NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION, 1865.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 168, 7 December 1864, Page 5 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION, 1865.

The following instructions have been drawn up for the information of Local committees and Exhibitors, and it is particularly requested that when possible, they may be strictly adhered to:— BUILDING STONES. It is desirable that three cubes, of not less than eight inches, of all building stones should be exhibited, each cube showing the varieus kinds of workmanship of which the stone is capable, and which are generally put on the stone ; one side, when practicable, being polished. With each stone the Commissioners desire to be furnished with the following information : 1. Name of the country or colony, and province or district, and quarry from which the stone was obtained. 2. The aboriginal and local name. 3. A short description of the formation in which the stone occurs; its abundance or scarcity ; the nature of the country; its proximity to the coast or harbor, navigable river, railway, road, or other facility for transport; the purpose for which it is applied in the country; and the estimation in which it is held for strength and facility of working ; its durability under various circumstances of exposure, &c.; the names of any public or other building in which it has been used, and for what purpose, their date of erection, and the present condition of the stone therein ; the cost in the colony or country per foot cube, at the quarry, and on board ship at the nearest available port; the size of which it is most easily, and the extreme size at which it can be obtained. In the case of roofing slate, the usual sizes prepared, and whether sawn for other purposes. The Commissioners will supply the following information where it appears to them desirablel. The specific gravity. 2. Analysis. 3. Disintegration when treated with a solution of Glauber's salt. 4. Its capacity for absorbing water. 5. Its weight per foot cube. 6. Its crushing weight, j

WOODS OF CONSTRUCTION. For the purpose of Exhibition it is desirable, in tha article of timber, that the specimens in all cases should be converted into plank or scantling of such a size as to show its mercantile value. Longitudinal and transverse sections should be cut, and, if possible, they should be four inches thick, and cut so as to show the "sap" and bark on both edges. Moreover, since there is great uncertainty as to the origin of much colonial timber, it will be very desirable that each kind should be accompanied by a few twigs showing its leaves and flowers as well as fruit, when procurable. If the leaves and flowers are pressed between sheets of paper enclosed in boards, they will furnish the evidence required. It is also desirable that, as far as possible, the iollowing particulars should be supplied to the Commissioners with each specimen of wood : 1. Name of the country, or colony and province, or district from which the wood was sent. 2. The botanical name, natural order, aboriginal name, and local name. 3. A short description of the tree, its abundance or scarcity in the district, colony, or country ; the nature of the land on which it grows, whether swampy, hilly, or otherwise ; its proximity to the coast, or a harbor, or navigable river, railways,jroad, or other facility for transport: the purposes for which the wood is applied in the country, and the estimation in which it is held for strength and durability under various circumstances, as exposure to atmospheric influences, immersion, partial or otherwise, in salt, brackish, or freshwater, underground, &c.; its capabilities for polish as a furniture wood, &c.; its cost in the colony or country per foot cube, and the diameter and height of trees as an index of the size of timber obtainable. For the purpose of testing it is absolutely necessary, in order that proper experiments may be made, that each specimen of wood should be capable of furnishing for the purpose of a standard dimension, being a scantling of not less than two inches square and eighteen inches long, or a separate piece of each wood of this size may be sent. The Commissioners will then supply the following particulars 1. Specific gravity. 2. Transverse breaking weight. 3. Crushing strain in the direction of the fibre. 4. Transverse crushing strain.

dye woods. All, but especially New Zealand dye-woods, &c., should be accompanied by a few twigs and leaves, with, if possible, the flower and fruit of the trees or plant, and the same information as requested under Woods of Construction. TANNING MATERIALS. All New Zealand or other tanning materials, when of vegetable origin, should be accompanied by a short description of the tree, &c., from which the material is obtained, together with dried specimens of the leaves, flowers, and fruit; the manner in which the material is obtained and used, and its scarcity or abundance; and whether an article of present commerce, and to what extent; its price, &c. CEREALS. Each sample not to exceed one imperial peck. SKINS AND LEATHER. State the material used in tanning or otherwise preparing it, and the animal whence the skin was obtained; the principal qualities and uses of the particular leather; price. WOOL. By whom shewn—as owner or breeder—breed of animal age —sex where bred—by whom—if imported—date of importation—whence from—age when imported—date of of this shearing—date of previous shearing—when washed, and how, previous to this shearing —if ever diseased —when dipped, and materials used for dipping—weight of fleece—length of staple—if stapled—varieties of wool into which it is classed, with their respective weights-

price—average realized for previous clips of same flock—where sold, and how— FURS. Of what animal; dressed or undressed; if dressed, mode of dressing it; uses, and price. FEATHERS AND BIRDSKINS, ETC. Of what bird; dressed or undressed; if dressed, mode of dressing; uses, and price. RAW SILK. Produced by worm of what moth? where? what the food of the worm ? average number of cocoons to the pound; price per lb.; whether produced for commercial purposes. machinery, implements, tools, models, etc. 1. Machinery and machines, tools, &c., for the felling, breaking up, and converting timber and drawing stumps. 2. Machinery, &c., for getting, sawing and working, or breaking stone. 3. Brick and tile machines, and for making pottery. Agricultural and horticultural machines, and tools used in reclaiming and cultivating land, including those for sowing, gathering, stacking or housing, and rendering crops marketable. 5. Machines, &c., used for dairy purposes. 6. Machines for conversion of animal, and mineral substances for the food of man and animals. 7 Machines not previously mentioned for converting animal vegetable, and mineral substances for the purposes of manufactures, and not for food; especially for utilising flax and other fibres. 8. Machines used in the construction of buildings or in the removal of wooden building entire. 9. Cranes, hydraulic lifts, and other machines for lifting and moving heavy weights. 10. Machinery and machines used for locomotive purposes by land or water. 11. Domestic machines for preparing food, making clothing, &c. 12. Sanitary machines. 13. Models of the foregoing, or roads, rail or tram-roads, and bridges; models of ships, steamboats, and steam bridges; houses, farm, arid other buildings; mines and mining machinery, &c.