THE RECENT EXHIBITION.

Evening Star, Issue 12687, 13 June 1907, Page 3

THE RECENT EXHIBITION.

The certificates won in the homo industries competitions at the Exhibition will be issued on Saturday. The medals are not yet ready. They were delayed by a sot of dies being smashed, thus necessitating the manufacture of fresh ones. A local firm is pushing on the work, and the medals are expected to be delivered in a fortnight. In reference to the delay in the judging of the original stories. Mr Minson says that the manuscripts wliich were previously reported to he missing have now been recovered in the office of Dr Fitchctt, of Melbourne, who was appointed to judge them. In tlio meantime Dr Fitchetfc has gone on a visit to Europe, consequently a new judge had to be appointed—this time a New Zealand authority. The bundle is expected back from Australia daily now, and as soon as it turns up Mr Minson will see that the judging is proceeded with without further delay. The Gettysburg picture will probably bo taken back to Australia. A heavy duty will have to be paid if it remains in Christchurch. It comes through the Customs Department under the heading of “ Pictures, Paintings, Drawings, Engravings, arid Photographs,” and bears a duty of 20 per cent. All the time it has been in Christchurch, however, it has been in bond, and tho duty has not been exacted. If it remains lu the colony it will have to nay tho duty, which, as tho picture is valued at £5,000, will be £I,OOO. In these circumstances it is not likely to be shown in other New Zealand cities.