THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. (BY CABLE.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 287, 4 August 1888, Page 5

THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. (BY CABLE.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

THE GOVERNOR'S REPLY. Tiik reply made by ihe Governor of Victoria (Sir H. P. Loch) lo the addicts from the Commissioners (published in our last ic&uc) was iib follows :— It would be a most pleasing duty for him to convey to Her Majesty the (^ueen the assurance of their devoted loyalty, and he had to thank them tor the welcome accorded to him as Her Majesty's representative. The feeling entertained at the centenary marked a woi thy oeua-ion, and had found expression at tlie great gathering at tho celebration of the centenary in Sydney. He felt doubtful whether fubuio generation^ would show the same jeeoid of prog/es*. a*> that of thelh»t centennial. He waimly eongtabuidted the Commissioners on the leoiilt of their labours, which had been most arduous, and attended with a laigc amount of le&poiiMbihby, in making the Exhibition the success it was. The budding coveied a laiger area undci loot and iloor than any oJier building erected in the woild. The site of the pienenb Exhibition was Melbourne; the metropolis of Victoria, in which all the culoniua take equal piide as of purely Australian inception and' chaiactei. He desired to place on record the obligation under which they weic to H.R.H. the Prince ot Wcdes, whose exertioiib secured the most valuable collection oi loan picGuret> that ever lett England. They should grace! ully recognise the generosity of Her Majesty and other owners who had risked their valuable pictures in order to enable those in the colonies, which are to a certain extent shut out from museums and art galleries in Europe, to study some ot tli6 most beautiiul specimens of art produced in the Old World, and to enjoy viewing a collection ot ait which alone marks the Exhibition as unique in the annals of similar undertaking.'-. Thanks weio also due to the sister colonies, the mother country, and foreign countries, for their cordial response to send exhibits, showing the advance in manufactures and industries. He referred to the successful cJlorfc^ of the Commissioners to provide mubic unequalled in any paib of Australia, and under a leader ot such great talent a& Mr Cowen. He vtas confident that great benclicial results would be derhed by the people ol these young and eneigetic colonies, by the careful study of the jrieat works ot art and tlie industries of the world, be they connected with the highest branches ot ait and science, or engaged in piactical inventions. The lesult of study had been diiected to the disco-\ery ot new and impioved methods ot the application of chemistry, and improvements in machinery, which weie leading to developments tor the benefit of mankind. Hit "Excellency continued tnat theie was unlimited wealth hidden in the great storehouse of the world, and the intelligent Miidy of the exhibits would bring some of tins wctilth within the 1 each 01 thousand.-. Htcp-s would doubtless betaken to secuie an impaitial lecord of the exhibits, hon- whuh ti ue deductions could be drawn Tlie bringing together oi ;iil tic I-SIH c- , machinery, and lndustual piodueN, would ti aoh what culthated ait U nd Mailed Mciencc had done for the ele \atiun and .-olucu of mankind, and a direct di-.iAis.siou or then respective merits would le.nl to fiuther destlopmeut and in>piovcmeut. Advantage would vi doubtedly acciue to the world by the encouiagement of aiich exhibi;ion-> a.> an o Her for friendly eonipetitho n\ahy lietwctn all the leading films in ihe woiln; bi.t they sliould likeAvite be \ lowed, a^> sv) \c\\ de&cubed in the eloquent addre^t> de lveied j>t the opening of the Philadflj lna Exhibition, as the meana ol biiuging togetliei nationalities w r liicli had extended I heir lolaLioiic, to piomote the .icqui> tion and dillusion of the better knowledge of the natuial lesourccs, products, and natural methods of protnot ing the industues they cieate, and oulaigo mutual leapect and ebteenj, sonen any piejudices, contiibute to the preset \ation of harmony and peace, the noblest aim of modern civilisation.

THE NEW ZEALAND COURT. The exhibits in the New Zealand Com fc, when ah have ani\cd, will bo arranged in the following oiclcr : — Tiop'ny ot wool, showing 1 all the \ariolie-. of ec-oiued and lleece wool, and giving slali-tics of the mdusfiy. The tiophy i& 35 feefc biyh, and i» sin mounted by a sculled pntc-bicd Konine^ M vnh i am, "which h^ pic?cnted for the piupoire by iSI r A. Matthews, Wanawipa. Then comet- a handsome case 21 feefc long- bj 10 feet wide, in winch 61) bus will be tilled with all the gtauit. chaiactoi istic of the colony, and biurou tided by laige open bin-, containing other giains in bu'k. Next in the ccntie line ot the court is anothei tiophy, 33 feet high, ot octagonal shape, enc'.Obed with glaos, containing; <dl kinds ot giain in •-hook, and fanning a nio^O striking object, while round the babe are displaced ai the latest statistic* oi the a\eiage and (otal yields of each kind ot grain and the amount uvpoittd. Following this is a veiy handsome c.i-c, hlled with eoaj), candles, oil-, etc., manufactured and exhibited by Mes^rfe JVlcLeod Bios. (Limited), Dunedin. Furtbei down the ccntie court h a J\laoii ttoio-lio««c, exhibited by bit Waller Bullet, « hich has been elevated on high s-nppoits, Hiid surrounded by fernery. A .-pace otsoo squaie feefc hah been enclosed wnli a/inclined iloor ; a nugtulicenl collection of live tot iic, embedded in toil- and nio- 1 -, con\eitetl mfco a loekeiy by means ot huge blockh oi pumice stone, forms a great/ .itLiactioii in the centio couit. Behind this, but well displaced in a conspicuou& position, aie hvo long casi s containing Jibrc piudu te, and at Ihueahtein enttancc is a magn licent tio])hy exhibited by a Chris-fc-chureh eompjiny, consisting of huyc licet., pohbhed blocks, and Umbers obtained in di&trictb thiough wiiich the company's line has been consti noted. The anaugement ot thi!= tiophy it, somcivhabin the lorm of an otgan, sin mounting an atchway 16 feet in height. Returning to the cntiance to the courton the 1011-hand .-ide, heading the aiaiu couit, is a magniiiccnt e\lubit by (he Alosgiel Woollen Company (Linnteii) Dunedin. The eluei .-how case i;? o\ei 20 loot long, 10 iceL deep, and 13 loot In^h, ;uul is a moj-t atti active leature. Following thib thcie arc <i siiccc-sion ot stages blightly elc\ated above Uio floor, «md tinted a delicate maioon, with a deci> boidei, and on rhcbO btagob aie placed highly finished ai tides ot iurnituio, such" as cabinet L.iblcb, and the inlaid work in which New Zealand owels?, owing to the gicat v.uicty of beautifully -grained and eolouied timlieis available in the forosfn in all paits> of the country. Behind thib is placed Messrs J. A. Pond and Co. 's (Auckland) exh bit, a noM\l nu-thod ot p.ieking biibtei and othei p.ribhablo pioductb for shipment lo dibtanb market.- — a package which ib being largely us- d by dairy farmer Lhioiigliout the An- r.ila-ian i olonieb. Packages foi simi ar put poses mo shown by the Taranaki iJuttei \\i< king Company, I Now I'lymouth ; \\ . Coo, Wellington : J. DiJield, Jlaweia; and A. Hatvey, Auckland.