The Industrial Exhibition.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5283, 14 June 1895, Page 4

The Industrial Exhibition.

MEETING OP COMMITTEE. A meeting of the General Committee of tto forthcoming industrial exhibition was helft test night in the rooms of the Indus&ial Association. Mr H. B. Kirk presided, and twenty-six members wexe present. The President stated that every subcommittee was working heartily and well, ! and wm meeting with a fair amount, of support. PlaUB of annexes would be laid before the meeting. These would be built if exhibits enough to warrant the outlay were reoeived. Ie was proposed ' to have a separate concert hall, for the drillshed was too large for the purpose, and it would: not be advisable to divide it. It was proposed to erect the concert hall in the centre of the suggested building, and it was hoped that permission would be obtained to decorate it with pictures from the School of Arb. Some members of the committee had interviewed the Premier when he was in Chtistchureh, and had requested a grant of £1000 from Government, pointing out that of all the thousands of public money that had been •pent on exhibitions in New Zealand, nothing had ever come to Canterbury. She Premier had listened very sympathetically, and had asked them to put their request in writing. A letter had been written embodying the wishes and views of the committee, and had been Bent off by the mail that day. Be (the President) wished to again draw attention to the object the Industrial Association had in view in connection with this exhibition, and that was the foundation of a permanent hall wherein gatherings such as this Oould be held. A very important feature connected with the exhibition wag the encouragement of the work of the young. Mr Meiklebjam, a member of the commit!' tee* had been .in Dunedin recently, and bad obtained a copy of a prospectus of a juvenile industrial exhibition to be held there, and this, he thought, would be of great use to the committee. Mr E. W. fleager had kindly offered to entertain the school children visiting the exhibition. IJ« (the President) thought that prizes should be offered for cooking, sewing, painting and wood-carving, and he might mention that Mr J. 8. Guthrie'a son, who had exhibited such ffo^dworkin carving at the last exhibition, Had. announced his intention of exhibiting At this- Otte as a worker. He (the President) thought that prizes should also be offered for aohool children's work, and that the teachers of schools should be at once informed of this. The committee might very well set aside JB2O for prizes for children. In order to encourage young people of literary tastes he would suggest that prizes should be offered for the best poem and the best prose composition on the exhibition. From the amount of support which had already been Bromieed, he had no doubt that the exhibition would be a great success.

A letter was read from Messrs C. A. Seages and Noble, submitting a scheme for lighting the exhibition by electricity, and estimating the cost of a temporary installation of 200 16'oandle-power incandescent lamps, and three aro lamps of 1000-oandle-power each, at about JUGS, exclusive of poirer;or for three aro lampe of 1000---candle power each, about £25. The letter stated that the writers proposed to exhibit « novelty, in the form of photography by electricity. A firm of photographers was willing to assist in this/matter.

-„-•' It was decided to refer the clause of the y Ifttjjter relative to photography by eleotricity to the Eatertainment Committee, and to hold over the remainder pending its being ' referred to the Executive Committee.

The President reported that oopieß of ' the committee's circular letter had been* sent to as£teen newspapers, with a request tbftt they would give paragraphs, and would allow forms of application for space to be obtained at their offices. Two papers in Southland had already complied with the request. Mr E. Allan, ohairman of the Finance Committee, reported that the committee had no doubt that the exhibition would be ft great success. They, had considered the question of guarantees, and had no doubt that ample support would be accorded, and there would be no difficulty in getting a guarantee of £500 or £1000. Mr S. Hurst Seager, chairman of the Workers' Committee, reported that considerable support had been reoeived; a number of workers had promised to exhibit handicrafts in operation. It was proposed to admit; actual workers free, but to oharge them for space if they exhibited •rtioles for sale.

Mr J. R. Trigga, chairman of the Space Committee, reported that a number of written applications for space had been received. It was proposed to erect additional buildings, and if all the space, including the drillebed and the annexes, vre're let, the fees would amount to about £150. He submitted plans of the drillshed and thtt proposed annexes. After some discussion, Mr R. Allen moved—" That the Hall Committee be authorised to advertise and to employ a canvasser for applications for space, and requested to report at the next general ijneeting as to the amount of support obtained." / Mr J. Brown seconded the motion, which was carried.

Mr G. B. Hart, chairman of the Committee, reported that it had held two meetings, and had been promised a large amount of assistance, and that it was proposed that several ladies and gentlemen should each be asked to arrange an entertainment for •> separate night. It was also proposed that the programme each night should last for an hoar and a half. He moved — "That an Executive Committee be appointed, composed of the chairmen of the various sub-committees, with the President and Secretary ex officio." An Executive Committee was, he thought, neceaßary in order to bring together, as it were, the work of the several sub-committees.

Mr E. Allan seconded the motion, which was carried netn. con.

The President repotted that the Space Committee had recommended the appointmeat of a Building Committee to draft and ouggegt plans for the additional accommodation required. He moved — " That Menrs R. Allan, E. W. England, J. Waller, T. N. Horsley, N. Jowett, G. B. Herb, 8. H. Beager and J. E. Triggs be appointed as a Bailding Committee." Mr B. C. Bishop seconded the motion, which was carried unamimously.

The President moved—" That the question of javenile work in cookery, sawing, carving, painting, school work, modelling and collections, be referred to the Executive Committee for consideration, with power to allot prizes, and to report to the next meeting." Mr Hancock seconded the motion, which was agreed to. The meeting then adjonrned to Thursday, June 27.