NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION.

THE AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL

COURT.

A meeting of ■' the committee who are- arranging the- Auckland court at the Now Zealand International Exhibition was, held yesterday at the office of the secretary (Mr. W. R. Holmes). Mr. J. B. Macfarlano occupied the chair, 'and Messrs. M. ' McCallum, I. Evans, A. B. Jloberton, and G. W. Basley were present. The secretary reported that up to date the sum of £675 had been received and promised- towards tho expenditure of. £600 which it is estimated the Auckland exhibit will cost. A plan of tho grounds .in O'hristchurch was received showing ; the position the "Auckland court, would occupy. Tho site is adjacent to the main corridor from • the .principal entrance, and 3000 square feet have been allotted. " The„:display of the New Zealand Tourist Department and that from Fiji will be adjacent. A sketch plan of the Auckland court was submitted by- Messrs. Goldsboro and- Wade, architects, ! for the committee's consideration. The plan ' suggests a large obelisk in tho centre of the court which will represent the output of the Auckland province ;in gold and silver to date. Tho base ;will represent the silver, and the upper portion the . gold.;'• Tho court will be formed into four portions, a Maori pataka occupying, one corner and a.gum exhibit. another. The other two portions will display timber, wool, flax, mining, and the many other products of the province. Included in tho display will be shown the product of industries indigenous to the. province, a fine collection of Maori curios and pictures, showing Auckland past and present, giving an idea, of tho enormous growth of the province. The secretary has been instructed to write to the Auckland Harbour Board for an old plan of tho Waitemata Harbour and. on© of the latest, to show the progress of the port. All sorts of statistics in * connection with the Auckland province will be displayed in conspicuous places. The whole of the court will be lavishly decorated with flags and trophies of all descriptions, and Auckland's display should be a unique feature of the Exhibition. ■ It ,is anticipated that: the decorations and arrangement of the Auckland court will cost about £200. The secretary reminds those local bodies who haye not yet forwarded- their contributions that it would -be as well to do so as soon as possible, as the preliminary expenses will have to be met shortly.

[by telegraph.— association.] ;■.'■"■'■ Christ-church, Friday.

The weekly official review of the: progress of the New Zealand International Exhibition states that urgent applications for space are being received daily. . The High Commissioner cabled on Saturday for - 700 ft for a motor car exhibit, and an application by cablegram for 1200 square feet of space has been received from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for canned goods and kindred industries: The amended design for the card of invitation to the opening ceremony of the Exhibition has now. been forwarded to Wellington for the Minister's -final approval. It is intended to despatch all invitations before' the 31st inst. The total frontage of exhibits in the main building and'machinery hall of tho Exhibition has now reached five miles. • Wellington, Friday. The Minister in charge of the New Zealand Exhibition is in _ communication, through the High Commissioner, with Lloyd's, London, with a view to securing more favourable terms for insuring the Exhibition - buildings than those offered by the Canterbury Underwriters' Association. Private exhibitors have made ".their own arrangements for insurance. ... [BY telegraph.—own CORRESPONDENT.] ; Christohukch, -Friday. Tho representative of a leading insurance company says the companies, after careful consideration, had fixed certain rates, which they considered ijuite proper and.reasonable under the circumstances. The rates ' were 15s per cent, per month for the main building, and 7s 6d per cent, per month for the Art gallery. Exhibition risks were the most hazardous as a class that companies had to deal with. The companies offered a 10 per cent, reduction if the May Oatway fire' alarm system were installed, but beyond that there are no chances of further, reduotions.