The Melbourne Exhibition. OPENING CEREMONIES. A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. [BY CABLE.]

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 287, 4 August 1888, Page 4

The Melbourne Exhibition. OPENING CEREMONIES. A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE. [BY CABLE.]

MELBOURNE, Wednesday, August 2. The city was early astir this morning, thousands thronging 1 the sheets. The day is observed as a public holiday throughout the whole colony. Coilins-fetrcet was the concentrating point for the piit.cipal bodice which w cio paifcicipaic in the proci's.^iun, and there the crowd al&o became densest. The Exhibition Building pi evented a magnificent appearance The expenditure by the Commissioners, if lavish, ha& not been thrown away. The eflcet produced is most imposing. The expenditure on the buildings- alone has been about C 140.000. The decorations produced .ni ov eclingly pretty eiVcct. The golden LmII on the top of the gieat dome winch, lining t° a height of 300 feet, is such a con&pienou 61 feature in the Melbourne landscape, wii&mii" mounted by a magnificent Royal Standard* which floated proudly over the blaze of colour that brightened up e\ciy pait of th° 34 acres of buildings. Around the whol c of t-his vast area, ris-ing from every gable and minaiet, wcie llagstafit. gay with bunting. The ihiy> and baunciettch us»od in thete decorations outside and inside the building ran into so many thousands that I should fear to ha/aid iigiuen — LCitainl) not le^s than between two and thrc c thousand. The Carlton Gardens, in v. hich the Exhibition Buildings are fcituated. aic aloo brilliantly decorated, and when illuminated with the electric light at night will become a veiitable fairyland. No such spectacle has ever been witnessed south of the equator. Melbourne appears to ha\e pouied out her wealth, publicly and prhately, without stint, to make a display that should ii\a* the great shows of the first Euiopean capitals. European visitors Hill find it hard t° believe that obey are not in London o Paris — that all this outpouring of wealth aiu\ magnificence is indeed taking place in a ci y standing on a site which forty years ago w as a howling w. iklerness. 'lhe city i& to crowded with \i->itois that ni'commo lation e\en in the feubiub- i- hard to proem c. The whole of the Governors of tee colonies, whoweie housed under tlic same r of loi the in^ time in the history o r Au*-tiaia->ia at the Centennial celebiationa in Sydney in Fcbr iaiy last. ha\e oneemoi 0 assenibi"d to duly iepie?ent the Impeiial intcie^t in this gieat e^ent, which will maik t!ie centcnaiy jcar of AustiaUan Cijlonia vt.v>n e\cn more otrikingly than anything done m connection with the celebiations in tlie mother colony a few months

TIJE PROCESSIOK A splendid papeant was pi evented by the grand pi oee^&ion to Cailton Gardens, the site of the Exhibition Building. About 800 maiine- and bluejackets were landed fo r Lbe occasion from the British war ve.-°cU in harbour, which compute, H.M.b. 2sel«,di], Calliope, Diamond, Rapid aud Liziid* Tne Tiench warship in port contiibwtcd lo tlie number. After the militaiy in the piocc&Mon came about* 800 iheuien in unifoim, with iorty dilleient pieces of lire - cMin^uishm^ .ipparabnfe, and accomp-inied l>y &c\eial bandb of nniMc. Follow m^ (Isem came mcmbeiis of dilleicuL incnfji;, .soeiutie& to the nunibei of 5,000, dj-jjl.iym^ numerous ihiji& and banner-, and m.i'chin^ iiom Collins. b} w.i} uf \\ jlujmii-s" street lo the music of four Imikk-. L.i&fcof all came the An-.ur-ia.ted Tutde;-, i)uralKiii) n f ovci 8,000 men, with tiv baiul.- of inu-ie and foity bauiieis matching fiom l)i urn mond-fatieel. Thir. opoimou-s pruceosion, on its way to Cailton (laiden.s, u,is wjo. nested by immense ciowd-. vi j oopk' ( who cheeicd enthiihisi t lic.illy. The combined pioces-sion lined tiio |>,ub of Collin.s-btieel, four deep on each side, with twelve oinccro and ioi ty &üb-oJheoi&. Three hunched and lifty con&tubl .s m. an Lamed order.

