THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE AND EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7801, 22 November 1886, Page 5

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE AND EXHIBITION.

[BY ELSOTEIO TELEGRAPH.—COPYEIOfT.]

[press association.]

London, November 17. The committee of the Imperial Institute and the Executive Commissioners of the Exhibition have decided not to re-open the Exhibition in June next, and the Jubilee ceremony will therefore be confined to the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute, after which the building will be proceeded with. The bulk of imperishable exhibits which have been given to the Institute will be stored until the building is ready for their reception. It is hoped that a million pounds will be raised as an endowment. The buildings will cost half a million, and the Chambers of Commerce express their willingness to raise half a million if the scheme embraces British commerce. November 18. The silver ingots exhibited at the Colinderies by New South Wales have been sold, and realised £2600. The South Australian rocks and fossils have been presented to the Natural History Museum. The Victorian exhibits, about which no instructions have been received, are to be returned. Sir Graham Berry asked for instructions as to whether the fittings and decorations of the Victorian Court are to be shipped to Adelaide. The Prince of Wales expressed great concern at the impossibility of re-opening the Exhibition, but it was felt difficult to preserve the exhibits in the present building. All courts are now busily engaged in packing their exhibits. Forty-one thousand feet of space is being applied for in the Jubilee Exhibition. Lord Randolph Churchill has intimated that the grant of £1000 asked for to aid art representation at the Exhibition will probably be made. [rrutkr's oablkqkam. I London, November 19. At a meeting of the Colonial AgentsGeneral to-day, a communication was received from the Prince of Wales stating that the committee had decided against re-opening the Colonial Exhibition, and against the disposal of exhibits thereat. It was) further announced that the foundation of the Imperial Institute would be laid next year. London, November 20. The statement published by the Times as to the site, area, and cost of the Imperial Institute is without foundation.