Numb. 55. 779

                                 THE
                     NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
                          Published by Authority.

      WELLINGTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1872.

VIENNA UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, 1873.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1872.

THE following documents are published for general
information:-

1. Despatch from the Right Honorable the Earl
   of Kimberley to His Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen,
   G.C.M.G., with extracts from its enclosures.

2. Letter from Mr. W. M. Maskell, Secretary to
   the Christchurch Preliminary Exhibition, with en-
   closure.

A Preliminary Exhibition of the Products of New
Zealand will be held at Christchurch, on the 16th
December, 1872, at the conclusion of which a selec-
tion of Exhibits for transmission at the public
expense to Vienna will be made by a Commissioner
appointed by the Government of New Zealand,
acting in concert with the Committee of the Canter-
bury Exhibition.

All communications on the subject of the Christ-
church Exhibition should be addressed to Mr.
Maskell, who will give every information regarding it.
JOHN HALL.

No. 1.
Right Hon. Earl of Kimberley to Governor Sir G. F.
Bowen, G.C.M.G.

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street, 6th August, 1872.

SIR, I have the honor to transmit to you a copy
of a letter from the Secretary to Her Majesty's Com-
missioners for the Vienna Universal Exhibition of
1873, reporting the appointment of a Committee to
advise them as to the best method of securing a
worthy representation of Colonial Produce and
Manufactures at that Exhibition; and I have to
request you to bring that communication under the
notice of your Responsible Advisers, and to take
such measures as may be necessary for giving it
publicity within the Colony under your government.

I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.
In accordance with the request of the Right Hon.
the Secretary of State for the Colonies expressed in
the foregoing Despatch, it is notified for public infor-
mation that Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased
to issue a commission appointing Commissioners to
represent British and Colonial Exhibitors at the
International Exhibition to be held at Vienna in
1873; and that the Commissioners have appointed a
Committee, consisting of the under-mentioned gentle-
men, to advise them on the best method of securing
representations at the Exhibition of Colonial Pro-
ductions:-

The Marquis of Ripon, K.G.,
The Right Hon. Hugh C. E. Childers, M.P.,
Sir John Rose, K.C.M.G.,
Sir Charles Cowper, K.C.M.G.,
Mr. P. G. Julyan, C.B.,
Mr. Henry A. Brassey, M.P.,
Mr. Richard Daintree,
Mr. Francis S. Dutton,
Mr. I. E. Featherston,
Mr. William Robinson, and
Mr. W. C. Sargeaunt.

In the event of any of the Colonies finding it
impracticable to make competent arrangements them-
selves, or to organize and send to Europe special
Representative Commissions, or if they desire to avail
themselves of the services of the existing organization,
the Committee would be willing not only to take
charge of the interests of such Colonies, but generally
to promote, to the utmost of their power, a worthy
representation of Colonial Productions at the Ex-
hibition. The Committee will be prepared to offer
to any Representative appointed by the Colonies
every possible assistance and advice.

It would be desirable that the Exhibition of the
Products of the various Colonies should, in the
interests of all, form a collective representation,
without losing the distinctive character of each
Colony.

The Exhibition, under the august patronage of
His Imperial and Royal Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, will take place in buildings erected for the
purpose in the Imperial Park called the "Prater,"