We yesterday expressed the opinion that, in fixing the number of Exhibition com mitteemen, Sir Julius Vogeu was not likely to run counter to the wishes of those to whom he must of necessity look for assistance in the achievement of his object, which of course is to make the Exhibition a thorough success. We now learn that on further consideration it has been determined that the twenty nomina tions of the manufacturers shall be ac cepted, instead of seven as originally suggested. But, beyond that, the Go vernment has decided that the total strength of the Committee shall be very considerably increased. It was at first announced that the Committee would consist of fifteen or twenty mem bers, but as there_ will be large and numerous sub-committees, each with a good deal of work to attend to, it has been thought advisable to bring the full number of the main Committee up to at least one hundred. The list already ap proved of by the Colonial Treasurer in cludes all the members for the Provincial District of Wellington (of both branches of the Legislature), together with the principal public men, manufacturers, and merchants of the district. The names of the Committee will probably be published in the New Zealand Gazelle to-night, or at any rate within thenext day ortwo. We cannot avoid remarking that there appears to have been a considerable amount of bungling in connection with the appoint ment of this Committee, but we may hope it will at last be satisfactorily ar ranged. There is as yet no certainty as to the designation of the newly created body. It has been called indiscrimin ately a Committee, a Council, and a Commission. Any one of the names will do, but it ought to be definitely fixed for the sake of avoiding confusion.
