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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH OCTOBER, 1861.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF INDUSTRY AND ART TO BE HELD IN LONDON IN 1862.
Her Majesty's Commissioners:
THE EARL GRANVILLE, K.G., Lord President of the Council.
THE MARQUIS OF CHANDOS.
THOMAS BARING, Esq., M.P.
C. WENTWORTH DILKE, Esq. THOMAS FAIRBAIRN, Esq.
F. R. SANDFORD, Esq., Secretary.
DECISIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS ON POINTS RELATING TO THE
EXHIBITION.
1. Her Majesty's Commissioners have fixed upon Thursday the 1st day of May 1862 for opening the Exhibition.
2. The Exhibition building will be erected on a site adjoining the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, and in the immediate neighbourhood of the ground occupied in 1851, on the occasion of the first International Exhibition.
3. The portion of the building to be devoted to the exhibition of Pictures will be erected in brick, and will occupy the entire front towards Cromwell Road; the portion in which Machinery will be exhibited will extend along Prince Albert's Road, on the west side of the gardens.
4. All works of industry to be exhibited should have been pro- duced since 1850. The decision whether goods, proposed to be exhibited, are admissible or not, must, in each case, eventually rest with Her Majesty's Commissioners.
5. Subject to the necessary limitation of space, all- persons, whether designers, inventors, manufacturers, or producers of articles, will be allowed to exhibit; but they must state the character in which they do so.
6. Her Majesty's Commissioners will communicate with Foreign and Colonial exhibitors only through the Commission which the Government of each Foreign Country or Colony may appoint for that purpose; and no article will be admitted from any Foreign Country or Colony without the sanction of such Commission.
7. No rent will be charged to exhibitors.
8. Every article produced or obtained by human industry, whether of
Raw materials,
Machinery,
Manufactures, or
Fine Arts,
will be admitted to the Exhibition, with the exception of
Living animals and plants.
Fresh vegetable and animal substances, liable to spoil by
keeping..
Detonating or dangerous substances.
Copper Caps, or other Articles of a similar nature, may be exhibit- ed, provided the detonating powder be not inserte; also Lucifer Matches, with imitation tops.
9. Spirits or alcohols, oils, acids, corrosive salts, and substances of a highly inflammable nature, will only be admitted by special written permission, and in well secured glass vessels.
10. The articles exhibited will be divided into the following classes:-
SECTION I.
Class 1. Mining, Quarrying, Metallurgy, and Minera! Products.
2. Chemical Substances and Products, and Pharmaceutical
Processes.
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3. Substances used for Food, including Wines.
4. Animal and Vegetable Substances used in Manufactures.
SECTION 11.
Class 5. Railway Plant, including Locomotive Engines and Car-
riages.
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6. Carriages not connected with Rail or Tram Roads.
7. Manufacturing Machines and Tools.
8. Machinery in general.
9. Agricultural aud Horticultural Machines and Implements.
10. Civil Engineering, Architectural, and Building Contriv-
ances.
11. Military Engineering, Armour and Accoutrements, Ord-
nance, and Small Arms.
12. Naval Architecture, Ship's Tackle.
13. Philosophical Instruments and Processes depending upon
their use.
14. Photographic Apparatus and Photography.
.. 15. Horological Instruments.
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16. Musical Instruments.
17. Surgical Instruments and Appliances.
Class 18. Cotton.
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19. Flax and Hemp.
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20. Silk and Velvet.
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SECTION III.
21. Woollen and Worsted, including Mixed Fabrics generally. 22. Carpets.
23. Woven. Span, Felted, and Laid Fabrics, when shown as
specimens of Printing or Dyeing.
21. Tapestry, Lace, and Embroidery. 25. Skins, Fur, Feathers, and Hair.
26. Leather, including Saddlery aud Harness.
JUNE 1861.
Class 27. Articles of Clothing.
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28. Paper, Stationery, Printing, and Bookbinding.
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29. Educational Works and Appliances.
30. Furniture and Upholstery, including Paperhangings and
Papier-mâché.
31. Tron and General Hardware.
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32. Steel and Cutlery.
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33. Works in Precious Metals, and their imitations, and
Jewellery.
34. Glass.
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35. Pottery.
36. Manufactures not included in previous classes.
SECTION TV.--MODERN FINE ARTS.
(See Decision 111-123.)
Class 37. Architecture.
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38. Paintings in Oil and Water Colours, and Drawings.
39. Sculpture, Models, Die-sinking, and Intaglios.
40. Etchings and Engravings.
11. Prizes, or rewards for merit, in the form of medals, will be given in Sectious I., II., III.
12. Prices may be affixed to the articles exhibited in Sections I., II., III.
13. Her Majesty's Commissioners will be prepared to receive all articles which may he sent to them, on or after Wednesday the 12th of February, and will continue to receive goods until Monday the 31st of March 1862 inclusive.
14. Articles of great size or weight, the placing of which will require considerable labour, must be sent before Saturday the 1st of March 1862; and manufacturers wishing to exhibit machinery, or other objects. that will require foundations or special construc- tious, must make a declaration to that effect on their demands for space.
15. 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 Exhi bition, and the convenience of other exhibitors.
16. Where it is desired to exhibit processes of manufacture, a suflicient number of articles. however dissimilar, will be admitted for the purpose of illustrating the process; but they must not execed the number actually required. (17–25.)*
26. Exhibitors will be required to deliver their goods at such part of the building as shall be indicated to them, with the freight, carriage, porterage, and all charges and dues upon them paid.
27. The vans will be unloaded, and the articles and packages taken to the places appointed in the building, by the officers of Her Majesty's Commissioners,
28. Upon receipt of notice from Her Majesty's Commissioners, that the articles are deposited in the building, exhibitors, or their representatives, or agents, must themselves unpack, put together, and arrange their goods.
29. 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 Commissioners. 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. (30-34.)*
35. No counters, or fittings, will be provided by Her Majesty's Commissioners. Exhibitors will be permitted, subject only to the necessary general regulations, to erect, according to their own taste, all the comuters, stands, glass frames, brackets, awnings, hangings, or similar contrivances which they may consider best calculated for the display of their goods.
36. 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 ma- chinery, and polished goods, should make the requisite arrangements for keeping the articles free from rust during the time of the Exhi- bition. (87-42)*
43. Exhibitors must be at the charge of insuring their own goods, should they desire this security, Every precaution will be taken to prevent fire, theft, or other losses, and Her Majesty's Commis- sioners will give all the aid in their power for the legal prosecution 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. 44. Exhibitors may employ assistants (male or female) to keep in order the articles they exhibit, or to explain them to visitors, after obtaining written permission from Her Majesty's Commission- ers; but such assistants will be forbidden to invite visitors to pur- chase the goods of their employers. (45-49.)*
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