4s, J?asins, lighthouses, &c. ; the fourth will consist of mfitals, 'timbers,, and combustibles ; the fifth, of cordige, sails, paint, pi s, grease,* -&c.' ; the ' sixtti *of nautical initrumcn'ta, obavtg. life-boats, signals, and illuminating apparatus $ the" seventh of ships furniture, provisions, and equipments } /toe 'eighth of everything cSnnep feed with flsh«we» ; tne ninth' of publications, ancient and modern, 'relating: io navigation j *»nd the tenth of tn»