Exhibition Regulations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The portion of the building to be devoted to
the exhibition of Pictures will be erected in
brick, and will occupy the entire front towards
Cromwell Road; the portion in which Machi-
nery will be exhibited will extend along Prince
Albert's Road, on the west side of the gardens.
All works of industry to be exhibited should
have been produced since 1850.

Subject to the necessary limitation of space,
all persons, whether designers, inventors, manu-
facturers, or producers of artieles, will be
allowed to exhibit; but they must state the
character in which they do so.

Her Majesty's Commissioners will commu-
picate with Foreign and Colonial exhibitors
only through the Commission which the Go-
vernment of each Foreign Country or Colony
may appoint for that purpose; and no article
will be admitted from any Foreign Country or
Colony without the sanction of such Commis-
sion.

No rent will be charged to exhibitors.
Prizes, or rewards for merit, in the form of
medals, will be given in the Industrial Depart-
ment of the Exhibition.
Prices may be affixed to the articles exhibited.
Every article produced or obtained by
human industry, whether of
Raw Materials,
Machinery,
Manufactures, or
Fine Arts,
will be admitted to the Exhibition, with the
exception of

  1. Living animals and plants.
  2. Fresh vegetable and animal sub-
    stances, liable to spoil by keeping.
  3. Detonating or dangerous substances.

Spirits or alcohols, oils, acids, corrosive
salts, and substances of a highly inflammable nature,
will not be admitted, unless sent in well
secured glass vessels.

The articles exhibited will be divided into
the following classes:—

SECTION 1.
Class 1. Mining, Quarrying, Metallurgy, and
Mineral products.
" 2. Chemical Substances and Products,
and Pharmaceutical Processes.
" 3. Substances used for Food, including
Wines.
" 4. Animal and Vegetable Substances
used in Manufactures.

SECTION 2.
Class 5. Railway plant, including Locomo-
tive Engines and Carriages.
" 6. Carriages not connected with Rail
or Tram Roads.
" 7. Manufacturing Machines and Tools.
" 8. Machinery in general.
" 9. Agricultural and Horticultural Ma-
chines and Implements.
" 10. Civil Engineering, Architectural,
and Building Contrivances.
" 11. Military Engineering, Armour and
Accoutrements, Ordnance, and
Small Arms.

" 12. Naval Architecture, Ship's Tackle
" 13. Philosophical Instruments and Pro-
cesses depending upon their use.
" 14. Photographic Apparatus and Photo-
graphy.
" 15. Horological Instruments.
" 16. Musical Instruments.
" 17. Surgical Instruments and Appliances.

SECTION 3.
Class 18. Cotton.
" 19. Flax and Hemp.
" 20. Silk and Velvet.
" 21. Woollen and Worsted, including
Mixed Fabrics generally.
" 22. Carpets.
" 23. Woven, Spun, Felted, and Laid
Fabrics, when shown as specimens
of Printing or Dyeing.
" 24. Tapestry, Lace, and Embroidery.
" 25. Skins, Fur, Feathers, and Hair.
" 26. Leather, including saddlery and
Harness.
" 27. Articles of Clothing.
" 28. Paper, Stationer, y Printing, and
Book-binding.
" 29. Educational Works and Appliances.
" 30. Furniture and Upholstery, including
Paperhangings and Papier-mâché.
" 31. Iron and General Hardware.
" 32. Steel and Cutlery.
" 33. Works in Precious Metals, and their
imitations, and Jewellery.
" 34. Glass.
" 35. Pottery.
" 36. Manufactures not included in pre-
vious classes.

SECTION 4.
Class 37. Architecture.
" 38. Paintings in Oil and Water Colours,
and Drawings.
" 39. Sculpture, Models, Die-sinking, and
Intaglios.
" 40. Etchings and Engravings.

Her Majesty's Commissioners will be pre-
pared 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, inclu-
sive.

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.

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.

Where it is desired to exhibit processes of
manufacture, a sufficient number of articles,
however dissimilar, will be admitted for the



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