WELLINGTON EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 317

WELLINGTON EXHIBITION.

The following is a copy of a circular which is addressed by the Executive of the proposed Industrial Exhibition to manufacturers and others throughout the colony who may be in a position to exhibit:— ‘ Dear Sir, —No Exhibition having been held in this district since 1885, it is generally recognised that the time has arrived to again bring before the public the various industries and products of the colony. It is admitted that since that date many improvements and new enterprises have been started, which simply require to be brought forward to ensure their success. The present Exhibition is being held with the object of showing the wonderful advance made during the past decade in all branches of native manufacture, and of endeavouring to aid, foster, and encourage the industries and productions of the colony. The Committee have already received such promises of support from the Government and from leading manufacturers that they feel warranted in anticipating that this Exhibition will prove to be one of the largest and most important ever held in the colony. In inviting manufacturers and others to apply for space, the Committee wish to give prominence to the fact that by holding this Exhibition in the months of November, December, and January, they will secure the constant stream of visitors from all parts of the world who pass through the central port of the colony during the summer months. This will of course greatly enhance the value of the Exhibition to manufacturers as a medium of bringing their productions under the notice of a greater number of people than in any other period of the year. The Committee have every hope that one and all will combine to make the New Zealand Industrial Exhibition of 1896 97 a brilliant success, worthy of a colony which is rapidly assuming a position of such importance in the industrial world. The Committee, therefore, earnestly solicit the co operation of all manufacturers and producers, and ask each to fill in an application form for space, and return it to the Secretary before the 30th June, 1596.’