THE OPENING CIUiEMuNHSS. At half-pa^b eleven o i loci- the Commisbioners'Committee assembled af the 1101 th entrance with a guaid of honour. The Avenue of Nation* was lined wiih trootJo and the Giand rlall with -ean.cn The Governor (.Mt 11. Loch), a'oompatrie.l by the Govefui^ oi the tidier colonies, airi% T ed at noon, (.lie at billeiy Mffnal'mfr hit> entrance nto fcho l\\hihitim building by a. salute. The* Vicc-l^egal paiLy wcic conducted into the A\onue oi Nations in Uio follow inf order: — Maishal of Ceioinonie^. — Colonel UuLlon with deputy maishal. Queen's Colour^ — Impunal VicLon.m coloui s. Imperial naxal and militaiy oiheeis. Officers ot foreign hhips. Colonial commandants,. Ceremonial Committee, Executors of seveial colonies. Chief Justices of various colonies. Speaker? of variou& colon ieb. Admiral's stafi. Governors of all the colonies Executors of foiei^n countries. Consuls. When passing the Com ts the banrJs played the " Star Spangled Banner," " Jch BinEin Preusse,''Haydn'sAu.«trianJfymn, "The Mar seillaise " and the " Red White and Blue.' Entering the Grand Hall, the organ and orchestra, under the couductoiship of Cowan, played the National Anthem. The Governors and principal* ascended the dais, the remainder u platform ciccted behind.

