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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5394, 1 March 1879, Page 1

Corporation Notices. OF DTXNEDIN FIVE PER CENT. CONSOLIDATED LOAN. CONVERSION OF PREVIOUS ISSUES OF SIX f AND SEVEN PER CENT. DEBENTURES, r } Full information as to the terms of conversion o these Bonds can be obtained on application at the B%nk ot New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington, Christ* { church, Dunedin, Melbourne, or Sydney. J. M. MASSEY, Town Clerk, Dunedin. International Exhibition. gYDNEY EXHIBITION, 1579. The Government havine invited the Ancklnnd Chamber of Commerce to a Local Committee in concert with the" R&yll "Commission which.has been appointed for the purpose of receiving antf arr\tiging articles, intended .for. exposltion at the approaching' 'International Exhibition; .tft- ; be -field in > Syduey.io August next, tho A-3 ; Comtaittea to c«ry out the propoaal conlUting of Messrs. Geo. Holdship, T. Motrin, T. Efi&cock, and J. M. Clark— convenor. > ,v, 9 ngw driw the attention of the " • public t<f. the following extract from the programme . J ol the Exhibition, , and to the proptfsed L*cneral Re- • . gulatlons.for Nejv Zealand :— . - . 1 EXTRACT . ' The Fxhibitlon .will be district ' D divislons, as under ' - V lbT DxyiaxO27r*AGBICCLTURAt. ■ r * 1. .9. Sugar • 2. C-ittte ' • 10. Farm Produce • 3. ?heep V' 11. Horlfcultural Produce 4. Pigs » • 12.^Manures^/ 5. Poultry IS, ISplementa 'and^Ma-; 6. Doss • . :' r ' . • .7., Wood. > Fibres, and'To- ' 8. Wine' bacco.-' * * *[ • Covered sheds, with icc.,.wi 11 be| i provided. Fat cattle " yards, >*# v 2"sd DiyiaigN—v . 1. Fine Arts'. •« -J 'i 2. Appitatus and application . - : "3 Furniture ' and other, ; dwellings.' : . . '-j., i : 4. Cluihing, including. >other . worn'on the'person. • '- • * ' ' * •S.-.PiDducta of Mining Industry, Forestry, &c. a. used in' the Common^ 7. \food—Fresh, preserved, and in various states of preiervation. .* ' -L 8. Ai.tizaDfl'Prizes (including all i?e% Inventions). ; PROPOSED GENER& REGULATIONS FOR I ' new Zealand. . f '\ 1. All Exhibits must be forwarded to the *Copi-| missionerd &t Wellington, through the Local Com* mtttee*, before the • ,-•* 2. Local Committees will take steps to Insvirfel that ' collections from their .respective districts shall'reach . Wellington by that date. • , 3. Ji'ach Exhibit must be accompanied by two. copies of full written descriptions, stating .value; and by the naino and address of the Exhibitor in full:' and forms of applications forspaceand for Catalogue information will be supplied. *£4. If Exhibits are not inteaded for competition, it mast be by the Exhibitor^?' more than one Exhibit is'packed in a ca*e, it be advisable to distinguish each Exhibit by a ' "•special number. - - » 9. Each package must have affixed to'it a label or mark, shewing the province from which it comes and ' the serial number of the package. 7. All expenses cf transport, &c., after Exhibits are received by Local.Commltteea, will be -undertaken r>y the Commissioners ; but all expenses up to the time of their reception by Local Committees will havo to 4 be dufraytd by such Committees or by the Kxhibi* ~t.0r3_.: .7 * « 5. The collections senVfrom'New Zealand.xrill.be, confined, as closely as possible, to the r.iw products of the country, and articles manufactured from them. The exhibition of miscellaneous article.', unless llius- 1 trating the history ef the country or it 3 scenery, will not be encouraged. 9. It is very necessary to insnre that nothinsr i< 1 exhibited which does not excel in quality. Exhibitors especially < f wool,*hould thereforabe very careful in their selection of specimens. 10. The principal articles the collection of *hich the Commissioners would urge are as follow [the maximum and minimum quantities which will be received *re also given where limit is necessary} (1.) GOLD. (2.; GRAIN—I bushel. (3.) WOOL—lib. to 51b. fleeces, or 10*bs. to 501b. scoured. (4.) COAL (sections of seams and samples of; — minimum, 251b*. (5) TlMßEß—Series of nniform samples only. Sections with the bark on and onlv half the face polished, the other half being left in its natural state. Specimens to be not longer than 3 feet, except as in the case of sampies illustrative of the extreme growth to which particular trees attain. (6.) FLAX—Dressed Fibre, in 501bs. bales. ROPE, and other MANUFACTURED , 1 ARTICLES. (7.) KAURI GUM—Maximum,solbs.: minimum, SOJba. This is much UJied, and a carefully- , m:ide collection would be of importance to the colony. (S.) TANNING BARKS. LEATHER. DY£S. PAINT. (9.) PRESERVED MEAT — Maximum, 501b?.; minimum, 30lbs. (10.) WINE. BEER, and SPIRITS—In bottlemaximum, 2 gallons. l?cer in wood —icaxi- : mum, 18 gallons. I (11.) TOBACCO LEAF and ClGAßS—Maximum, lOlbs.; minimum, leaf 51bs.; cigars lib. (12.) MINERAL WATER3—Maximum, 3 gallon (13.) MINERAL and ORES. (14.) WORKS OF ART—Onjy those illustrative of New Zealand tcenery and natural history; plans, maps, &c. (15.) MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES—OnIy such as illustrate the history of the country or it 3 inhabitants. 11. If such specimens of the raw products of the colony as are enumerated above are not freely given, the Commissioners will take into favourable consideration any suggestions made by Local Committees as to their purchase. 12. The Commissioners will use every endeavour to provide against the. loss or damage of the collections, which will be duly insured, but they will not hold tLemselvts or the Government responsible for any damage or logs. 13. Any Exhibits not absolutely given to or bought by the Commissioners (unless the owners expressly desire that they be disposed of at Sydney) will be teturoed to the Local Committees at the expense of the Commissioners, who, however, will not bo responsible for any damage or loss. 14. Local Committees will, at their discretion, accept articloe for exhibition, subject to final revision by the Commissioners, as space for exhibition ia limited. 15. Local Committees are recommended to appoint Sub-Committees to assist tbem in seeing that none but first-rate specimens of raw products are forwarded to Wellington. A copy of the General By-laws and Regulations, and Schedule of Priz s, may be seen at the rooms of the Chamber, next to the Auckland Club, Shordandstreet. Intending Exhibitors are requested to advise the Committee as soon as possible what articles they intend to send for exposition. As scon as arrangements are made for the reception of Exhibits, notice willbe given of the place, aDd time up to which they can be received at Auckland, and, if practicable, arrangements will be made for their exhibition at Auckland, prior to shipment. J". M. CLARE, Convenor. February 22,157 Q. J>URCHASE KAIAFOI FLANNELS AND BLANKETS. Being Manufactured of WOOL ONLY, they are WARMER AND WiCAR.BETTER Tban the Imported. SOLD BY ALL DEAFER S. TRADEMARK-" KAIAFOI." CI UMMED LABELS of every description JT printed at the Herald Office.