THE JUBILEE EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10999, 31 December 1897, Page 3

THE JUBILEE EXHIBITION.

The eseculive met yesterday morning and discussed several matters in. connection with the "forthcoming exhibition. A considerable amount of correspondence was received, and, on the motion of the chairman, the letters were all referred to the various sab-committees to

/ report on. Messrs Maclean and Co. wrote that 1 they would be pleased to assist the executive as I fai- as possible by grantiDg the use of portion | ! ' of their grounds duriDg the exhibition time. j j It was decided that a deputation should w*it I j on Messrs Maclean and Co. nnd discusssthe I " master, and, if possible, arrarge for a portion 1 . of their stores for technical exnibits. Several \ ' applications for *p-?ce were received, and it was v -o' decided that the-e be held over uutil a tender was ' accepted for the additions 1 buildings required. The se.cretary was instructed to write to all the } members of Parliament wbo bad assisted io ' obtaining a grant from the Government tbanki ing then! for their support and interest. During. ' the rueetiDg-a deputation waited on the executive and strongly suggtstetl that during some ! period of the exhibition arrangements might be | made to have a corapttition from the different 5 church choirs. They staled that they felt j assured that if such a comrjetition were arranged 4 it would'be well iupported. The Chairman ' (Hon. T. Fergns) thanked, the deputation for their suiige'tion,! and assured /them that he » would be pleased to give their proposal his ) cordial support bub as there was a sub-cor-n appointed to deal with all matters refer- } ring to muaic and enterfcainiug, the suggestion :j would have to be referred to that body. Several f other members present expressed themselves in favour of the suggestion, and stated that it would not only be of great interest to the public, but it would also be the means of encouraging the different choirs to practise. :