The President then offered prayer, and fcho Old Hundred Mi having boon sunp, the song of Tlianksgi\ ing by Cowan, fcho large orchestra and chorus tollow cd. Sir James Meßain then stepped forward and presented His Excellency Sir H. Loch with the following address that had been adopted by the Exhibition Commissioners together w.th an official programme and fcho thanksgiving cantata, the music aacl woids of which are both by local com posers. The address ran as follows :—: — .MAY IT PLKAhE Yoi/lt E\CKLLIWCV, The Commissioners of the colony desire to accoul you the heartiest welcome, and convoy to you tho assurance ol thoir de\oLed loyalty to the Quoen, Crown and constitution. In response to the general feeling that, tlio centenary should not be allowed to pasb uncommomoiated, Victoria incurred the responsibility of proposing to Ruliainonb to hold an exhibition ot art and iudin-tiy. In undoi taking thib impoi Lant work the Covemmcnt and people ot Victoiia dcsoised that an opportunity (should be atloided foi all the colonies to combine to do honour to the mother colony, i\ T ou youth Wale.-*, lndemonsbialing fcho proSTiCs-. in ails and industries and to iosloi the .sentiment of Austialian Fcdeiation, unu goneuilly to exhibit the vuiied lesouiccs of ihihjiiv.it countiy."' Aftei lefening lo the \s 01 U ot the I loyal Commission, (.he Commissioner piocccdcd to elect the Prince ot Wales licsidontol the British Commission as a furLliei evidence of his interest in the colonies The Commissioneis dosne to thank Lord Knutslorel for hib good oihees, and Loid Koseberiy for his unbning evetions. Kepiescntatives of all parts of the woild are piescnt to assist in the celcbiation. As \arious countucb accepted, it became appaicnL that the space first considered sufficient would be totally inadequate, and it s\as neeossaiy to extend tho aiea of the annexes to about twenty-six and halt acios, making a total aiea of thirly-tivc neie-, compaied with twenty aeics in the exhibition ot ISBO. In addition to tho countucb officially lepicsenbed, Canada, Italy, Swit/.ciland, Noi way. Sweden, Spain, Holland, India, China, Japan, Fiji, New (luinea and many others hod o\inced their inneiest by sending exhibits. The CommiSfioneics iaiily claim that the magnitude and value of the exhibits far surpass anything heretotoic displayed m the Southern hemibpheie. They desire to express to the Go\ eminent their sense ot the ii be rah ty in \oting the necess ny funds. Aho to the Governments of the several countiies and colonies exhibiting. The Coinmistioneis thank Your Excellency and your the honour to present sou wLh an official catalogue, the diversity of which will enable Your Excellency to form an idea of its magnitude. They tiust that inspection ot the woi Id's thought and labour under the blessing of Piowdenee ">% ill educate oiu people to gieatei enteipiise in the futuie, and enhance the pio&peuty and happiness ot all. It now only remains for me in tho name ot my follow comim&sioneis to lequest Your Excellency to be ple.i-ed ro deciaie the Melbourne Exhibition of 1888 open in the name of the Queen, whom (!od piebei\e. lti-> Exccllencj 's reply and announcement dcclaiin^ the Exhibition open Mere only audible to those standing in close pioximity to the dais, but immediately aitenvaida the mimic ot the cantata swelled foith in [)O\vciful \olume, Mi Aimcs Beaumont j and Misj. Amy Sherwin being the leading \ ociihcrs. The mcc leual paity then pioceeded to 'n^peet the ticdsiues ot tl\e building. These, unfoi tunately, aie not in ouch good oulei ib coukl be wished. Cicat blank spaces oceiu in neatly all the courts, and there is a gencial air of want of preparation and confusion Several \s eeka will pi obably clap-e liofoic all the exhibits are gob in fchcii places. The jNcsv Zealand Court is in as good a condition of advancement as any othei.