THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH MAY, 1865.
10. Prizes, or rewards for merit, in the form of medals, will be given in Sections I., II., and III.
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11. Prices may be affixed to the articles exhibited in Sections I., II, III., and IV. These may be sold at any period during the Exhibition, or by general auction at the close of the Exhibition, a small commission being in all cases deducted on account of the Exhibition charges. No article exhibited can be removed before the close of the Exhibition.
12. The Promoters will be prepared to receive all articles which may be sent to them, on or after the 1st of April, and will continue to receive goods until Monday, the 31st of July 1886 inclusive.
13. Articles of great size or weight, the placing of which will require considerable labour, must be sent before Saturday, the 1st of July 1866, 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.
14. 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.
15. Where it is desired to exhibit processes of manufacture, a sufficient number of articles, however dissimilar, will be admitted for the purpose of illustrating the process; but they must not exceed the number actually required.
16. Exhibitors will be required to deliver their goods at such part of the building as shall be indicated to them, with the carriage, porterage, and all charges and dues upon them paid, excepting freight.
17. The carts will be unloaded, and the articles and packages taken to the places appointed in the building, by the officers of the Promoters.
18. Upon receipt of notice from the Promoters that the articles are deposited in the building, exhibitors, or their repre- sentatives, or agents, must themselves unpack, put together, and arrange their goods.
19. Packing cases must be removed at the cost of the exhibitors or their agents, as soon as the goods are examined and deposited in charge of the Promoters. If not removed within three days of notice being given, they will be disposed of, and the proceeds, if any, applied to the funds of the Exhibition.
20. No counters or fittings will be provided by the Promoters. Exhibitors will be permitted, subject only to the necessary general regulations, to erect, according to their own taste, all the counters, stands, glass frames, brackets, awnings, hangings, or similar contrivances which they may consider best calculated for the display of their goods. Exhibitors will, however, be assisted in every way in setting up fittings.
21. Exhibitors, or their representatives, should provide whatever light temporary covering may be requisite (such as sheets of oiled calico) to protect their goods from dust; and, in the case of machinery and polished goods, should make the requisite arrangements for keeping the articles free from rust during the time of the Exhibition.
22. Exhibitors must be at the charge of insuring their own goods, should they des re this security. Every precaution will be taken to prevent fire, theft, or other losses; and the Promoters will give all the aid in their power for the legal prose- cution of any persons guilty of robbery or wilful injury in the Exhibition, but they will not be responsible for losses or damage of any kind which may be occasioned by fire, or theft, or in any other manner.
23. Exhibitors may employ assistants to keep in order the articles they exhibit, or to explain them to visitors, after obtaining written permission from the Promoters; but such assistants will be forbidden to invite visitors to purchase the goods of their employers.
24. Articles once deposited in the Building will not be permitted to be removed without written permission from the Promoters.
25. Persons who may wish to exhibit Machines or trains of Machinery in motion, will be allowed to have them worked, as far as practicable, under their own superintendence and by their own men.
26. Intending exhibitors in the United Kingdom are requested to apply, without delay, to the Loudon Commission for
■ Form of Demand for space, stating at the sanie time in which of the four Sections they wish to exhibit.
27. The following is the Form which has to be filled up:----
1. Name and Christian name of applicant, (or name of firm.)
2. Nature of business carried on.
3. Address.
No. of street or square, &c.
and
Name of town.
4. Nature of articles to be exhibited.
5. Number of Class in which they are to be exhibited.
6. Probable Space that will be required for articles or case in which they will be shown:-
Floor Space.
Length
Breadth
Height
Height Width
Hanging or Wall Space.
.feet. *.. feet.
.feet.
feet. .feet.
28. Foreign and Colonial exhibitors should apply to the Commission, or other Central Authority appointed by the Foreign or Colonial Government, as soon as notice has been given of its appointment.
29. No articles of foreign manufacture, to whomsoever they may belong, or wheresoever they may be, can be admitted for exhibition except with the sanction of the Central Exhibition Authority of the country of which they are the produce. The Promoters or the London or New York Commission respectively will communicate to such Central Authority the amount space which can be allowed to the productions of the country for which it acts, and will also state the further conditions All articles forwarded and limitations which may, from time to time, be decided on with respect to the admission of articles.
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by such Central Authority will be admitted, provided they do not require greater aggregate amount of space than that assigned to the country from which they come; and provided also that they do not violate the general conditions and limitations. It will rest with the Central Authority in each country to decide upon the merits of the several articles presented for exhibition, and to take care that those which are sent are such as fairly represent the Industry of their fellow-countrymen. 30. Separate space will be allotted to each Foreign Country, within which the Commissioners for that country will be at liberty to arrange the productions entrusted to them, in such manner as they think best, subject to the condition that all Machinery shall be exhibited in the portion of the Building specially devoted to that purpose, and all Pictures in the Fine Art Galleries, and to the observance of any general rules that may be laid down by the Promoters for public convenience.
31. By arrangements made with the Government of Bombay it is hoped that all Foreign or Colonial Goods intended for Exhibition sent and achiressed in accordance with these regulations, will be admitted into the country, and allowed to be transmitted to the Exhibition Building without being previously opened, and without payment of any duty.
32. Every article sent separately, and every package, must be legibly marked with the name of the foreign country or colony of which it is the produce or manufacture, and, as far as practicable, with the name of the exhibitor or exhibitors.
33. The following are the Forms of addresses which should be adopted;-