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A diversity of opinion exists amongst those who have been con- 

 sulted as to the advisability of there being competitive sections for 

 the various classes of goods exhibited. The Committee are in the 

 hands of the exhibitors in this matter, and would like an expression 

 of opinion on the point from those interested. 



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 etc., also full Committee list. 



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A few extracts from the Report of the Committee appointed by 

 the Board of Trade to make inquiries in reference to the value of 

 exhibition. 



Committee : 



Lord Airedale, Sir Alfred Bateman, k.c.m.g. (Chairman), Sir Swire 

 Smith, Sir Isidore Spielmann, Mr. A. Wilson Fox, c.b. 

 (Board of Trade), Mr. Charles A. Harris, c.b., c.m.g. 

 (Colonial Office), Mr. Algernon Law (Foreign Office), Mr. 

 Malcolm Ramsay, c.b. (Treasury), Mr. Samuel J. Waring. 



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Another consideration which appears to weigh with manufacturers 

 of standing is the unbusinesslike and undignified manner in which 

 they are apt to be mixed up with {a) what they call " fakers," i.e., the 

 paltry dealers in cheap articles of ornament and amusement which do 

 not represent British industry ; and (b) the general element of popular 

 amusement which has become part of the life of the modern Exhibi- 

 tion are kept open less with a view to the furtherance of trade 

 interests than with the object of attracting visitors and achieving 

 financial success from the receipt of gate money. The number of side 

 shows and other entertainments has, in consequence, increased to a 

 very great extent at recent exhibitions, and it is thought by many 

 that this has resulted in attracting, as visitors to the Exhibition, 

 pleasure seekers, rather than serious students or possible customers. 

 There is no doubt that, in the opinion of many manufacturers, the 