-, although there aic loth of txhibito for it as uuopeuod, andotheis toaunc. The (.leunan Couit I^, piactically complcie and makes a splendid show. J Tho Arnei lean Court i» woist of all, ihe , cxhioit-s being bt ill on buaid the Marioosu t^vducv, tiicir landing obstiuctcd by tlio dispute svith the Seamen s Union. j Theie is lo be a continuous tound o1o 1 j tesLn Hies foi the iic.\t toi tnight — banquet->' tACut^ion-, ami junketings ol ah kinds. The musical fcsti\al& auanged by \U Cowan 101 ihe ensuing week aiu among the pnncipal attuictioiib. On tiic lccommeudalion ol the oichc^bia UHiiinittee, in cunjuneLiou uith ili'i' 11. l^owan, icative Lo the n.u-<ical atiangcincnti lor the Exhibition, ihe concerts to be guui at the Exhibition L'uilding^ be noun aa oichchtui), special orchestral, Exhibition populai, and giand choial ; tittci noon and evening oioho-t'al conceits to be giscu dail>, except on \\ edncsday c\cn" ing and Enday afternoon, svhen concerLs ot the othoi Llucc ue^cnijtions may be arlangcd loi, afternoons at 3 o'clock, even" i:i',h au o o clock; .special oichestral con" ccrK u ill be guon every Tuesday aitcrnoon and !^atuida> aitci noon. A giand choial couccil will be given eseiy Tlmisday cvenn^C, Lo eoninienee at 8 o clock. One of the gieat events will bo the enter Liniment of the Msibois by His Excellency the (io\oinoi, Hit H. Loch, to be followed by d banquet given to the membei? of all Ihe colonial Legi&laUmb by the memboi& o^ the Victoiian Pailiament, fiotn which, how. ever, the sittinu of youi Hous-e will exclude the Zealand member.-. THE ] NTE UN A h All RANG E M ENTS. Entciing the Exhibition Building fiom iS'icholson-ticct, the visitor finds on the north bide the French, Italian, AustroHungauan, United States, and (crossing the northern transept) the Biitish court-. On the south side the court? aligned to Oeimanv, Victoria, New Mouth Wales, and India are met with in succession. The lino aitn are placed in the galleries, and a .space at tho front of the organ is enclo-cd with cur>aincs for the purpose of a conceit-hall. The uncovered spaces near the secretary's office aie utilised for the Queensland and Ncsv Zealand ferneries. Pacing jj n fc 0 y ie Avenue of Nations, the fiist court on the east .side is that of New South Wales, which occupies- a fine square block stretching back to the wall of the permanent machineiy annexe, Then comes Tasmania with a narrow strip of space, and next Vicfcoi ia, which has a frontage to the Avenue of Nations to the eastern transverse avenue, and then runs behind the courts ot South Aus-

1 tralia, Queensland, New Zoaland and Caundu, all of which have a frontage to tho Avenuo of Nations away to tho northernmost extremity of tho building. On the western side the" order of tho courts is :• — Great Britain and Lancashire, France, Austro - Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, boyond tho western avenue, and finally th.o United States and Italy. The principal dining-rooms and bars are located mound the lake on tho western side, where a promenade has been formed. Unfortunately, in this connection the vista of tho Avonuo of Nations itself is groatly maircd by the erccrtons— many of them very ornate it is true— which are being erected, m several instances right up to Che line, tho h'no arches which front the Now South Wales Court, tho immense men is being erected by the South Australian Court, and which tends to throw the Northern Territory exhibit into tho shadow. Tho roomb in tho CJorinan couit for fumibuie exhibits, and the di-coiutions of the Queensland court, .no the piincipal obstructions which di&(iguio the perspective of tho avenuo. Tho mattt r has been discussed, but it w>is deemed too late in tho day to make any alteiation. The intoiior decorations of the dome have cost an enormous bum of money, but they aic an undoubted success. Ihocostot painting and decorating the build nig was over CJ.3,000.

