And now that lam on this subject, Ijtnink the thank, of this committee are due.to these nowepapers for tke valuable ruist ance they have rendered iv waking up fn d obtiiuing o.ff ers,from many who would not otherwise have thenV ßell^- rAt a Juiohcon held in the exhibition, at whioh I had the hoaour of proposing atoast (gave stonily what I considered to be thl chief objeots of such an undertaking as this-and these wera to amuse and educate the people, to foster good feeling and improve our trade with the neighbouring colonies and Home countries, andl to ol 6th 0e ns ce rß OU jot;. Clllefly look t0 asßißt ta oa"yih« I come across people daily who talk as if they wish the exhibition to be a failure, aLd are even dis appointed at the success which has attended it ud to the_ present; to these and others I would point out such a failure would be a national calamity/and while I have your advice and assistance it shall not be laid to the door of Canterbury that she did other than her utmost to make the exhibition a crciit to the colony. k?r&^ h«a^ gffi»% 'KUnt 8 courts, or listen to the orchestra, and I think he wUI find an amusement and education of a hicher class Zeai'andf B°£ "8 kiM befOre Prided in New ' This report would not be complete did I hot refer faKSs^rTntife t^Ke°^ •e-wched to find out who really have arrived in S Sllttht'mo^'no^Sig; 411 'M' I have already advejaki that this great "social aud moral movement" ought to be taken the fullest donM ?h B "^lS Uf nde ■ 1° nßidßlr tlOn ' but there is n» doubt the greatest assistance should come from the Government in the shape of offering cheno rail fores. Our mayor, with Mr A. B. G Hhodes rthe mcmll M fo,j:,^We.T),Mr Ka,e,and myself waited Ha?lwa« r »^ ern>WhV^'° h!ef Oommiasioner of Railways, and brought this question before him, and thouuh we left with the hope of some concessions teing made, no good result has come whatever of the ih te c y rVwer Ve,Sa rr? th6faleßremaill-3s more th many would go to see it bnt for the prohibitive Mtes. If someone in Chriatchurch with more leisure than I have. 