Class 40. Etchings and Engravings.

11. Prizes, or rewards for merit, in the form of medals, will be given in Sections I., II., III.

12. Prices may be affixed to the articles exhibited in Sections I., II., III.

13. Her Majesty’s Commissioners will be prepared to receive all articles which may be sent to them, on or after Wednesday the 12th of February, and will continue to receive goods until Monday the 31st of March, 1862, inclusive.

14. Articles of great size or weight, the placing of which will require considerable labour, must be sent before Saturday, the 1st of March, 1862; and manufacturers wishing to exhibit machinery, or other objects, that will require foundations or special constructions, must make a declaration to that effect on their demands for space.

15. Any exhibitor whose goods can properly be placed together, will be at liberty to arrange such goods in his own way, provided his arrangement is compatible with the general scheme of the Exhibition, and the convenience of other exhibitors.

16. Where it is desired to exhibit processes of manufacture, a sufficient number of articles, however dissimilar, will be admitted for the purpose of illustrating the process; but they must not exceed the number actually required. (17—25.)*

17. Exhibitors will be required to deliver their goods at such part of the building as shall be indicated to them, with the freight, carriage, porterage, and all charges and dues upon them paid.

18. The vans will be unloaded, and the articles and packages taken to the places appointed in the building, by the officers of Her Majesty’s Commissioners.

19. Upon receipt of notice from Her Majesty’s Commissioners, that the articles are deposited in the building, exhibitors, or their representatives, or agents, must themselves unpack, put together, and arrange their goods.

20. Packing cases must be removed at the cost of the exhibitors, or their agents, as soon as the goods are examined and deposited in charge of the Commissioners. If not removed within three days of notice being given, they will be disposed of, and the proceeds, if any, applied to the funds of the Exhibition. (30—34.)*

21. No counters, or fittings, will be provided by Her Majesty’s Commissioners. Exhibitors will be permitted, subject only to the necessary general regulations, to erect, according to their own taste, all the counters, stands, glass frames, brackets, awnings, hangings, or similar contrivances which they may consider best calculated for the display of their goods.

22. Exhibitors, or their representatives, should provide whatever light temporary covering may be requisite, (such as sheets of oiled calico), to protect their goods from dust; and, in the case of machinery, and polished goods, should make the requisite arrangements for keeping the articles free from rust during the time of the Exhibition: 37—42.)*

23. Exhibitors must be at the charge of insuring their own goods, should they desire this security. Every precaution will be taken to prevent fire, theft, or other losses, and Her Majesty’s Commissioners will give all the aid in their power for the legal prosecution of any persons, guilty of robbery, or wilful injury in the Exhibition, but they will not be responsible for losses or damage of any kind which may be occasioned by fire or theft, or in any other manner.

24. Exhibitors may employ assistants (male or female) to keep in order the articles they exhibit, or to explain them to visitors, after obtaining written permission from Her Majesty’s Commissioners; but such assistants will be forbidden to invite visitors to purchase the goods of their employers. (45—49.)*

25. Articles once deposited in the building will not be permitted to be removed without written permission from Her Majesty’s Commissioners. (51—54.)*

26. Her Majesty’s Commissioners will provide shafting, steam (not exceeding 30 lbs. per inch), and water, at high pressure, for machines in motion.

27. Persons who may wish to exhibit Machines, or trains of Machinery, in motion, will be allowed to have them worked, as far as practicable, under their own superintendence, and by their own men. (57—70.)*

28. Intending exhibitors, in the United Kingdom, are requested to apply, without delay, to the Secretary to Her Majesty’s Commissioners, for a Form of Demand for Space, stating at the same time in which of the four Sections they wish to exhibit.

The following is the form which has to be filled up:—

1. Name and Christian name of applicant (or name of firm)...

2. Nature of business carried on...

3. Address (No. of street or square, &c., and Name of town)...

4. Nature of articles to be exhibited...

5. Number of Class in which they are to be exhibited...

Floor Space.

Length ... feet.

Breadth ... feet.

Height ... feet.

Probable Space that will be required for articles or cases in which they will be shown:

Hanging or Wall Space:

Height ... feet.

Width ... feet.

100. Foreign and Colonial exhibitors should apply to the Commission, or other Central Authority appointed by the Foreign or Colonial Government, as soon as notice has been given of its appointment.

101. Her Majesty’s Commissioners will consider that to be the Central Authority in each case which is stated to be so by the Government of its country, and will only communicate with Exhibitors through such Central Body.

102. No articles of foreign manufacture, to whomsoever they may belong, or where-ever...