, 1879-04-04
THE WORLDS FAIR OF 1880.
Australia to DO tho Host of the Nations nj
b1olbourne In That Ycnr.
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Australia to Dc tho Host of the Nations Mt /
b1olbourne In That Ycnr.
NeIs inrk World.
Wht1o New York has been debating upon |
project for Worlds Fair to bc held In this city
III 1853, Australia has prepared plans for nm In.
ternatfonal exhibition to DO held In Melbourne
In 1880. Australia now ranks third among tho
export markets Of tho Kingdom OF Great
Britain, and l,as been represented nt ali
the great exhibitions Of the world since the
first in 1851. The country has advanced greatly
In productive Industry md commercial rcln.
tlons, and it is thought has reached period
when Il may prot!tnoly invite INC great lnan!'-
products OF tliciE skilled industry to the o1hlbt.
tton. Australia ia now in d position to DO goon
customer as we'll as competitor. a1ltl tho cxht'
ns9orS To 0' local iA Leesatare Is Sas
passed an oct authorizing the exhibition, and all
treidcntal expcnscs Will DO paid out Of money
voted BY tho Parliament Of Victoria, Of which
Melbourne Is the Cnpttat.
The exhibition sil be opened Oct. l, 1880:
and viii close March 81, 1851. It will be held
in buildings stcc!ally erected In central
poslton In Melbourne at coat Of shout ems, QUO,
power will ha supplied free. Ilo. Commits
stoners desire to encourage tic disnlav OF ma
ehiuery In mutton md will therefore cMlcavorto
provide adequate power 10 meet al' teason.
exhibitor In excess OF tint allowed Will bc fur
nisllcl BY l,e Commission at q moderate price
on application hcforo Aug. 81, 1881. Exhibitors
counters. fittings, sllattings, pulIoys, betting,
nld MI artistic decorations md arrangements
must bo approved by tho Commission. Tile
placing md, fixing oi heavy articles requiring
Ipon tl.e exhibition buildings will permit. Tho
general reception Of articles viii begin june l,
I'D no articles will be " dtnr tsr AaE
must begin not later than May ana tho exhibi..
goods goods buforo July IL. All goods must be rc-
ti,at time they viii b. disposed Of BY tho Nom-
mission at auction md the net proceeds Will DO
givuu to tic exhibitors. ..
The araIs T,!l bs based upnn @ written es ,s; r.;
be selected Tor their known qualifications n''.l
character, at,d will DO experts III tho depart
Mcnts to which they arc especially sssiEncd.
1 Bs II apssa9s sSg nsS Sd GS0na! s sfss
INK. i The jurors torr Victoria viii be. ap'
pointed BY tho Melbourne Commission. Jurors
J ports anl airards will bo based upon inhcren.
and comparative merit, tho elements OF mcri.
ho!ng held to Include considerations relating tc
originality. invention, discovery, utility qualify
| Intended, adantation TO public WANTS, economy
ind cost. Each report will bc delivcret
| to the. Commission as soon as completed
Awards will consist OF gold, silver, an1
3 bronzo medals, ind q certificate Of honorable
| | mention, together With special report ot tll'
, Jurors on the subject Of tho award. Each ex
htbltor will have tic right to produce aud pub
llsl tho report awarded to him, but the Com
t mission reserves the right 10 publish md dis
pose Of all reports In tho manner It thinks bes
: for public Information, and to emhody ~! dis
tribute tho reports records Of the Exhibition
a In tho year 1876 tho latest date for which t.,
full returns aro available, the eoul!netea q Aili
0 tralasfa amounted to total OF G0s 692,3Sa ~
i. Imports Of Victoria pelny ELI, ,715,S5a, ind th
8 exports Ella 100, aa5T. In the same year Austrn
2 asia took British manufactures nnd nroducts t
s the value OF $l5414, ,0l0, larger sum tlan IL
r exports to tile United States OF A'nct!en, IN
Ii lelrcs for TINT country oniy rcachlng
], El7,14t,13G Melbourne Is more rcat
ID ily accessible from all the scttIca districts c
Ic Australia ttan wns Philadelphia from the gtca
manufacturing and agricultural States Of til
o. American un!on, and there e conataut ~ stcat
/, and tl,u Islands Of the South Sea-.
,c Tho Acting Secretary Of the Gomm!saton
Mfr, George Collins Levcy, No. 8 Victoria Chan
bers, Wcstlnlustcr, London, 8. ".