THE NEW SOUTH WALES COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 263, 10 November 1906, Page 4

THE NEW SOUTH WALES COURT.

i (By Telegraph. —frese Association.) The New South Weles court ~onta.i2s a very fine display of exhibits, intended to illustrate the great natural resources of the mtoher State. Directly before the door a handsome triple arch cf artis tic design in snowy plaster symbolises the agricultural and pastoral, mining, and commercial interests of the State. Small bays are devoted to '.he S f ite Agricultural Department and the Sydney Technical School. Tlie "ormer is occupied entirely with exhibits from the J State farms at Wagga-Wagga an ; : 3ithI urst, is filled with cecals, grasses, I and other products of the land. The ; height to which cereals end attain in the fertile soil of New Sou + h Wales I is depicted in these exhibits, the stalk J in some instances being no 'ess than six feet high. The results of the work accomplished on tho State's experimental stations furnish an interesting and instructive study for farmers. The Sydney Technical School shows a fine collection of paintings, drawings, and modellings, as well as work of a more technical character. The wool industry of the State also receives due prominence, and its importance is shown by the enormous revenue annually derived ffom the output of wool. As in the case of the Canadian =e"t.ion, the minerals form a very fine display, and the State Mines Department has spared no pains to Hpmonstrate the im mense and varied results of New Sou(.!» Wales in regard to minerals. Gold, silver, eopppr, lead, tin, and coal are amongst tlie chief items in this section, but there arc also exhibits of rarer I .metals, some of which are now regarii rd aa of grcar industrial value, such as j molybdenum 2nd tu-.igstsn. used ip coni neetion with the manufacture of steel. There is a remarkably fine exhibit of marbles of various Kinds from the quarries at Orange ami Some beautiful white marble panels, <md a mantelpiece of artistic design, indleale some of the uses to ■which this beautiful stone

can be applied. The entire mining ijc dustry of the State, and the pursued in various centres are shown in photographs. Amongst these the W 9 system at Broken Hil!, the premier gold mine of New South Wales, forme an iastructivc study. In addition to the display of minerals, ores of the different species are showa in the crude eta to. The Mines Department also exhibits specimens of ojjg 0 £ various kinds found in that portion at Australia, and these rnnge from 6hala to the finest motor spirit. The manufacture, of crockery anj glass-blowing- are shewn Tn three stands, while there is a large display of and similar products. Private firms having eparp in the court, show samples of Xrw South Wales pianos. Sydney technical college shows an inji posing exhibit of metal work executed by students and teachers. These artii' cles are of a very assorted character' embracing such diverse efforts of labour" and skill as modelled busts hammered from a single Bheet of lead, leaves and flowers of the most delicate ■workman.' ship, mechanics' tools of various pat> terns, screws, ppnnners, and many other such indispensable articles of modern industry. There is also a display of wheels and other wooden articles fnewrod from ironbark and others of the various elapses of timbers in which New South Wales abounds. Soaps and other articles of commercial utility are shown on different stands. The fine collection of panoramic viewj ! which ornament the walls of the court I enable the visitor to realise something of the ( baractpr and potentialities of the country and the methods pursued in regard to mining, farming and other I leading industries. J The gold and silver output, wtuch has always ben a con?picuons factor in the prosperity of the State, is represented by two small pillar, one gilt and I the other silvered, but they are merely j symbolic, and have no proportionate reI ference to the actual importance of these particular branches of the mining in. dustry. The court is in charge of Mr H. C. L. Anderson, State Commissioner