EXHIBITION NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 10

EXHIBITION NEWS.

Afc the last meeting of the Commissioners a letter was read from the Fine Arts Committee stating their inability to recommend ifte' acceptance of any of the designs for the! certificate of award, and suggesting fresh competition, . with an increased premium,— lt was resolved 1 that fresh applications be called for.all ovbr New Zealand with a premium of 20 guineas ; designs to be in by July 17. The petition fr6m the W.C.T.U., re prohibition 'of ,the sale of liqtore in the' Exhibition buildings, was again considered, and it was resolved that the request be nbt complied with. The President's proposal re guarantee' fund was approved, and the Secretary reported the following guarantees :— John Roberts,? £250; R. E. N.Twopeny, £100; A. 1 Lee Smith'J £100; W.Hefferhan,£so; H. J Ma6kenzie, £50j|R."H; x Leary, £25; F. A. Coibead, £20; H, Q. Fish! £25; E. R. Smith, £5 ; Brown; Ewing, and Co., £100; M. Mebdershausen, £10; Union [Steam Ship Company, £250; R.Wilson.^lOO^ Total, 1 £1080: A letter was also read from the Ejunedin Horticultural Society 'offering to hold two shows ! in tho' Exhibition building, at which they would , offer prizes of £60 and £75 respectively, do coe- ; dition that immediately after each shonj, a 'net sum of £50 in respect of each show should be paid to the Society; The proposal was referred to' the executive to act. The Chairman intnmated that he had received a gift of £100 from* Mr R. Chapman, and he was insfructed to s6nd an acknowledgment of the gift. ' • On Thursday only £1000 more was required to make up the capital of £15,000* stipulated for by the Government.' ' " \ The local committee at Queensto'wn in connection with the exhibition appear to, be doing good work in the 'way of getting together exhibits, and have the .honour of being tfie first - local committee to apply for space. Among the new 'subscribers to the guarantee fund is Mr J. H. Morrison, £25. '' ■ .-•') ' Mr David Baxter has applied for 25 snares in, the Exhibition Company, and Mr T. Brydone has' added his name for £50 to the guarantee fund. ' ' ! Mr John Roberts (president) and Mr TWopeoy. (Executive Commissioner of the exhibiti >n) left on Monday on a tour of the Central Ot igo district, with a view to arousing interest in the movement. Applications for space are (coming in very freely ; and as it is quite likely that the demand will be greater than caa fab met, early application is ' necessary as allotment ' will be decided by ■ priority of ' ipplica- j tion. Mr F. R. Manning, the New Zealand representative of Messrs Marshall, Sons, and Co., has kindly offered' to provide the Machinery Committee with motive power free of expense. Application is to be 'made" to the Government for the free use of shafting from the workshops. I The following ' additional shares have been applied for :— Rev. J. Ryley, £5 ; Alfrep Boot, £5; A. Melville, £5; W.S. Fitzgerald, $5 ; Dr De'Zouche, £5 ; Dr Teevan, £5; R. Crkwford, £5; DrLamb, £5;-Dr Ogstori, £5; H. North,£10; Dr Ma6donald, £5; Sydney James, £5;. Professor Gibbons, £5 ; Professor Scott, (£5 ; W.. Hutchison, £5 ; A. Hill Jack, £10. The( f olloW ing additional guarantees have b,een reoeived :—: — .Robert Wilson, £100 ; A. Hill Jack, £10 1 The ! Victorian ' Government have' granted Mr Chatelain, the official agent in that coloiot of the New Zealand Exhibition, a free pass over the Victorian railway lines,' and the Railway Commissioners are going to allow all exhibi< s to be conveyed free of charge over ;>; > the 'Victorian lines. ■ • i , * i The secretary of the local committee for Hawke's' Bay writes, that there ,is 'eveijy likelihood of a large number of. exhibits being obtained from that district. , ' Manufactures will be scarce, but the exhibits of !timber,'grkin, and fine arts will 6e exceptionally large witjh a fair number of different collections. » ' The Wanganui local committee has decided to act independently of Wellington. The secretary, • iri a letter to the executive, states that there is ' every promise of good support. At the last meeting of the Wellingt m local committee a letter was received from toe town clerk, Masterton, submitting thenamts of 20 gentlemen who had been appointed as the Mastertpn Committee. It was mentioned that the directors of the Gear Meat Comp my had intimated their intention of exhibiting. Messrs CD. Barraud, A. Koch, L. Morrison, and O. J. Toxward wete 'appointed to act as a Fine Arts Committee. ' Another, committee was appointed to canvass 1 for Subscriptions. x The amoi mt prevjotifily collected was £158 Is, the principal subscribers being the mayor (Mr J, Duthie), Sir W. Fitzherbert, . Messrs J J6nn«ton and- Co., and Mnssrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co., who each gave £10 10s,, and Messrs Levin and Co., who subscribed £10. " \