THE EXHIBITION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2562, 24 June 1882, Page 4

THE EXHIBITION.

Blondin’* fan's on the tight rope wore highly appreciated by the auaii ncc, and Ibe Austrian band played a capital selection of maiio. In the evening the Austrian bond gave some capital el ring music, including a new valie, which was excellently played and highly appreciated. Yesterday the children of the Kaapm Borough school, including over 300 boys and girls, visited the Exhibition in charge of the hand master, Mr R. J- Alexander, and their teachers. A special train conveyed the party to Addington, leaving ICaiapoi at 10 80, in which ware Mr Parnhnm, chairman, and the members of the School Committee, as well as several parents of the scholars. At the Exhibition they amu'ed themselves for some hours, and probably learnt many practical lessons from the objects exhibited; and sang three or four pieces of music, whioh it is to be regretted wore not included in the competition for the schools some time ago, as the scholars sang with very good effect. The special train returned home at 5.30 p.m., and after hearty cheers had been given by the scholars for the committee and the teachers they were then dismissed. To-day the dog show, for whioh a large number of entries have been made, will taka place, and Blondin will also appear. In addition to the programme already published for the visit of the members of both Houses, it is probable that an American demonstration will be held on “ Independence Day," July 4th, in the Exhibition. Messrs Joubert and Twopony have received a telegram from Mr B. T. Qillon, the chairman of the Press Gallery, stating that it is probable that seven or eight members of the Fourth Estate will accept the kind invitation of the promoters to visit the Exhibition in company with the members of both House®. Visitors to the Exhibition will learn with regret that Professor Charles Bailey, one of the institutions of the Exhibition, has left for fresh fields and pastures now. Mr Bailey, during his stay here, was the source of on immense amount of amusement to the habitues of the Exhibition, and, apart from hia connection in this respect, ho had made a large number of friends by his geniality. Several of them went to Lyttelton on Thursday to bid him bon voyage. At a meeting of the committee of judging and awards held at the Exhibition offices on Wednesday night the following business was transacted:

Letters were received from Messrs Bankin and Webster, the two remaining jurors in •notion 11, confirming Messrs Oroll and Bosg’s statement with regard to the award of a certificate of gold medal to Messrs F. and D. Duncan’s single-furrow plough, and asserting that there was no dissentient voice at the time the award was made. The award was confirmed.