ALLOTMENT OF SPACE. The following table shows the space allotted bodillorent countries, and will give an idea ol the lolativo magnitude ot the oxlubits :■ — MAIN 13U1LD1XG (FLOOK.) Sq. ft. Great JJrilnin and Luncashiro .. .. 11,520 Knuu'c .. . .. . .. „ 8,800 Germany 6,010 AuMro llunuTtio •• 1,180 Unneu atatob 0.000 Lt.vlj . .. %0 Induv l,((20 iNcw South Wales .. .. . .. 600 A'ictoiiji .. 12.450 Education Court Y.OOO TIOU'OKAivY ANMiXKb. Great Britain and Lanuvshuo . 111,817 I'lanco 60,92b Germany ... . . 74.l>'Jb Aiwtio-ilungary . .. 13,970 Belgium .. 4,?30 Switzerland . . . «\doo United bt.it os .. u7,f.iUu New South Wales .. .. . Ko.^OO Tasmania 1^,500 South Australia .. Queensland .. b.VoO i>.ev\ Zealand . . 20,120 Canada .. . .. 20,000 Victoria .. .. . .. .. 217,539 Italy 3,750 Minor Courts, including Svu % ilun and Nonva.v , JMalta, Egypt, Turkey, Ja\ a, Spain. Sej ehelles, .Madagascar. Portugal, Japan, China, India, and Holland 23,10b THE KEW ZEALAND COURT. The New Zealand Court tares the Grand Avenue ot Nations, on the left hand side, being the second Court from the Giand Noith dooi b> which the Governor and pioctssion cnteied the building at ihe opening cciemony to-day. The hiet Coiut i& Canada, but a small poition of the fi outage next to the entrance has been given up to Victorian exhibit*. The New Zealand Court has a length of 250 ft by lOOlt wide, but tho frontage is nan owed by the Queensland Coiut, whicli runs back 75ft into it. The fagade it di\ ided into rather more than four bays by lofty pillars, and fot the sake of ellect, tlnee principal bays, which lead into the main coiut, have been selected to toim the fiontage. The dccoiations adopted aic cxticmoly siinj)le, and thiow the exhibits iuto bold iclief, instead of di owning them by their imposing magnificence, as kas been done in other coiut?. They consist of fchice light arches, picked out in green and cold, while lofty pedestals of native timber, mkau palms, and fern trees supply natural and elective ornamentation. On the left has been erected a great kami tree 26 leet high and 9 feet in diameter, ioiming a \ei_s «tiilung feat me, while on the opposite side .stands? a gilL column of almoH equal dimensions, representing the total amount of gold which has been e.\1 1 acted tiom digging-, in New Zealand. The geneial aiiangcmcnt of the coiut is, as follou&: — Down the centre there i.s a sciicn of tiophics and show cards repieacnting the natui,.l re&ouices of the countiy On the right hand aie all the mamifaetmco Ijeaung on the pioducbion of food. On tbe left arc disposed all relating to clothing, furnishing, etc., including cjuriagc*. A [joition of the bay on the right hand side, lie-ide the of lire, it, devoted to ininctal pioduction.^, Avlulc the adjoininL' Cinad.i H tastefully ni ranged as an aib g.dlciy This. I- divided b^' seieon-,, <-ni.inged .-o as- Loioim bi\ distinct octagonal coiut-, (lie outer .^paec being occupied by hnruKoino bliovv cm-cs. The total nuinhcr ot entile^ in the olhcial catalogue is about 520, almo-t the hame aat the last Intel national Exhibition. In tlie Ail Section Lhoic are 88 paintinns in oils and 146 water colours, which vuth tew exception** nio paintings of New Zealand subjocU by New Zealand aiiit-b*, and have mostly been specially done for thi-j Exhibition. In Clans 2— Education and instruction, thcie are 60 entiie.s. In Class 16— Furniture, 26 cnliic.-.. Class 27 — (iln^sand pottery, 4 entiic^. Class 68 — Butter and cheese, 20 onfciie&. Class 69 — iMeat and h'sh, 16 entries Classeb 82 and 33— Mining, 30 cnti ic*-. The geneial cttect ib vety sati&inclory. The tone of the colours chosen for decorative pmpo&os is gieen and gold and chocolate, to which the banncis 'md other appuifcenanccs aie made to conform. Tho contia-^b with neighbouring coiuts io in favour of Xevv Zetland, whicl) i.s tcadily distinguished fiom tho other counLiies adjoining. Neaily all the cases and fittings in (he courts, even to the dividing screens, have been made ot New Zea'aud timber, and wherever this could be poli-hed it has been done with good result, relieving most eflectheJybhe massive exhibits ot rough timbeisand produce in bulk. The ground vvoik of tho surrounding the court is a light chocolate colour, "•cpaiated from the dark crimson dado by a stteak of gold. Ma hineiy i.-> shown in a soparato annexe, and of it is at work on the grounds. D). JJcr-tor ha« laboured unceasingly to got the Court in oider, and the result icflects the highest credit both on him and his as-if-tants, Mr Callis, secretary of the Commission, and Mr W. Vaux. One of tho most sti iking feafcuieg in the Now Zealand Court is a splendid model of <he whole colony, showing all the physical features — mountains, m ers, plains, harbours, lakes, etc., every city, town and railway line. Another model exhibits the geological character of the country, and a ' third represents Milford Sound, with its surrounding picturesquely rugged country.

