The Jubilee Exhibition.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 75, 29 March 1889, Page 2

The Jubilee Exhibition.

I_Bt Telecibafh.J LUNITED PEEBB ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, 28th Maroh. At a meeting of tho Exhibition Commissioners, a request was made by the Christchurch local secretary that Measre. John Deans, G. T. Booth, G. G. Stead, and W. E. Mitchell should be added to the list of Commissioners. A letter from Mr. Morris E. Keosing, of Auckland, suggesting that an effort be made to secure the co-operation of the South American Republic, Was referred to the Executive Commission. Messrs T. K. Macdonald and Dr. Newman, M.H.R., of Wellington, were appointed Commissioners. Applications for space were received, including one from Cbaffey Bros., irrigationists, of Mildura. Dr. Hocken telegraphed that he had been most successful in his efforts for the Exhibition between Hokianga and the Bay of Islands, Auckland. The Government forwarded tho correspondence between Sir. F. D. Bell and the owners of the pictnreß forming the loan collection at the Melbourne Exhibition. The owners of 39 of the pictnres are prepared to send them to the Exhibition. Among these are the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Leighton, the Duke of Norfolk, and Sir W. Bowman. Mr. Jonbert sent in a report. He approved the plans of the architect in regard to the building, with slight modifications ; and also of the site, which he said, with the exception of the Champs de Mars in Paris, and Madisonsquare, and Calcutta, he had never seen a more suitable position. He Btates that he has no doubt he will be able to obtain all that is required in the way of electrical lighting at a very low figure. With regard to music, he had received proposals from Julius Herz, Signor Hason, and Martin Simonsen. He suggested the acceptance by the Arts Committee of the proposal made by a gentleman to him to secure valuable and varied works of art, including paintings, drawings, bronze and marble statn&ry in England, Prance, Germany, Italy, and Belgium. Thig gentleman was also prepared to take charge of the art gallery and art union. The President of the Exhibition has sent a telegram to Mr. Joseph Gould, of Christchurch, in the following terms :— " I desire, on behalf of the Exhibition Commissioners, to express our sincere regret at the death of your father, and our Btrong sense of public losb thereby. The Exhibition is deeply indebted to him for his generous support, which did so muoh to advance the co-opera-tion of Canterbury in the undertaking." Mr. Twopeny leaves by to-morrow's express to attend the funeral.