THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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TH MAY. 1889.
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4. The Exhibition will be ready for the reception of exhibits on October 1, 1889, and space not occupied by November 1, 1889, will revert to the Commissioners for reassignment. The Exe- cutive Commissioner shall at any time have power to reserve or reduce space which, in his opinion, is not fully occupied or misused.
5. The Executive. Commissioner may issue at his discretion weekly licenses for the sale of articles manufactured in the Exhibition, but no other exhibit will be allowed to be taken out of the buildings until the close of the Exhibition; and any exhibitor selling goods for immediate de- livery renders himself liable to the forfeiture of his space and all rights as an exhibitor.
6. The Exhibition building will be constituted a bonded store, but exhibits sold will be subject to
-duty.
7. The introduction of dangerous substances is strictly prohibited.
8. Packages intended for the Exhibition must be painted or labelled with the following device as a distinctive mark N.Z.E. together with the name of the exhibitor and country or colony in which court the exhibit will be shown.
9. Customs entries, transportation, receiving, and arranging articles for exhibition must be under- taken by the exhibitor at his own expense, but no charge will be made for the carriage of goods intended for exhibition on the railway lines. New Zealand and Island exhibits will be carried free on the Union S.S. Company's boats, and Australian exhibits the double journey at single freight.
10. The protection of invention capable of being patented and of designs is secured by the patent law of New Zealand. No exhibit may be drawn, copied, or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the joint consent of the exhibitor and the Executive Commissioner. The Com- missioners, however, reserve to themselves the right of authorising the production of general
views.
11. If exhibits are not intended for competition, notice must be given in the application for space, 12. An official catalogue will be published in English by the Commissioners, by whom the sale of
catalogues is reserved. Anything beyond the ordinary description of the exhibit, togethe with the name of the exhibitor, must be paid for as an advertisement.
13. The representatives of countries and colonies will be allowed to group their exhibits as they may think fit in that portion of the Exhibition buildings allotted to them, subject always to the approval of the Executive Commissioner.
14. Motive power will be supplied to exhibits of processes of manufacture free of charge on application to the Executive Commissioner; but the right is reserved of reducing the amount asked for, or to make a charge for certain portions of the motive power supplied at discretion. The Com- missioners desire to encourage the display of machinery in motion, and of all descriptions of manufactures in progress. Requests for motive power must be made to the Secretary prior to 1st July, 1889.
15. All shafting, pulleys, belting, machines, &c.. for the transmission of power from the main shafting,
must be provided by and at the cost of the Exhibitor.
16. Judges will be appointed by the Commissioners, acting mainly upon the recommendation of the
exhibitors themselves. Certificates of first, second, and third order of merit will be awarded. 17. The removal of exhibits from the Exhibition buildings and grounds must be completed within one month from the close of the Exhibition. Goods remaining after that period will be removed by order of the Executive Commissioner, at the risk of exhibitors, and sold by auction or otherwise disposed of at his direction, and the net proceeds handed to the exhibitors or their duly ap- pointed agents.
18. Every person who becomes an exhibitor thereby acknowledges and undertakes to observe the rules
and regulations established from time to time for the government of the Exhibition.
19. The Commissioners reserve the right to alter, explain, or add to these regulations, at any time,
whatever may be deemed necessary.
20. Precautions will be taken to preserve exhibits from injury and to guard the buildings, but no res- ponsibility will be taken for damage or loss from whatever cause. Exhibitors will make their own arrangements for effecting insurances.
Form of applications for space and all further information can be obtained from
D. HARRIS HASTINGS, Secretary.
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