THE AUCKLAND EXHIBITS. The following i& Die lisl of the exhibits from Auckland :—: — WOUKS OF ART. Atkinson; R. — Four paintings in oils,, "After School," " Sun&hino," "A Hot Day," "Evicted." '

Abtewood, T. R. — Seven paintings in oils, "River Avon," "Governor's -Bay,'' "Morning, Lake Wanaka," &c. Bull, T,— Two paintings in oil, "Dusky Sound, Otago," " Smith's Sound, Otago." Blomfield, C., Auckland — Oil painting of the Hot Lako district. Clark, Mrs McCosh — Two original paintings. Drummond, F. L. —Four oil paintings, " Rain Clouds," " Tho Manukau Harbour," " Tho Shores ol tho Manukau," etc. Fenton, Edith— Set of cards, of Now-Zea-land ilowers, hand- painted in oils. Lindaucr, G. — Oil paintings, "Maori Chief," " Maori woman and child." Steele, L. A.— Oil painting, " The Stoiy of a Saddle," from a poem by G. N. 0. Black, H. — Gla&b embob&ing, "Tho Lion and Unicorn." Bock, A. — Land&capcs, portraits painted on poicolain, etc. Mai tin, J. — Twenty largo mezzo-tint pictures. Ti/aid. Mi& I\ (Thames) — Wator-coloui paintings. Walkins, K. — Six water-colour painting*. Wtiglit, F. — Water-colour pain ting. Bate, I). 13. (Paincll) — Specimens from 'ndicin ink tracings. Trovitlnck, J. E. — lOlcvon models of budgets, etc., bj vaiious pupils oi tho Auckland College. CLASS 5, ENCRAVINdS AND LITHOGRAPHS. Hay, \V. E. -~Mo/zo-tintongm\ing, "The Ascension ol tho Virgin," by Karl. .Steelo, L. J. - Etching, "Napoleon," "JhsOnly l^iiuiid/' "The Poachers." Wilsons, and J lor ton -- lMi^iavuig& in volume. EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION. Kobinson, \V. 1., Pxnud of Education— - Fi\o sheets ot diuwing*, illustrating olomcutary mcclianical drawing at. taught in piimaiy .schools,. Brett, 11. -Specimens of publications printed at tho Auckland St\k ; cpccitmjii6 ot bookbinding. BUkio, J. B. -Model ot a tool, showing new system of slatino (paLentctl), Bock, A. -Photogiaphs of New Zealand scenery. Mai bin, J.--Poiti aits and photogiaphs. Moiton, J. C. - Enlarged pbotogiaph.s of Kew Zealand bush *>ccnoiy ; cameia made of New Zcalantl wood"-. Stuart, Helen. — Photographs painted in watci eolouis. Yalentiac, C. D. — Twenty imiucs of !iliotogi,-i[iliN of New Zealand and South Sea JbUnd scenery. Willmott, E. — rhuto<4i-aphs. FUHNITUJiK AND ACCESSOKIES. Ar.( Kland Timber Company -- Mantel pieces, etc. Ba>ne, A. — Cabinot in choice New Zealand woods. Blaikie, J. B. — Specimen of iirepiool plastering. Black, Agnc^ — Bouquet of llo\vei& modJelled m wax. J.)i.\on, Ada (I'onjjonliy) - Leather woik biacket. •Jowitt, Mabel. — Macrame mantel drape. TEATJLE FAKIIICS, CLOTIIIX'J AND ACCESSOUiES. Auckland Fibio Manufactuiing Company. — New Zealand llax, lope and hindci twine. Caiano, E. 11. — Dressed lla.\. Nathan, L. D. .uul Co. —New Zealand Ha\ (Phoiimum lenuv), mauutactuicd oti the Waikato. Danneford and Co.—Jewelleiy ornaments of quait/. giccnstone and kauu gum. Crumpe, J. L. ( Devon port). —Model foi a tia[) tor cal-ching pimple^ oi fish. RAW AND MANUFACTURED PROCESSES AND I'KODUXTS. Auckland Timber Company. — -S-'pecinicns of wood lor cabinet wot k and iiou.se building, taken from .ship's* tide foi ty-ono yeais old. Bagnall Bios, and Co. (Tliames).— Si\ samples while pmc timboi, beehi\cs., etc. (Jainpbell, Di. J. L. — Specimens of kauu timber. Cardno, E. R.— One cw t lanekaha bark. Bate, 1). )■}.— Electiical file extinguishing bottles, exploded by chemicals. New Zealand Fio/cn Meat and fSloiagc C(i — -Sulphuiic acid, {sulphate of ammonia, mi pei phosphate of lime. Mitchcl-on, Hon. E.—Voiy choice selection ot kami oiiiii, To Aioha Soda and Miticial W ater Co. — S Mintul water ,i i at ed in bottles. j xMACIiINERV. New Ze.iiand Fio/en Meat and Stoia^ 0 I ('o. — Manmo- tor trr.i'-s, coin, tin mj)s, etc. llai\cy. A. -Cheese and butter making plant, butter tins and d.iii v utensilPond, ,}. A. and Co.— -Packages for the bctler (ai-iyin^ ot edible mateii.iks in wooil enamelled by Pond ,-, patent piofens. Bate, D ]> —Ono Eniekabol.tlo machine, one clcctucal fi.mliination toi hot and cold an \ entilation. Cow- ins and Atkin — Hooded s-io, one 5 glass Leo^piin^ landau, made ot colonial Umber. Smith. C. -Peiambuhdoi.^ and invalids cat i i.ij^e. Whitney and Son--C,utiidgo(-.

ALJMENTAUY. PIJO DUCTS. Auckland Roller Mills--\Vheat, Hour, and [iHteni; poindgo meal ; gram grown in New Zealand. Firth, J. C.— Patent i oiler flour, and ycimina, tor making pot l ifl^c and pud- j dmys. New Zealand Fio/.cn Meat and Stoj.igo Company — |()Jj tins picsoivcd butter, 1441b net. Reynolds, Jl. (Canibiidge) — Tinned 1 butter. Ma'-olield Bios. (Kaipara) — Tinned beef, tinned mullet, and pie-er\cd traits. New Ze.iland Fio/en j\3eat and Stoiage Company -- Tins ot \anoiifc> jjreaoncd moats?. Ijoloo, \V. L. (Pukekoliej — Twenty varieties of apples. Bee' ham and (Jo. — Olson's tomato sauce. Adams, E. (North Cape)- Cider mad 3 fiom lipo fruit only, bottled October, 18S7. Brown, C.mpbell, and Co. —Bulk ale. Webb, S. Jl. (Ponsonby)— New Zealand wines ■ Chcuy, Tokay, Constantia, tonic, oiango, and peach. Wendell, J. — White and dark wine, bottled and in bulk.

