THE LAST OF THE EXHIBITION. What has Become of the Exhibits in the New Zealand Court.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 196, 26 March 1887, Page 8

THE LAST OF THE EXHIBITION. What has Become of the Exhibits in the New Zealand Court.

Sir Walter and Lady Buller are on the Continent. They have viaited Frankfort, Cologne, and Aixla Chapaiie, and are now at Brussels, whence they irttand to go to Paris for a week or two. The Bullor collcc tion has been carefully packed, and is to be returned to New Zealand at once, all except the Maori tomb, which, by the request of the French Government has been dopOßited at the Trocadero Ethnographical Mueeum, where it will romaia till the opening of the Fan's Exhibition of ISB9 SixJF, I). Bell's wonderful fernery in the Uew Zealand Court at the Coior.diea has of {purse been broken up, although I understand th«£ its principal treasures Mill be preserved at Chiswick till required by the Imperial Institute.

Two of Sir Julius Yon Haaat'a moaa have gone back to the Canterbury Museum; the third was sold at a high price to one of the principal provincial museums. The Butish museum authorities secured nearly the whole of Professor Parker's collection of skeletons and vertebrate animals in spirits. I am Borry Dr. Hector's fine topographical model of New Zealand has gone back to the colony. It would have been acceptable te the School of Mineß or come other kindred institution in the metropolis. Dt Logan Campbells fine section of the kauri pine one of the grandest things of its kiud intho whole Exhibition - haa.l am glad to hear, been presented to tho Museum of Economic Botany, at Kensington Gardens, Professor Giglioli, who reported on the Indian aud Colonial Exhibition for the Government of Italy, in treating of the New Zealaud section cays :— 4t 1 consider Dr. W. L. Bullo.'a ethnological (Maori) collection the gem of tho whole JNew Zealand Court " — as indeed it wae.