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whereabouts of fire-fighting appliances, and fire exitse

material, which was of light construction, might also have been

subjected to a fire-proofing prooval,

com

It was definitely noticeable that this year the standard of

erection and preparation of stanus, both as regarcia appears.oë, sisa

and suitability for display} #lac the actual dressing, approximated

much more closely the Home standards than anything previously seen

in the Colony, Last year the majority of exhibitors contente: then-

selves with using Military tables (which had been burrowed by the

Committee through the courtesy of the Military Authorities).

your the majority provided specially designed atm-8, an aume

exhibitors went to consiccrabie exzonse,

This

The Jommittee has beurs criticised for not making up its

mind at an early stage exactly how long the Fair should be open

each day, and letting exhibitors and the public know well in

Eigītwo'clock was the hour originally contemplated for

closing at night, but as an after-thought, a i ev days before the

Fair opened, it we decided to keep open uniá1 10 pele, aku kava

me

a Band playing in the pavilion me un extra (and, as it turned out,

cua-may) attraction to draw the crowd,

Un

Soue responsible for the arrancsau vit a wore all amateuro

and they will be able to profit by their own mainked,

iz

An obærver

with experience of the British Industirez Fair in England, conmonts

that the whole xhibition was rum on hand to muth lines in that

exhibitors were not provided with any printed rules, inforamtion

There was no Exhibition Office at the exhibition

there any permanent staff to whom applicati n

or instruotione,

itself, nor was

coulɛ be made for information, lack of this being fortuitously but

efficiently