SANITATION, MEDICINE, HYGIENE AND PUBLIC RELIEF. New Zealand Patent Medicine Manufacluiing Company — Hitchens's blood restorer and ointment.

AGRICULTURE AND ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES. Ca&well, J. (Pon&onby) — Caswell's improved incubator. Schofiold, R. (Onchunga)—Egg-produc-ing iood.

HORTICULTURE. Boloe, \Y. L. (Pukckohe)— l2 varieties of blight-proof apple troes.

MINING INDUSTRIES. Bay of Islands Coal Company (Kawakawa) —2 blocks of coal-miniiig exhibit. Edwards,, E. R. (Thames)— Mining appli- i ances, ores from the Huuroki mines. '

Morrin and Co.— Coal, iron, ore, limopfcono, fiie-bricks, fire-clay. Waikato Coal and Shipping Co.—Specimen of coal. It is understood that the lisb is not complete at present.

THE AUSTRALIAN COURTS. In the South Australian Court a very oflective display has been ' made. Tho Northern Territory exhibit on a much ruoie pretentious scale than bhc libtlo kiosk which lepro&enbecl this portion ol South Australian territory in the Adelaide Jubileo Exhibition. Another special featuic if the cx'hibitb Irom the Palmorston ßotanic Garden^. In addition to other exhibits thcro is a quantity of tjoid from Pine Cieck. Queens?land ie repi evented by a Une display oi ocouomic plants, arranged undei the diiection of Mr Bailey, the Govcrnnicnt botanist. Upwaids) of 500 .specimens of timber arc exhibited, and M'liio handsome cubiiK'tb of colonial wood and woikman ship uio attractive fcatiues of the exposition. The mineral wealth of tho colony is amply demonstrated, one Jinn exhibiting a tiophy compii&in^ ingots ol tin, wci^hin^ in tho iiggiej^ate nearly 10 totvs The lifrhoriea on tiio northctn coa&t and Toires Straits aro lopresented by collections ol peailbhelLs, ot". The decoiaiion oi the tioiityge <.)t tiie A\ cnue ot Nations cons>i»th of a wooden framework, broken into thice di\i^>ions by gionps ot slondoi column's. O\er tho ccutial division, which will ioim tho main entrance to the comt, is an arch iisinjj to a height ol 28 loot, on the Irunt ot which " Queensland" i& inscribed. The pilhus aie coloured in |jfolil, vermilion, and blue. In the VjctoiKiu (Joui t, tlic wine t<io[)hy i.s a si liking featuie. Tho Chateau Tabilic vineyard has a veiy pietty exhibit in this compai tment. It is a i ustic summer hou.se, with trellised mhos laden with lut-cious-lookin,^ bunches of jria[)e.-5 in vat ions .stages of l ipeness- and of dilleient vancties. In the Victorian Court there i& an exhibit of #ieafc intt re.-t, namely, a model of old Melbourne, showing the city as it was in the caily days ol what was then genet ally kilobit a^ ti\c Port Philip settlement. The model is 12ft. squat c, and placed upon a table ol sulhucnt height to make inspection easy. Amongst othci intorestmu objects in this court is a .section oi a giant tree 701 1. in oh cumtct once.

