THE EXHIBITION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14170, 19 September 1906, Page 7

THE EXHIBITION.

NOTES. Ture Poutamu, of the_ Wanganui tribe, has finished the carvings for Ihe outer gate of the pa. - The wooden figures, upon which he has been engaged since the Maoris arrived in Christchurch, have been placed in position on each side of the entrance, where they make an imposing appearance. It has been pointed out that, in addition to the accommodation available in hotels and boardinghouses in the city, there will be the large accommcdationhouso the Commissioners have erected on cue grounds, north of the Machinery Hall, it is primarily intended for visiting school children, hut they will not occupy it continuously, and there will be a considerable part of the time when it will bo available for the general public. For one thing, 'the school excursions will probably not begin until iter Christmas time. The building will accommodate about, 600 parsons. Mr H. J. Scott,' Executive Commissioner to the Exhibition and Special Commissioner for the State of South Australia, arrived at the Bluff yesterday morning by the s.s. Waikare. Mr Soott telegraphed to the chairman of Commissioners that he proposes to remain in Dunedin until Thursday, and hopes to reach Christchurch to take up his duties on Friday. Since the reduced rates were announced there has been quite a>rush of people to the Exhibition offices to obtain season tickets. To meet the demand a preliminary order for six thousand tickets waa placed yesterday—men’s one thousand, youths’ fifteen hundred, ladies’ two thousand, children’s fifteen hundred. • The attention of secretaries of bands selected for the International Exhibition Bands Contest is drawn to the fact that the balance of entrance fee is due a on October 1. Application® for space in the Ashburton Court closed on Saturday evening. Of the 1600 ft available 1 only a small proportion was applied for. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The river opposite the main entrance to the Exhibition has been toe much narrowed by making a narrow island several 1 yards out in the stream and bringing the banks out too far. A few years ago the river was many yards broader and deeper, and this is what should b© aimed at, especially as so much boating is expected from the motor boats, Maori and Fiji canoes, displays, ©to. This should be attended to at once. A maze on the free grounds would be a great attraction to those who have never seen one.—l am, etc., OBSERVER. TO THE EDITOR. _ Sir, —The decision of tho Government to reduce the cost of season tickets to the Exhibition is a most welcome one, and one which must help to a largo extent to make the big undertaking a financial success. To still further extend the sale of season tickets, I think it would bo wise policy for tho executive of the Exhibition to provide bicycle stands free to ticket-holders, also cloak and umbrella, rooms and- perambulator rooms. This would prove a boon to both sexes, and would popularise the ticket® still more. Tire cost of the scheme would bo small, seeing that in any ©vent those rooms will have to bo provided, and if the Exhibition authorities ran them themselves the extra cost would be, probably, only another assistant in each department. It is necessary to popularise tho tickets as much as possible, and I am confident a slight concession on the lines I have indicated, or some way similar, would well repay the outlay.—l am, etc., WORKER. ’