THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND, AND DO EXHIBITIONS PAY?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8956, 13 August 1892, Page 3

THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION IN AUCKLAND, AND DO EXHIBITIONS PAY?

Ever since 1851, when the Crystal Falacft' flashed its wonderful treasures upon London, Exhibitions have grown in favour; but, judging by the meetings held this past week, Auckland people are not very clear as to the advantages of holding one here. One gentleman reported that the wholesale trade had met ana vetoed the whole thing; and another remarked, " That will nip it in the bud." Now the question, we submit, should be approached apart from a purely " trad©''"' aspect or bearing. It is not whether some existing building, or one to be built, should be turned into a sort of huge sample room for " drummers" of all nations for a time, and all people invited to come and show their goods at our expense; neither is it that a special attraction should be got up by which people from a distance may be induced to visit our city and spend some money. No; the right idea or question is this: Every branch of commercial enterprise is constantly advancing, science and art are lending their powers to discover and perfect fresh aids to man as he rises in the scale of being, new developments are taking place all round, and we want to know if the gathering together of all the best from every possible quarter assists all workers to improve this knowledge by comparison, then surely an Exhibition becomes an object lesson, the value of which is not to be estimated. To deny the use and value of Exhibitions is to go back on our educational system, and those who do so should advocate a return to the dame school, and abolition of all object lessons. We trust the subject will receive generous attention at the hands of our citizens, who, we are assured, are ready to welcome all that E roves its claims to be just. For instance, ow readily Ye Bishop's Bottle has been welcomed because of its curative powers over nerve pains. See how people in every position have sent testimonials as to the estimation m which they hold it. And then, whether an Exhibition be held or not, Auckland will have the pleasure of knowing that from it has gone forth the news of a discovery (Ye Bishop's Bottle) far more reaching in its results than ever came from the looms of Bradford or laboratory of Pasteur.