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A Committee has been formed in London, representing Jamaica interests in the United Kingdom, to co-operate with the organizing body in Jamaica. The Committee, as at present constituted, is given above, the consent of Lord Knutsford to act as Honorary President being especially gratifying to all connected with the colony. That the scheme has taken practical shape is proved by the fact that in the colony alone over £16,000 has already been guaranteed out of a total of £20,000 required.

The Exhibition will comprise specimens of all Jamaica products: Sugar of all qualities and its allied industry of rum manufacture; liqueurs, cordials, &c.; coffee; oranges, pine apples, and fruits of all kinds; pimento, cacao, annatto; woods in all degrees of preparation for use; spices, condiments, &c.; fibres and fibrous materials; cinchona bark, oils, essential oils, perfumes, &c.; medicinal and economic substances; works of art, pictures, fancy articles, and ornamental work; horses, cattle, and live stock of all kinds. The botany and geology of the island will also be fully illustrated.

There will also be exhibited specimens of goods imported into Jamaica from all countries.

It is hoped that all parts of the Empire will add to the interest and completeness of this exposition by sending specimens and ornamental trophies illustrative of their productions.

The attention of merchants and manufacturers in the United Kingdom is especially invited. English goods find a ready market in a colony of nearly 650,000 people. It is also desired to show the advance of science in manufacturing tropical products. The engineering firms and manufacturers of machinery are requested to give their aid by exhibiting plans, drawings, models, and specimens, so far as convenient, of actual machinery connected with such manufactures.

Shipowners are earnestly requested to co-operate by offering to take out specimens free of freight; and all who are interested in the commerce and productive prosperity of Jamaica are desired to give their help to an undertaking which must be beneficial to the colony and all concerned in its fortunes.

As the Exhibition will be made as attractive as possible, the question of hotel accommodation for visitors from all parts of the British Empire, from the Continent of Europe, and the United States and South America, will be considered, and details published in good time.

Communications and applications for forms and regulations to be addressed as early as possible to the Chairman, 1, Fen Court, London, E.C.

December, 1889.

REGULATIONS FOR THE JAMAICA EXHIBITION, 1891.

1. The Exhibition shall be one of island products, manufactures, and works of art, together with exhibits of works of art, machinery, and industrial and agricultural products from Great Britain and other countries and colonies.

2. The Exhibition shall be under the management and conduct of the Jamaica Exhibition Commissioners, under Law 33 of 1889.

3. The Exhibition will be held in buildings to be erected for the purposes of the Exhibition on the grounds of Quebec Lodge, conveniently situated on the northern boundary of the City of Kingston.

4. The Exhibition shall be opened on Tuesday, the 27th January, 1891, and shall remain open for a period of not less than three months.

5. In order to secure uniformity of action, there should be in each country or colony a Central Committee or a single Commissioner to act on behalf of the exhibitors. Such Committee or Commissioner should perform the following functions:—

(a.) Distribute the rules and regulations, application forms, &c., to those likely to become exhibitors:

(b.) Receive the forms when filled up, the lists of articles for exhibition, &c.:

(c.) Communicate upon all matters directly with the Secretary of the Exhibition, and forward to him, from time to time, any applications for space:

(d.) When the Commissioners shall have decided how much space is available, it will be the duty of the Committee or Commissioner to divide it amongst the exhibitors of such country or colony.

There should also be an agent in Jamaica for each country or colony. The same person can, of course, act for more than one country or colony.

6. Any expenses of whatsoever nature connected with the representation of any country or colony, not borne by the authorities of such country or colony, must be defrayed by the exhibitors themselves.

7. Applications for space must be made in the printed forms prepared by the Commissioners. These must be in the hands of the Secretary on or before the 1st May, 1890.

8. The Secretary shall, before the 1st July, 1890, notify the decision of the Commissioners, and shall state what space, if any, has been allotted.

9. The reception of articles in the Exhibition buildings shall commence on the 1st September, 1890, and no articles shall be admitted after the 1st December, 1890. Space assigned and not occupied on the 1st December, 1890, shall revert to the Commissioners, and shall be subject to re-assignment.

10. All exhibits shall be arranged under some one of the following groups:—

GROUP I.—Raw Material.

GROUP II.—Implements for obtaining Raw Materials.

GROUP III.—Machines and Processes used in preparing and making up the Raw Materials into Finished Products.

GROUP IV.—Manufactured Goods.

GROUP V.—Education.

GROUP VI.—Fine Arts, Literature, and Science.

Each of these groups is divided into classes, according to the system of general classification annexed to these regulations (Appendix). This Appendix includes for each class a summary enumeration of the objects which it will comprise.

11. All packages from places in Jamaica containing goods intended for exhibition must have placed on them the distinctive mark

|Jamaica Exhibition|

as well as the name of the exhibitor, and must contain a detailed list of contents.

12. Packages from Great Britain or other countries or colonies must likewise have painted on them the distinctive mark

|Jamaica Exhibition.|

They must be addressed to the exhibitor himself or his private agent, if any, or to the agent, if any, of the country or colony from which they are sent. They must all be marked in such a way as to show distinctly the name of the country or colony from whence they come, and they must contain a detailed list of contents, a duplicate copy of which should be sent by post to the consignee.

13. Every object sent for exhibition should be accompanied by a label stating the name and address of the exhibitor, and the number of the group to which it belongs.

14. Exhibitors outside Jamaica must provide, either personally or through agents, for the despatch or transmission of their goods.

15. The agents in Jamaica of the countries or colonies from which the exhibits are sent are expected to provide for the reception, unpacking, and, at the close of the Exhibition, the removal of the goods.

16. The exhibits in Jamaica, except in the City of Kingston, shall be received by the Parochial Committees in the several parishes, and shall be forwarded by them to the care of the Commissioners in Kingston, who shall arrange them in the Exhibition, and return them to the Parochial Committees at the close of the Exhibition, if not otherwise disposed of. Exhibits in Kingston should be forwarded direct to the care of the Commissioners. Individual exhibitors may, however, if they prefer that course, either personally or through their own agents, undertake the reception, unpacking, arrangement, and final removal of their goods, subject to the control of the Commissioners.

17. Exhibitors shall not be required to pay rent for the space occupied by exhibits not intended for sale during the Exhibition. Information as to the renting of space for the sale of goods may be obtained from the Secretary.

18. Exhibition Spaces: The space granted to a country or colony within the building is available for floor space, exclusive of passages for the public.

19. Show-cases: No particular form or design is prescribed for cases, counters, platforms, &c., but they must not exceed the following heights without the special written permission of the Commissioners: Show-cases and partitions, 10ft. above floor; counters, 3ft. above floor; platforms, 1ft. above floor. Such structures are to be erected by exhibitors at their own cost.

20. Railings of a uniform height of 2ft. 6in. above the floor-level may be erected. In every instance the railings must be within the area of the space allotted.

21. The putting up of decorations and signboards and the display of printed or written bills shall be subject to any special arrangements made by the Commissioners.

22. Cases must be unpacked as fast as received, and the empty cases taken away by the exhibitors or their agents. No space will be reserved for empty cases.

23. No exhibitor shall be allowed to transfer any allotment of space, or to allow any other than his own duly admitted exhibits to be placed thereon, except by special permission.

24. Exhibitors should mark the selling price of articles intended for sale, for the information of visitors.

25. Objects sold cannot be taken away before the close of the Exhibition without special permission. Special arrangements will be made with regard to perishable exhibits.

26. Exhibitors of apparatus requiring the use of water, gas, or steam must state on applying for admission the quantity considered necessary. Those who wish to show