THE NEW ZEALAND COURT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1296, 23 July 1886, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND COURT

The London Times of 3rd May contains the following notice of the Prince of ■Wales’ visit to the New Zealand Court at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition: In the large New Zealand Court, which formed the next stage of the Prince’s progress through car Empire, he spent a considerable time : and no wonder, for, outside India, few courts have more variety of interesting features Ucd-r the Intelligent guidance of Dr von Baaat and Dr Bnller, two eminent New Zealand scientists, the Prince was shown some of the most striking exhibits. Devon Haaet baa got bis fonr chambers arranged with furniture entirely of New Zealand manufacture, and in ■’•”>' taste. As might be expected, the Prince was greatly in terested In these, and in the other specimens of New Zealand manufactures with which the Court abounds The gigantic ipoa skeletons and the other natural history specimens to which we have all ready drawn attention, the addit < nal annexe for New Zealand plants and timbers, the agricultural products and|implements, |he specimens of wools, the Maori weapons jjtnd implements and carvings, all received dpe attention. Hitherto this colony has not a very active part in European international exhibitions, but such strides have been made of late years in all the elements of material wealth and progress, pastoral, mining, and industrial, and its Scientific surv ys and public works have been oarrit don upon so grand a sca’e, tjiat the Government availed themselves promptly and energetically of the invitation of the Boyal President to put. in an appearance at the Indian and Colon’al Exhibition befitting the stains which they are ambitious the colony should occupy. Dr von Paaat, who has a European reputation as a scientist and dietor of the Canterbury Museum, was deputed to visit the different paits of the colony and obtain the necessary aid, both from private individuals and public bodies. Ibe result seervs all that could be wished. What : he result is in detail we must leave to a future •rttole. It evidently gratified the Prince pf Wales, who expressed his satisfaction to Dr von Hsast in the heartiest terms.