THE EXHIBITION.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 378, 16 November 1889, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION.

PROGRAMME FOR THE OPENING.

[FBOM OUB OWN OOBBESPONDENT.J Dunedin, last night. Good progress is being made in the Exhit.on everywhere except in the Wellington and Napier Courts, which are the most backward in the whole building, and scarcely likely to be ready by opening day. At a meeting of the Commieaionera yesterday, the following programme wax submitted for the opening day

A procession will be formed at 9 o’clock on the 26th of November, consisting of Volunteers, Police, Friendly Societiei, Fire Brigades, and Trade Societies. After marching through the streets the procession will enter the building, and Form into line in the courts, througn which the Governor and officials will march

to the concert hall, Where the opening ceremony will take place. The National Anthem will be given as the Governor enters the hall, and A prayer w’ll be said by the President. The Old Hundredth and Copan's Song of Thanksgiving will be sung. The President will read an address, and

present to the Governor the key of th* building, whereupon The Governor will declare the Exhibition

open. A salvo of seventeen guns will then be fired. The Hallelujah Chorus and National Anthem will be sung, and The building will be thrown open to the general public.

The remainder of the exhibits for the Gisborne bay were despatched by last night’s steamer.