THE INTERNATIONAL WOOLLEN EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6118, 27 June 1881, Page 6

THE INTERNATIONAL WOOLLEN EXHIBITION.

On May 11 a meeting of the council appointed to promote the success of the International Woollen Exhibition, about to be conducted on a large scale at the Crystal Palace, was held at the Mansion House. The Lord Mayor presided, and there were present, among others, Lord Alfred Church- j hill, Sir P. Cunliffe - Owen, Sir Antonio Brady, Sir Brandreth Gibbs. Mr. Rathbone, M.P., Sir Dillon Bell (Agent-General for 1 New Zealand), Dr. Birdwood, C.5.1., Mr. J. ; A. Youl, Chevalier Krapf (Austrian Consul--1 General), Baron Heath '(Consul-General for 1 Italy), the Master of the Clothworkers' ! Company, Mr. T. F.. Sargood, . Mr. W. A. ' Ogg, and Mr. P. L. Simmonds. Major Flood Page read the report, which ' stated'that the central nave and one of the \ south corridors of the Crystal Palace, with 1 the connecting avenues, would be filled with an interesting series of machinery in motion, contributed by about fifty British and foreign \ exhibitors. The description of wool-working J machinery shown- would be most complete, . and comprise the last improvements by the ' best makers. Among other exhibits shown by Home and foreign makers would be '. machines for combing and preparing wool, ' for fulling and washing, for raising and [ pressing cloth, for cutting, folding, and 1 dressing cloth, for wool-winding, hydro- \ extractors for removing water from wool, ' yarns, and cloth, power-looms for weaving, stocking-knitting, and embroidery machines. Besides these there were numerous exhibits of different tools and appliances, wire card ! clothing, leather belting, cloth rollers, teasels, sheep shears, &e. Among; the general exhibitors in the woollen and other sections to . be arranged in the galleries there were more t than 200 separate exhibitors, several of whom would occupy very large spaces, such j as the colonies of South New i Zealand, the Republic of Urugua;pf Victoria, [ and New South Wales. Buenos Ayers, Ice- ; land, and the Falkland Islands would show i extensive samples of their finest prize wools. : There would be a very large representation of i British and foreign carpets by more than l twenty exhibitors. . Sir P. Cunliffe-Ovven moved that the Council had heard with satisfaction the re- ; port of the directors on the forthcoming exi hibition, and congratulated them on their [ prospect of success. I Sir. A. Brady seconded, and Mr. Rathr bone, M.P., supported the resolution, which i was carried unanimously.

Lord Alfred Churchill proposed that the Council, believing that the holding of annual international exhibitions at the Crystal Palace would be beneficial to the staple industries of the country, and would promote and advance technical education, heartily supported the directors in their important movement, and commended it to all interested in commerce as well as to the general public. This was seconded by Mi'. Youl, and adopted.