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West Coast Times, Issue 209, 21 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 •' *„ Son 0. J. Jenner, M.L.C., , on. Wm. Degraves, M.L.0., Sir Fiancis 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 Black. Esq., Ferdinwid Mueller, Esq., F.R.S. Professor McCoy, PhippS Tarntmll, E«q»-, ' Charles E. Bright, Esq., T. J. Sumner, Esq., Robert MoDougall, Esq. HIS Excelienoy Sir Charles Darling havingbeon pleased to issue a commission, authorising the above-named persons to take the necessary steps f or managing and conducting an internatipnal exhibition, to beheld l in Melbourne, the Honorable the Chief Secretary of Victoria addressed himself to the Governments of the various dependencies of tho Crown in Australasia, inviting their cordial co-operation. . Highly e'neduraging replies havo been 10ceived : theso convey a well-founded assurance that 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 respectivo Governments. t They deem it right to appeal to the public spirit of tho different communities. They have now tho honor, therefore, to invoko the earnest assidtanpe ;of ; their..f|llow subjects, not only of those who dwell in" Victoria, but of those also resident in the other British colonies in these seas, to, aid them in the furtherance of the design; and' they -doso with-' the confident expectation that the appeal will be considered worthy of a generous encouragement. The Comin.isßioner3 I do not propose ,to demonstrate by labored arguments the benefits which 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 energetic persons the necessity for engaging actively in its support. An opportunity for united exertion, such as is now afforded, is of a character eminently inereating. ... ' 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 distract iops, whioh, in the perplexing variety df European exhibitions, call away the mind of the beholder from objeots purely Colonial. Although the 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 attehtion may bo concentrated on our mineral treasures, portions only of the boundless stores of which have been hitherto brought to light ;— on improved economic methods of winning them from tho earth, nnd applying them -to the ends for which they are intended ;— on the sources of wealth which, in their, raw state, abound on the surface of our soils, in the rivers, and in tho waters whioh encircle our coasts ; — and on the rare excellencies and peculiar development, in different latitudes, undor different conditions of culture, of those products which successful enterprise has introduced amongsi 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, self-reliance, and perseverance 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 capabiliesof the different colonies will form a most valuable fund of information. Such, with 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, conducivo to a still more extensive and intimate acquaintance of the colonists with eaoh other, the expansion of the limits of their practical knowledge, and the increase of their material prosperity ; convinced that ihe periodic recurrence of suoh opportunities for amicable coutentiouare calculated to generate sentiments of mutual respect,- and to perpetuate those reciprocal feelings of esteem and friendship which should 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 displayed into the 'following divisions : Mineral Products, Animal Products, Vegetable Products, Manufactures aud the Useful Arts, Ornamental Arts, Maohjnery. 1 ' ( Class I. Mineral Products. 1. Ores and; non-metallic .mineral products, geological specimens, building 1 stones, limes, cements, clays, salt. 2. Chemical and metallurgical products and processes. 3. Miscellaneous, Class 11. Animal Produots. ( , 4. Wool, hair,skins,furs, silk, feathers, horns, hoofs, bones, guano. 5. Meat, Fish, Fowl, whether salted, dried, smoked, or preserved ; gelatine, isinglass, milk, butter, cheese. 6. Miscellaneous. Class 111. gricultural, Horticultural, and • Indigenous Vegetable Products. 7. Cereals, agricultural and garden seeds, pulse, food for cattle, tea., coffee, cocoa, tobacco, Bpices, 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, starch, 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 cakes, perfumery, models of fruits and vegetables. 10. Miscellaneous. . - . Class IV. Manufactures and the Useful Arts. 11. Porcelain, and pottery, glass, iron and hardware, cutlery, wicker-Work." 12. Leather-work, bone-dust, animalcharcoal ♦nd oils, blood,' amm-i.ra, glue, fat, tallow she&rine, honey, fat, soap, candles, varnishes. ]?. Fabric* in silk, wool, cotton, hair, fla 0