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West Coast Times, Issue 203, 14 May 1866, Page 4

Miscellaneous ■ INTERCOLONIAL .EXHIBITION OF AUSTRALASIA, 1866. Commissioners*! Sir|Redmond|Barry,;Knight, president; * Hon. George Harker, Hon. G. F. Veu , Hon. J. F. Sulli n ' Sir James Palme. . * ♦„ Hon. C. J. Jenner, M.L.0., Hnn.,Wm., Degraves, M.L.0., Sir'Franois'Murphy', Knt., .- H. Bindon, Esq., M.L.A., J. C. Riddell, Esq., M.L.A., J. T. Smith, Esq., M.L.A., Edward Cope, Esq., M.L.A., Key J. J. Bleasdale, D.D., Thomas Blaok. Esq., Ferdinand Mueller, Esq f , P.R.S. Professor McCoy, ' ■■' "'.'. r 'i ■ Phipps Turnbull, E«q., Charles E. Bright, Esq., T. J;> Sumner,' Esq»j ; ' Robert MoDougall, Esq. HIS Excellenoy Sir Chorea Darling havingbecn pleased to issuWcommission, authorising the above-named persons to take the necessary steps for managing and conducting an international exhibition, ;Jo be heW in, Melbourne, Honorable the Chief Secretary ' of Victoria addressed himself to the Governments of the various dependencies of the Crown in Australasia, inviting their cordjal co-operation. Highly 'encouraging replies have been received : these convoy a well-founded assurance that 1 the. project' of instituting a series of exhibitions of natural products, general industries and art, to be held in succession in the several Australasian colonies, has been accepted in a spirit which acknowledges the truth of the proposition that such exhibitions would "prove of publio advantage alike to all." The Commissioners are" conscious, however, that it is not sufficient to rely solely on the good intentions and proffered support of the respective Governments. They deem it right to appeal to the publio spirty of the different communities. They have now'ihe honor, therefore, toinvoke the earnest assistance of their fellow subjects, not only of those who dwell in Victorif, but of those also, resident in the other British colonies in these seas', to aid them in the fiirtherancVof the design, and they do so with the confident expectation that the appeal will be considered ' worthy of a generous encouragement. The'Cdm'missioners do not propose to demonstrate by labored arguments the benefits whioh must arise almost unbidden from a comprehensive, well directed organisation, for such a purpose, to the inhabitants of these regions, so favored by Divine Providence— those benefits are self apparent. They desire, however, to impress upon all thoughtful and energetip persons the necessity for engaging actively in its support. ■ An opportunity for united exertion, such as is now afforded, is of a character eminently interesting. Exhibitors will be. undismayed by the manifold disturbing influences which encumber a competition with the populous and opulent societies of the old world, will be unaffected by the innumerable distractions, which, in the perplexing voriety J or 'European' exhibitions, call away the mind of the beholder from objects purely Colonial. Althougli'tho contemplated display cannot vie with the splendour of those which excite the rivalry of nations, purposes of the highest utilitarian and social importance to those immediately concerned may be thereby served. A searching and penetrating attention may be concentrated on our mineral treasures, portions , only ,of the boundless stores of which have been .hitherto brought tb 1 light ; — on improved economic methods of winning them from the earth, and applying them to the ends for which they are iritended ; — on the sources of wealth which, in their raw state, abound on the surface of our soils, in the rivers,' and inthe waters which encircle our coasts ; — and on the rare excellencies and- peculiar development, .in different latitudes, under different conditions of culture, of those products' which successful enterprise has introduced amongsb us, rendering us already independent of, many countries, and enabling us to contribute' to the necessities, the comforts, and luxuries of, most. A deliberate'comparative survey may be made of the results flowing from the adoption of the liberal arts happily 'domiciled iv these climes, and the exercise of those useful manufactures which ■ genius, i self-reliance, and perseveran.ee have established in lands so suitable for their natural vigorous growth. A diligent compilation of the statistics of the actual products and of the productive capabilities of the different colonies .will form a most valuable fund of information. Such, wj^h;many other engaging comparisons and combinations,' may "occupy most profitably the intelligent observation of those who associate themselves in! the undertaking; while all who enter heartily into the cause will doubtless be impelled to further efforts, conducive to a *atill more extensive and intimate acquaintance of the colonists with each other, the expansion of the limits of their practical knowledge, and the increase of their material prosperity ; convinced that the periodic recurrence of such opportunities for amicable coutentiou are calculated to generate sentiments of .mutual respebt, and to perpetuate those reciprocal feelings of esteem and friendship which Bhould ever animate subjects of the great nation from which we are sprung. On behalf of the Commissioners, Redmond Barry, President. INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION, 1866. Intending exhibitors are informed that it is proposed to distribute.the objects to be^played into thegfollowing divisions :-•■' Mineral Products, Animal Products, , , Vegetable Products, Manufactures' and the Useful Arts, Ornamental Arts, Machinery. Class I. ' Mineral Products. 1. Ores and non-metallic mineral products, geological specimens,.,, building stones, ' limes, cements, clays, salt. 2, .Chemical and metallurgical products and processes". 8, , Miscellaneous. , Glass 11. Animal Products. 4. Wool, hair,' skins, furs, silk, feathers, horns, hoofs, bones, guano. 6. Meat, Fish, Fowl, whether salted, dried, smoked, or preserved ; gelatine, isinglass, milk, butter, cheese. 6. Miscellaneous. Class III: gricultural, Horticultural, and Indigenous Vegetable Products. 7. Cereals, 'agricultural and garden seeds, pulse, food for cattle, tea, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, Bpioes, ginger/ hops, herbs and aromatic plants, timber, bark }> resins, gums, fibres, dyes, flax, hemp, cotton, india-rubber, gutta-percha, materials adapted for paper-making. 8. Flour and meal of "every variety and in every form, malt, Btarch, gluten, sago, tapioca, arrowroot, sugar, confectionery. 9. Wines, perry, cider, ale, porter, spirits, liqueurs, fruits (dried or preserved), pickles, sauces,' vinegar, pyroligenous acid, potash, soda, essential and preserved oils and their oake?, perfumery, models of fruits and vegetables. < 10. Miscellaneous. UClass IV. Manufactures and the Useful Arts. 11. Porcelain and pottery, glais, iron and hardware, cutlery, wicker-work. I2i Leather-work, bone-dust, aninaicharcoal and oils, blood, ammonia, glue, fat, tallow litarbie, honey, fat, io»p, candUs, Tarnishei. Vjfti Frtriw in attfc, wool, cotton, hair, fla «