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bo addressed to them, they can only refer it to the central body. This decision is essentiallynecessary, in order to prevent confusion.

72. The Commissioners do not insist upon articles being in all cases actually forwardedby the Central Authority, though they consider that this would generally be the mostsatisfactory arrangement ; but it is indispensable that the sanction of such Authority shouldin all cases bo expressly given, and that it bo held responsible for the fitness of such articlesfor exhibition, and for not authorizing the exhibition of a greater quantity than can beaccommodated in the space assigned to tho productions of the country in question.

73. In caso the Central Authority in any country should be of opinion that tho spaceallotted to tho productions of that country is greater than it will require, tho Commissionershave to request that this opinion may bo communicated to them, as it is obvious that it wouldnot appear well if a large vacant space should be left in the department assigned to anycountry.

74. The Commissioners reserve to themselves the unfettered right of directing thoarrangement of all goods that may be sent in such a manner as they may think proper. Theywill endeavour, in the case of articles the nature of which admits of their so doing, to causethe arrangement of each section to havo some reference to the nationality of th.e productionsexhibited in it, and will not intermix the productions of one country with those of another, incases where the objects of the exhibition can be attained without their doing so. Whatevermay be their arrangements, however, they undertake to find places for all articles sent byeach country which could, if placed together, bo exhibited in tho aggregate space allotted tothat country, provided only that they bo informed in sufficient time what proportion of thatspace will bo required for Haw Materials, what proportion for Machinery , what proportion forManufactured Articles, and what proportion for objects of Fine Art.

75. 7G, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84.

[It was found in practice that the information necessary for carrying into effect, this system conld notbe obtained from Foreign countries, and an arrangement strictly geographical was substituted forthat indicated in tiro above Decision, except so far as concerned machinery in motion, which, ofcourse, had to be brought to the motive power.—See also 14'Jc,]

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO COLONIAL AND FOREIGN EXHIBITORS.

85. Colonial and Foreign productions will bo admitted without paying duty, for thepurposes of exhibition, but not for internal consumption. Her Majesty’s Commissioners ofCustoms will consider all such articles as Bonded Goods.

Arrangements made by the .Hoard of Customs.

8G. That all AVorks intended for tho Exhibition will, in the first instance, be admitted intothis country without payment of duty ; the goods will not be subject to examination at thewaterside, but be conveyed to the place of Exhibition, at the expense of tho Importer, undercharge of proper officers of tho Customs, to be there opened by the Importer or his agent, andexamined in the presence of tho proper officer of the Customs, in order to ascertain tho rateof duty which they would bo liable to if sold in this country, and to havo such marks attachedthereto as may be considered necessary to maintain the identity of the goods.

87. The goods brought for Exhibition will bo considered as warehoused, under theAVarehousing Regulations, in the premises appointed for the Exhibition ; and security mustbe given in each caso for the due re-exportation of the goods, or payment of tho duty at thoclose of tho Exhibition.

88. No Goods liable to duty to bo on any account removed from the premises until thotermination of the Exhibition, and then only on, payment of tho duty, or for re-exportation.

89. That Goods intended for Exhibition should be imported into ono of tho following Forts,viz.—London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Newcastle, Dover, Folkestone , and Southampton ;and the Board of Customs to make such regulations, and uppoiut such officers of tho Depart-ment for taking charge of tho goods at tho place of Exhibition, in communication with thoCommission for conducting tho proceedings, as may bo deemed essential for tho security oftho interests of tho Revenue.

90. All goods which are forwarded to England will remain deposited in charge of theCustoms, until claimed by an agent of tho party sending them, who will have to establish hisright, to remove them to the Jiuilding by jirodue.ing the bill of lading, and tho certificate givenby the Central Authorities in each country that such goods are for the Exhibition.

91. Goods placed in the charge of tho officers of the Royal Commission by a Custom-houseAgent, for which goods ho has given bond, will not bo permitted to bo removed from thoExhibition by any person but the agent through whom they are exhibited.

92. 93, 94, 95.

RECEPTION OF FOREIGN AND COLONIAL ARTICLES ONLY.

92(i. Tho Commissioners have published the following rules for tho information ofForeign Commissions and Colonial Committees, respecting tho reception of Articles at thoBuilding. *