THE EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2479, 17 March 1882, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

Mr J. P. Jameson, the Preside't of the Christchurch Industrial Association, having represented to Messrs Joubert and Twopeny that he had been advised that the Government would not forward any exhibits to the International Exhibition on account of financial obstacles, those gentlemen have determined to overcome the difficulty by sotting apart a certain space for Government exhibits free of charge. Mr Dilworth, who arrived yesterday by the s.s. Te Anau, comes accredited as the representative of a large number of exhibitors in Groat Britain and Ireland, The exhibits are differently classified. Thus Class 11. is devoted to apparatus and application of the liberal arte; Claes 111. comprises furniture and other objects for use in dwellings ; whilst Class IV. includes clothing, fabrics, and other objects of personal wear. To Claes Y belongs products of min’ng industry, forestry, chemicals, &o. Class VI is set apart for apparatus and processes used in the common arte. To Class VII. belong food, fresh, preserved or in various states of preservation; and Class VIII. claims fermented and other drinks. Of these classes numbera of the exhibits have been specially prepared for the Exhibition with an idea of showing excellence. Wo forbear from giving the list of exhibits, as it would bo incomplete owing to Mr Dilworth expecting accessions to each class. Very complete arrangements have been made with the Telegraph Department, Mr Moddings having arranged to lay telegraph and telephone linos to the building. The following exhibits will Be sent by the Maoris at Kaiapoi: Women—Mrs Mutu, flax mat ; Mrs Pohippi, miniature closk made of Indian corn leaves, lot dressed flax, fancy basket, large fishing net ; Mrs Mahuika, fancy basket made of flax, and a plain flax basket; Mrs Simoon, smoking cap, teapot cosy, pair flax shoes, set flax dinner mats ; Mrs Wilson Wi, polished greenstone, shark’s tooth earring, whitebait net; Mrs Kunu, sling for carrying wood, flax watch pocket, plain flax basket ; Mrs Hopa, flax basket, colored ; Mrs Nihena, greenstone brooch ; Mrs Tini, greenstone mere. Maori Men’s Exhibits—Wilson Wi, flax dish, eel pot, net, flax drinking vessel; Captain Cook, 2 bed mats, 2 flax cloaks ; Paratone, eel spear, fern roots crusher; Martin, potatoe sower, tinder wood for striking fire ; Pohippi, 2 flax boats, cover or top for boats, oar; Ropata, flax fly catcher ; Te Aika, large slab of greenstone ; Hakopa, colored flax mat, spear ; Abitans, spear of whalebone; Wi Nihena, whitebait net, canoe paddle, flax cloak (ookrei) ; Hoani Unu, flax cloak (colored) ; Nikaera, slab of greenstone, three greenstones (polished) , panel scent leaves ; Pohippi, ball made of rauoo ; Simeon, ball made of raupo; Rev. G. P. Mutu, dark stone axe, floor mat (kiekie) ; Marlin, greenstone head ; Kiwonc, cloak mat made from pigeon feathers, bone club.