The award to Merer* Nelson, Moate and Co., Octavius Steele and 00., and the Oriental Tea Company being against the letter of the regulation a was quashed, but the committee decided that “ as in spite of this irregularity they were thoroughly convinced from the separate evidence of the jurors, Messrs Shand, Irving and Broomhall, that the test was conducted under the most severe and impartial conditions, a certificate of gold medal should be awarded to Nelson, Moate and Co. as the exhibitors of the best packet teas by pence par lb, and a silver medal to Octavios Steele and 00. for the excellent quality of the Indian tea shown by them.” A certificate of gold medal was given to the Springfield Coal Company for the excellence of their terracotta manufactures and the efforts they had made to advance this industry. Certificates of gold medal were awarded to the following exhibitors of musical instruments ;—J. Brinsmead and Sons and Boh*edmeyer and Co , for cottage pianos ; The Smith American Organ Co., for American organs ; B saon and Co., for wind instruments; and Milner and Thompson, for a general display 'of superior instruments. The silver medal awarded to St. Jacob’s oil by the jurors was refused on the ground of it* being a patent medicine. 1 Certificates of gold medal were awarded to the following exhibitor* already placed in the first order of meritJ. B. Brown and Co,, Burgon and Ball, Ounnington and Kant, Imperial Wine Co., 8, H, Johnson and Co., F. Parkes and Co., Phosphor Bronze Co., Taylor Bros., J. Wright and Co., Union Steamship 00., Ward and Payne, Whiteoross Wire Co., Alcook and 00., Geo. Wright and Co., Crowder and Garrod, Hamilton and 00., Zaocato and Wolff, The Britannia Manufacturing Co., Geo. Borwiok and Sons. In Section I. the jurors state that had all the information as to price, &c., in connection with the Hematite Paint Company’s exhibit been available, they would have recommended it for a gold medal. In Section IY. the jurors furnish a supplementary report, recommending the following exhibitors for certificates of gold medal, viz.:—J. Goddard, Leicester ; Booke, Tompsitt and 00,, Melbourne ; Day, Son and Hewitt, London ; The Maltine Company, London ; Perris and 00., Bristol j Trier, Majer and Co., London; Uliman, Sons and Co., Slough; F. Lewis, Dublin ; Napoleon Price and (Jo., London ; Hodgkinaon, Preston and King, London; H. 0. Stephens, London ; Southall, Sons and Barclay, Birmingham ; Judson and Sons, London ; Hemingway and Co., Bradford ; John Johnson and 00., Liverpool; Smith and Gregory, Bristol ; Hazlehurst and Sons, Sunoorn; Newth and Co., London ; W. H. Williamson, Manchester ; Washington Soul, Sydney. For silver medals, Hood and Co., Melbourne, and Wilkinson and 00., Hobart. Section Till, classes 34 and 35, Stedman and McAlister, Glasgow, life belts, &c. (also recommended for certificate of gold medal); Maurice Gandy, London, patent cotton belting (also recommended for certificate of gold medal) : F. Baddaway and Co., Manchester, flax hose and machine belting; John Rogers, Belfast, roofing felts. Section YIII., classes 32 and 33, silver medals, Wood and Burtt, JGColmfirth, knitting yarns (also recommended for certificate of gold medal) ; Yonng and Neilson, England, corsets (also recommended for certificate of gold medal) ; Rawoith and 00., Leicester, cottons (recommended for certificate of gold medal); Matthew, Dickie and Co,, Stockport, towellings (recommended for certificate of gold medal) ; Hyams and Son, London, ready made clothing. In Section AIL the jnrora make an amended award of gold medal instead of silver to F. Symington and B. Symington, Market Harborongh. Silver medals are awarded as under, with recommendations for gold medals Glencoe and 00, Lendon, maizena; Jubal W. Webb, England, hams ; Bnmstead and.Oo., London, salt; Droit trich Salt Company, salt ; Blanch flower and Sons, London, potted meats; Grimblo and 00., London, vinegar; Anti-Tropic Company, London, glocialine. In Section XV., printing, stationery, Sco., the committee of experts make the following awards Silver medals—Ferguson and Mitchell, Dunedin, account books, Ac. (also recommended for certificate of gold medal); G. Tombs and 00., Christchurch, aooount books, &o. (also recommended for certificate of gold medal) ; Pebss Company Limited, Christchurch, bookbinding; J. T. Smith and Co., do; Ward, Luck and 00., London, books (also recommended for certificate of gold medal); Wiggins, leaps and 00., London, band-made writing and account book papers (also recommended for a certificate of gold medal) ; Newman and Dingburger, New York, chromo lithography (also recommended for certificate of gold medal) ; Hektogroph Company, New York, mechanical lamp (also recommended for certificate of gold medal); Spalding and Hodge, London, writing papers,&o.; J. G.Cook and Son, London, printers* sundries ; Geo, Marx, Chicago, gold and silver enamelled show cards. Bronze medals—W. F. Oatohesides, London, publications ; Stepman and Co., New York, letter files, &3.; W. H. Matthews, London, mechanical letter binder. In Section XVI. the jury report that the following exhibits appearing under the head of “ exhibit* examined ” should have been " recommended lor certificate of gold medal,” viz.:—Horace Lockwood and G. W. Plat t, specimens of photo-lithography. The same jurors also recommend the exhibit of "The Musical Courier,” New York, for a certificate of geld medal. In Section XVII. the jurors recommended a certificate of gold medal to Professor Biokerton for oolleotion of apparatus illustrating the chief principles of experimental science. Under the head of serioionlture, Mr Federli is recommended for a certificate of gold medal, the experts also speaking very highly of his zeal and assiduity in farthering the progress of seriuicuiture in New Zealand. The following letter in connection with the recent visit of the children of the Deaf and Dumb Institution at Sumner has been received by thejpromoter*:— 11 Gentlemen, —The deaf children are so delighted with their visit to the Exhibition yesterday, that I cannot let the day pass by without recording on their behalf my sincere

and special thanks for the handsome and kindly manner in whioh you ware good enough to receive them. The medals, in memory of the Exhibition, presented to them by Mr Hamilton, of Melbourne, are also greatly appreciate!, and I need ha'dU remark that the wine glass, apparently filled and made before their very eyes, H to tt.rm “A “.fcing of beauty and a jiy for evr r.” Hoping your future undertakings will meet with the same success as the one in Chiistchurch. —I arn. Gentlemen, faithfully yours, G. VAN A3OH. Director "