NEW SOUTH WALKS COURT. New South Wale-> is represented at the Exhibition in all impottvuit depai tmonis. Upwaidh of 1,500 individual exhibitor have contiibiuionc which co\ 01 94,605 it. of iloor and wall space. By far tlic largest amount of space it, devoted Lo the display of machinoiy and cvhibitb connected with mining; industry, 40,285 ft. of floor and wall space beingoccupied. Winks of ait and euucational exhibits occupy 19,793ir. The splendid art collection from Km ope will by a souice of pcicnnial delight to \ i-itoi-a. "Raw and manufactured processes and products covoi 8,194 ft. ; fiumtuie and accessories, glas&\saie. potteiy, and textile f.ibncs take up 12,2711 1 ; ceicals and othci agricultural pioducts and manufactures, 6,125 ft ; and exhibits l elating to agiicultinu and associated industries and hoiticultiuo, .">,937tt. The tin niture and aece-soiics group comprise 24 evhibifcs, occupying 5,000 ft. of space ; and the other elates, .such a.s watches, goldsmiths' and ml\oismiths' woik, leathei and basket woik, lia\c boon well tilled. Manufactured articles in the textile tabiic and glas b and potter) gioups aie represented, while machinery occupies a very large t-pacu. A specially interesting fcatiue of the New South Wales Com t is. the handsome and \aiied exhibits sent, by the Technical College. The products of the sod of New South Wales* include cJubits> which go far to convey an idea of the resouices of the immense teiritory. A very laigc number of application^ for epace ha\e been lcccived from aqricultuii^tb in all parts of the colony. The show of wheat is imposing, w hilo mai/c of .ill knulfa, •sii^ar cine, and olhei impoilant products contubuto to make thib XlK l o i P one oi the mo^t attractive in the com t. The collection or wines has .ihvays been an nnpoitant feiture of the New South \\ ale- couit at [)ievioiib exhibition.-, and although wine ytowcrt. to the noith ol the Alunay held oil a little at fit cL, owing to unfavourable expeiicnce of previous exhibitions, tiicy have since come forward with a h'r-L-cla.-s display. The mineral rosou ices of the colony will bo moot amply represented by tiophich of gold quait/,, white rock silver, bover.d tons of eoppoi , tion, tin, and sundry othei oie.-. Coal and .shale foim a conspicuotib featmc in the court. Splendid specimoiib of tnnl>or will also be an adjunct to the mincial display, and <lcinonbtrate out indu.stiial leiouice- in these respects. 1 Mr Ucniy, the oldest Vj C Loiian colonist, having- lieencd from Em ope original paintings <jf contcmpoiaiies of Captain Cook which wcic intended for theVictoiian t^ine Ai t Callei v , at the pic-sing lequest of tlic Now youth Walub re|jrc.sentdtives «llowul the collection to bo placed in the Captain Cook Com t, with the other iclics The Sydney Tcchnii-.l College exhibit a fine display of the v\orks of the .students* of the Sydney Technical College and hi. inch technical -ehools,, as an example of the course of instruction impauedin some ot the departments ol that in>(itution. Tiio collection is a large and coinpioheiwvc one, and for a .special couit having- t fiontage 6ft wide, with entablatin o, having the name of " Sydney Technical College " supported on four columns, decjiatod with purely Anstrdlian sub(ccts, pijnciiially the /lowoib and foliage of the stenoearpus. At the &ides arc two 12ft. openings, hung with curtains and dr.ipciy, and io the ccntie is a large stand toi a tiophy, upon which aic depicted exhibits outside nf Iho court. Upon the to[> of the .structiue, in the centre, is the Au.slialian coat of arms, with 11 igs and sma.lei tiophics. the height to the top of the banner beinc- ovei 30ft. The work is con.sidcied exceedingly hand&oine, and the .structme of the com t promises to rclleet great ciedit upon the designer, jNI. Henri.

THE ELECTKKJ LIGHT. The powerful engine. 1 * winch work the dynamo* for (ho electric hjj;ht con&ibt of three pahs> of a capacity equal to 1,200 hoisc power. There are t>orac 18 dynamos and about 150 aic lauip^ and the illutnination is '--aid to ho lomaikablc toi its sloadinops and biillianey.

1 . THE ,/UIUES. The i emulations diafted for the purpose of piovidino" jurors to adjudicate on the vaiious exhibits aic 33 in all. They provide that all exhibits competing must bo entered in the catalogue, that the classification of articles toi competition shall be decided by the chairman of juries, sublect to the approval of the executive commissioners ; that exhibit & must be manufactured or produced in the country in wJio.se court they compote ; that no exhibitor shall bo entitled to an award unless he is the manufactvuev, producer, inventor or desi^nci of the article exhibited ; that British, foreign or colonial jurort shall be nominated by tho representatives ot each colony or countiv then residing in Victoria exhibitin/j. and, if approved of, be appointod by the executive commis,bionors, who will also app tint thot-cfor Victoria. Arrangements are albo made for the appointment ol experts where necessary.

COST OF THE EXHIBITION. The balance-sheet of the Exhibition Commifc&iouers up to the end ot June shovvt fch© expenditure to have been £158 000. There jomains to the credit, of the Commissionoifa the sum ot £J4,000. Owing to bho burjilus as shown in the Treasuior's budget, the Government intend to grant a fie.sh vote. The cataloguo comprises two volumes of a hundred and fifty pages each.