CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 47, 24 February 1906, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION.

WEEKLY PROGRESiS REPORT. f»Y VKIMUKPIt — ntßflfl ASSOCIATION Th* W? HI 1 IS T CT I URCH ' 23l(l 1(1 ° b ' Xho New Zealand International KxhiWlwn veckly progßMw report stales that tho New Zealand Ralhvny., Department will require approximately 13,000 ft of R. A coMldoniblo portion of tho exhibit wilt 1 consist of rolling stock,, Iho application for spaco this week show a considornblo incroaso on any similar period. During tho present mon tli applications havo been reeelvod from Ohristcliupch amounting to 3201 ft from Wellington for 2262 ft, and from Southland for 3360 ft. In commotion with ih« Southland representation, a 111 vert on firm intends to exhibit a model of a goldmiuo, fully equipped 'and in working order, showing tho whole process of gold-saving. Great pronrosx haw boon mado during the weak with tho Exhibition bunding* Tlio Commisßionors havo received «, cablegram from Mr. IT. ,T. Rnott, Australlan reprosentatlvo for tho Exhibition, that South Australia hag taken a thousand feet of space for wino exhibits, nnd anothor thfttnand feet for Govcrnmont oxhibltsj nJ«o tlmt Mr. Scott lms arranged for sovoral othor largo orders for space on bohnlf of Victoriaua, Tlw Superintendent of tho Department of Agrlculturo of tho Uiji Oovovmnonb hag written to the Commlwiiouorft stating that Iho «pnce already applied for by that Dcpartmotit is found lo Iw in« suflloicnt, and a larger spaco will thorn • foro bo roqulrcd.