The Late Industrial Exhibition.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1831, 12 May 1886, Page 2

The Late Industrial Exhibition.

It appears that “ running ” the Industrial Exhibition at Wellington has resulted iu a financial deficiency. Parliament voted a sum of money for the expensed of the Exhibition, which of course was expended, and now that the balance sheet has been made up it is found that there is a deficiency ol £BSOO, which will require to be voted by the House. The whole scheme was exclusively one of Sir Julius Vqgel’s projects. Vogel " ran the show ” almost single Jaanded. Tt is true that a number of committees were appointed, but the big Bashaw, Vogel, never'allowed them to exercise any real powers, aud in effect managed everything according to his own sweet will. Had the Exhibition been morn judiciously looked aUer, it is just possible that it might have proved self supporting, or, at all events, that the financial loss on it would have been small. But, after hB, the colonists have had something for this £8,500 deficiency. The holding of the Exhibition did a vast amount of good. Jt displayed in one building a splendid and varied show of the industrial productions of the colony. It showed what enormous progress has been made by the colony of late years in arts, manufactures, and many branches of industrial enterprise. It afforded an opportunity for tfye settlers in each part of the colony to learn practically what was being done in the way of local industries iu districts outside of their own j while this opportunity of comparison tended to stimulate competition and the exercise of the inventive powers. We firmly believe that the holdiug of this Industrial Exhibition bos done much to foster and develops industrial enterprises throughout the Colony, and that the ultimate good which will time be effected far exceeds in value the present money loss sustained in carrying out the undertaking. Experientia Doeet. The practical experience gained in tunning the late Exhibition should enable

better management to be adopted iu future undertakings of a similar character. There is no reason why future Industrial Exhibitions should prove a financial loss. On the contrary, they might be so ’“run” ns to prove self supporting and show some slight surplus receipts over expenditure. •