MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 844, 4 May 1888, Page 31

ME L BOURNE EXHIBITION.

A final meeting of the local Coinmitte-o for tho Melbourne Exhibition was held, lust Friday at Ike Chamber of Commerce, when the accompanying report was read by tho Chairman, Mr J. B. Harconrt. uEpCtS'L" ot? ivocAi cojmixrEE.

Tho Chairman, accompanied by the? Secretary, made a personal canvas of t»E3 1 town, palling at every place of business | from Thoradan to- To Aro where it was 1 considered likely that exhibits would be. ■ forthcoming. In many places it was four.d j that the persons (jailed upon had already : been seen by tho Secretary to the Conqmis--1 sion, Mr (jal.lis, and vary generally iffierei was expressed a disr«oliuation to Exhibit. This arose partly, from the. unsatisfactory rc.viU of forr.js.if. experiences exhibitions., and partly from an unwillingness incur the expense of preparing msqifcita, showcases,. &c., as the presenj lime. A large number of papery were left at the places* visited. Tb,» following are the names of those v;b» have sent in applications for space —Miss E. Kate Sperry, painting p: , H. D. Turner, painting Mrs E. E. |Richmond, painting y Eliza Silk, paint--ing ; Miss Edith Richardson, painting p C. D. Bafyaviff} painting; Minister of Lands, and; Mines* minerals, maps an&i

statistics ; Joseph Gant, Maori painting; Harry Wrigg, pen and ink sketch ; Mrs Sfcowo, painting ; John Tasker, painting ; Mr and Mrs Merritt, painting ; Oonolly and Hermann, photographs ; Minister of Public Works, specimen timber, map and photo of works ; F. H. Tronson, plan til Wellington and tire alarm ; G. H. Linlej’, carvings ; Hilliard and Nathan, lightning - cleaner ; S. X). Parnell, table easels ; Gear Meat Company, products ; J. Hebley, sticks, Maori carvings ; Professor Kirk, timber and foliage ; E. Arnold, basketware ; W. H. P. Barber, dyed goods; J. W. Kinniburg, clutch for lift ; R. M. Simpson, irrigation pump ; Hayes and Jenkins, totalisator ; Wellington Harbor Board, maps ; Captain Holliday, maps ; W. J. Rout, coffee extractor ; F. M. Gordon, sauce ; George Bastin, model of stable ; H. H. Travors, ferns ; C. Pownall, rabbit trap and fibre scraper ; Mrs Brodie, painting ; Sir James Hector, Maori house, etc. ; W. B. Allen, wool ; R. Cobb, wool ; W. H. Edwards, "Venetian blinds ; W. Cole, butter box ; Hammond and Bishop, cask tilter. It is noticeable that this list contains very little in the way of manufacturing industries. It is satisfactory to be able to report that, though the canvass was begun too late for the past clip of wool, thero is likely to be a very creditable display of New Zealand wool at the later Exhibition, as the Sheep Inspector, Mr Bailey, has undertaken to make a thoroughly representative collection, from the best flocks, and to furnish full particulars as to the character of the various localities in which the wools exhibited were jrrown.