The Christchurch Exhibition.

Otago Witness, Issue 1585, 8 April 1882, Page 24

The Christchurch Exhibition.

Wellington, March 31st. The New Zealand Times publishes the folowing letter received by intending exhibitors of pictures at the Christchurch Exhibition :~ tirak Sir— Having heard from my brother, the Beotetory! that you are exhibiting pictures at the Sng Exhibition, I beg to offer my services for Se ' u Tvouragenii, My terms ate £3 sterling (cash), forKngandlooking after 'the same, and acornStaSmof 10 P et cent., for the sale of the same. KSKySw W be favourable,' I can assume you that every effort on my part will -bo used, to .ensure your success and the sale of your pictures. I enclose tiS which you will please to flx,qnthecase,in. order to Se its Iree delivery, from Port Lyttelton to the Exhibition.— l am, &c., PS — I may add that, should my influence be strong' enoiieh to' secure you a first-rate order of meritnamely, a silver medal-my fee is £5 5s extra from all. other charges. <■ •' ' ■

' ' - . .GHHiSTOHimaH, March 315t..! Messrs joubert arid Twopeny write to the Star here expressing gratitude to those..conceraed in regard to the speed, with which the Exhibition %lding.has been greeted. The main transept, a structure 333 ft long,_ 94ft wide, and 26ft high 1 , has been erected in 48 working hours. ■ , » . * , . .% Arrangements have been made for using the, electric light in .the ' Exhibition. , The Art gallery ;ffll, be/ bo lighted,^, amongst, other, portions., ,\ ■, < , -,'■>>', •.' . \ Mr Fletcher. >in whose charge the pictures " ifp- ' xl lett*-

for the' gallery .has just' received a letter from Sir Herbert SandforcJ,' the British .repr* , Bentative at 'ihe Melbourne' Exhibition,, stating appreciation' of' the services' he, pad rendered, have subscribed to present him with an hono-, rarium of 2iOO guinea*. He'has also be&i pre-, vented with<a ( bronze medal by H.R.H. the Prince "of i.Wates'- ' ' „ , ■ . . '„..., •'; " • GHRiSTdkUROH, April 2nd. . . R. H^'Walpoie' whose letter to Mr.Brandon was telegraphed from Wellington on May, , writes a reply, stating that .his. letter basbeen misconstrued. His explanatwn^chis When. Mr RTS.' Walpole, secretary to the Exhibition, was in Wellington last week,,he was asked by many intending exhibitors how they could get their exhibits looked after, and kindly took the opportunity tio recommend me as a tt person to act as their representative. On his return here he 'gato me- the ,names''6f several intending ..exhibitors,), to whom I wrote m a aimilar strain tothe.lejiter, to. Mr, Brandon. I , naturally began by, mentioning my .brother, who hM' J spdke 'tio • them . about ,me,\ and whose^tfositib'n'i'was 1 to" a' certain r extent my inWo'dubtiori.' 1 ;In. asking a fee: oft five guineas • ' if ,. L should] * obtain . • a &Bt order of,; ,merit for., their, , exhibits. I never dreamed ..thai; Mr, Brandon # suppose,, that tms./wafci, ttie',price,,of 'Unfair, [influence through' my,. brother.' .If.Jliad,,.!, Aguld^ in-., deed have .^een.very foolish to. pakej^o disgraceful a ; proposition ww f < writing .jty ,/perfopt strangers. ',. , , was Jhia^The. de- , dsion of oudgei'S wd^must be, largely influ-, enced by, the way in' which exhibits are brought before them, and properly explained, and an inducement of ',fiyejguine.af} gives^the exhibitor a pretty strong guarariteathat his interests wil^, be proberly looked & tor. F.or an exactly simi- , lar reapbri, I charge .10 per cent, on sales, the principle being payment by, results. ; ., • „ Messrs J.oubert and Twopenny disclaim any ■connection whatever with the w,riter of ,the letter: "and," according .to^an eyemng paper, Btate that they believ.e this, ip pot, the, first, tune , that persons -canvassing for .agencies have, in order to induce" manufacturers to, _ entrust ex-, hibits to th'eir.care^ laid; clann to^pme peculiar influence qver the, Awards;,. They remind ex-, hibitore tljat the awards. ,are made, solely by the . juries— wJbtp ar£. elepj;ed, two thirds, by the ex-, hibitorS|themselveß, a.rid.orie-ttiird by, the Com-, mittee.'of Judging, and Awards; and that no member of., jihelr staff is allowed, to .undertake agencies for, exhibitors.: ■ , ,t