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APPENDIX No. XX.
Return showing the Number of Exhibitors of the United 'Kingdom and Colonies(exclusive of India ), whose Goods were removed from the Building during thelirst three days after the closing; and in each subsequent week until the 14thNovember 1851, including those placed in the Collection of the Royal Com-missioners.
Period.
Number ofKxhibitorswhose goodswere entirelyremoved.
Remarks.
First three days, if.tli to 1 8th OctoberWeek ending 25 th October - - -
„ 1st November
,, 8th November
,, 14th November -
2,360
2 > 95 7
1 ,>47490
114
Removed by band. No packing-caws admitted.
Total removed to 14th NovemberNumber in course of removal at the)same date ------ J
Exhibitors who bad removed nothing
7,068
79
>35
(Of these, some were afterwards found to havepresented their goods to the Royal Commis-( sioners or abandoned them.
Total Number of Exhibitors of the)United Kingdom and Colonies, ex->elusive of India - - - - )
7.382
The above return lias been compiled from reports made daily by the District .Superin-tendents. It was not found possible to carry out the same system upon the Foreign side;but it may bo stated that the removal of the whole of the Foreign goods was not completeduntil the lGth January 1852.
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APPENDIX No. XXL
Instructions from the Council of Chairmen to the Juries.
1. In accordance with the decisions of the Royal Commissioners, tho Council of Chairmenhave met and agreed to the following Instructions as a guide to the Jurios.
2. Working of Juries .—In regard to tho working of tho Jurios, the Council of Chairmenthink it advisablo to leave much to tho discretion and gradual experience of each Jury ; butupon tho following points tho decisions of tho Royal Commissioners are precise, and it will bodesirable that tho practico of tho Jurios should bo uniform.
3. Tho Juries will, at their first meeting on Monday, consider tho course to be followed intho examination of tho subjects confided to them, and arrange generally tho timo and placesfor their respective meetings.
4. Deputy Chairmen. —The first duty of each Jury will be to elect a Deputy Chairman, whowill assist tho Chairman, and fill his place in the Jury, or at tho Council, in his absence.
5. Jieporters .—A member of the Jury will bo appointed to draw up a Report upon tho classof subjects submitted to it. It will bo advisablo that this appointment should bo made assoon as tho eligibility and willingness of somo member to undertake that duty can bo ascer-tained. As tho Reports will probably bo published, they should be drawn up with the curenecessary to describe tho State of Industry of all Nations, as shown in this Exhibition, and insuch a manner as may best form a permanent record of tho Exhibition itself.
C. Sub-Committees .—Tho Royal Commissioners have given their sanction to Jurios acting inmatters of detail by Sub-Committees, llow far it may bo convenient in each case to adoptthis system, and to depute to a Sub-Committeo, or to individual members, the investigation ofparticular objects, is left to tho judgment of each Jury, but it must be borne in mind that noAward can bo made but by a majority of tho Jury.
7. Evidence and Associates .—When a Jury may wish to call in tho aid of persons of technicalknowledgo to aid their judgment, they may do so in conformity with tho 2Utli Article of thoGeneral Decision.