NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19374, 9 January 1925, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS EXHIBITION.

MEETING OF DIItBCTOHS. The directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company held their first meeting for the year at the company’s offices, llattray street, last evening. The meeting was attended by Messrs J. Sutherland Ross (chairman), C. Speight, H. L. Tapley, H. F. sincock, W. R. Hayward, A. Barnett. C. Todd, and I‘. Barr. ENGAGEMENT OE AMUSEMENT DIRECTOR. The Chairman said it had been decided that it was in the company's interest to engage Mr Scott Colville’s services permanently up till September next, when it bad been intended to appoint him. There was a vast amount of work to be done in planning and supervising the use of the amusement park, the concert hall, and the sports ground, and there was no doubt that Mr Colville’s time would bo very fully occupied. A letter was read offering Mr Colville the appointment of director of amusements at £2O a week while in Dunedin, with allowance for travelling, transport, and hotel expenses while abroad. The appointment was confirmed by the board. THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER. The Chairman introduced the new general manager, Mr C. P. Hainsworth, and referred to his previous experience of large exhibition enterprises. Mr Hainsworth returned thanks for the very warm reception he had already met with from every one of the directors. He said ho had been associated with some 50 enterprises of the kind, and ho was particularly proud of the fact that there had not been a failure among them. Ho had every reason to believe that the results of tills Exhibition would equal the best of any he had been associated with in the past. Hr Hainsworth proceeded to submit a private report o tthe work he had carried out since his appointment in Septembe rlast. CORRESPONDENCE. The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Ansralia Empire Exhibition Commission wrote stating that it had been decided to continue the Australian Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, in 1925, and the Commission therefore regretted that it was unable to make any proposal with regard to participating in the Exhibition to be held at Dunedin. —The Secretary reported on steps that were being taken to have this decision reconsidered. The Post and Telegraph Department wrote agreeing to distribute posters concerning the Exhibition to all chief post offices and tourist bureaux.—Received. The Tourist Department wrote assuring the directors that they would be pleased to assist the Exhibition in every possible way.—Received.' The Dunedin Fire Board forwarded a report from the superintendent of the brigade to the board on the subject of fire protection at the Exhibition, stating that the results of the tests of the “Vigilant” automatic fire alarm in the roof of No. 1 building were highly satisfactory. He recommended that, the directors of the Exhibition Company ho informed that from the Fire Brigade point of view it would be well worth their while seriously to consider the installation of an automatic firesignalling device in the buildings. As the risk of fire had considerably increased he wished to see the water reticulation carried a slop further in the near future. Ho further recommended that, a fire alarm ho provided for the immediate summoning of the brigade in ease of need.—Referred to the Works Committee. The Japanese Consul-General at Sydney wrote under date December 20 stating that he had not yet received any definite reply from his Government ns to the participation of Japan in the Exhibition, but that he was cabling his Government that day in order to lie able to send a definite answer, Reeoi veil. The Department of Industries and Commerce forwarded a letter from the Acting Colonial Secretary, Fiji, stating that his Government was anxious to participate, if possible, in the Exhibition, and that a decision in the matter would be communicated shortly by telegraph.—Received.