1080 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH OCTOBER, 1893.
opening of the Exhibition will be otherwise allotted, and all payments made in respect thereof absolu- tely forfeited.
Exhibitors will have to pay all expenses of conveying, delivering, arranging, fixing, and removing their exhibits, and also the cost of the erection of all fixtures, screens, and counters when required; and they must personally, or by a representative, superintend the transmission, reception, unpacking, installation, and (at the close of the Exhibition) the removal of their goods. The Executive Committee reserve to themselves the right of doing whatever may be considered necessary at the expense of the Exhibitor, unless this regulation is strictly complied with. Should any goods be deposited in the Exhibition premises during the absence of the Exhibitor or his repre- sentative, the Directors will not be responsible for any loss or damage from whatsoever cause arising.
6. Motive power, steam, gas, or water, will be supplied by the Directors at cost price, and subject to certain regulations. Exhibitors requiring such motive power must fill up the Special Application Form which has been prepared for that Section, and which will be supplied on application. Exhibitors requiring counters, shafting, pulleys, and belting must supply them at their own expense.
7. Schedules and Applications for Space may be had from the Secretary, or any of the Official Agents. These must be filled up and returned on or before the 1st of September, 1894, to ensure the Exhibits being entered in the Official Catalogue.
8. The nature of the articles which it is proposed to exhibit must be fully specified in the Form of Application for Space, and no article which is not clearly described in the Application Form will be allowed in the Exhibition without the special permission of the Directors.
9. The Directors reserve the right to refuse any Exhibit without stating any reason for so doing. 10. Foreign and Colonial Commissioners or Official Agents are invited to communicate with the Secretary. The Directors will place at their disposal all information, plans, or documents that may be useful to them.
11. Applicants for space from countries in which no Commissioner or Official Agents have been appointed will correspond direct with the Secretary.
12. The Directors will endeavour to obtain from the various railways, carriers, and steamship companies special terms for the conveyance of Exhibitors' goods to and from the Exhibition, and these arrangements will be communicated to intending Exhibitors.
13. All packages containing goods for the Exhibition must have painted on two sides the dis-
tinctive mark
with the name and address of the Exhibitor. Labels for this purpose will be
1.E.T. 1894
supplied to each Exhibitor applying for same.
14. Packages from foreign countries must likewise have painted on two sides the distinctive
mark
I.E.T.
1894
They must also be marked in such a way as to show distinctly the name of the Ex-
FOREIGN.
hibitor, and the country from whence they came.
15. No case, counter, platform, screen, or partition must (without special permission) exceed the following dimensions:---
Show Cases and Partitions Counters....
Platforms
.10 ft. above the floor.
2 ft. 6 in. 1 ft.
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16. Exhibitors may erect railings around their stands, and provide canopies, subject to approval; in every instance these railings and canopies must be within the area of the space allotted. In the case of machinery in motion it is imperative that it be sufficiently railed.
17. The flooring must not be cut, altered, removed, or strengthened, except by sanction of the Executive Committee, and at the expense of the Exhibitor.
18. No Exhibitor will be permitted to display Exhibits in such a manner as to obstruct the light, or project beyond the space allotted, or impede the view along the open spaces, or occasion injury or inconvenience to other Exhibitors.
19. In order to insure uniformity of decoration, no Exhibitor will be allowed to put up flags, banners, or other kind of decoration without permission; and for covering counters, screens, or partitious a uniform material will be selected, which may be bought by Exhibitors at the building.
¡ll signs or name boards. which must he new and clean, and of approved size, must be placed to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee, and must in no case interfere with the lighting. They must be black or maroon with gold letters.