NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. SPECIAL COURTS. SOME SIGHTS WORTH SEEING. (BY TELEGRAPH. – PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, Nov. 20.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 422, 23 November 1889, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. SPECIAL COURTS. SOME SIGHTS WORTH SEEING. (BY TELEGRAPH. - PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, Nov. 20.

ExmuiTioTNs, ab a rule, in the main, preeenfc much the samo features to the casual observer ; but in some important points the Dnnedin Exhibition will rliller materially from those which ha\e pieceded it in Now Zealand. Not alono in its k'v/,0, but in its specialities will the novelty bo found. Prominent among these are the Early History and South Sea Island Section, tho Educational and Armament Courts, tho fisheries, the Aquaria, and the Art Uallcry : in a less decree tho Fernery and tho RJineial Courts will be specialities. Not that nothing 1 ot the kind has ever been seen, but that they have nob approached tho dimensions they attain in the present show.

SPECIAL COURTS. The Early History Court, under the care of Dr. Hockcn, whoso hobby, rosoaich into the ethnology of these Islands, hablongbeen known, will present a museum on a small scalo. The Armament Court, which i.s a Government department, promisor to be particulaily attractive. TII 3 big camion are already in podition, and pie&ont a formidable appearance, simounded by the smaller, but oven more deadly weapons ot destruc-* tion, such a^ the Maxim and Nordeni'cldt yuns. The permanent militia men are busy getting the trophies of small arms ready, pa'ntinir up tho artilleiy, .unanging the mines, etc. It ia intended to ;ri\c at intervals? a display of the u oi king's ot the six-inch disappearing gun, and as \ cry lew of tho public have seen these weapons, much less witnessed the method ot manipulating their apparently ponderous weight, tho sight is sure to prove eminently attractive. The aquaria are constructed of concrete and glass, and must pro\e a source ot endle«3 enjoyment to the ju\enilc visitors. The fernery occupies a largo space, and being the coolest place in the edifice apart from it^ dcenic beauty, will become a muchfiequonted nook. It will be lit by electricity, besides! two latge beat eh lights. The fernery will be almost the only place whore the eleufciic light will be made use of. In the other special courts mentioned so little has been done that no idea can bo obtained of what they will eventually be like.

THE ART GALLERY. This gallery is divided into six sections, each connecting with the other by an archway, the whole building being 110 ft square. About 600 pictures are now hung, and a laigo number aro to be placed in the iron annex. Of those sent in, a good ptopoi tion ha\c been rejected, and will not iind a place. This section will be quite ready by Tuesday ; in tact, the catalogue is in the printer'o hands. Besides the Ait Gallery proper, there arc small collections of pictures in &ome of the courts. Both New South "Wales and Victoria ha\e several bays full, and the Canterbury and Wellington schools ot art are aKo represented. The latter sends the only spociiKuus ot modelling at pre&ent to be seen in the building. As well as special pictiue gallery collections, Victoria and New South Wales have small ferneries of their own. Another small speciality is the tourists' bureau, where the principal disolay will be maps, etc., relating to the natural beauties of the colonj\

THE CONCERT HALL. This ii an extremely large building, with an oruan builh by White, of Chnsfcchurch, and a .sta^e ici psi formers at one end and a gallery afc the other. It appears capable of holding some thousands of people with ea^e. Utility rather than beauty is the main thing aimed «it by the designer, and from the exiuenoics of the position there has boon no chance of adorning it with any bold and striking featuie, fcuch a^ the handsome facade which groated the visitor on appi caching the main hall at the Christchurch Exhibition.

SALE OF GOODS. The regulations \vil.h regard to the sale of goods provide that ai tides manufactured on premises may be sold on payment of a license fee, and it is understood that any exhibit may be sold subject to the provision thai the goods shall not be taken away till the close ot the Exhibition. These I regulations aie similar to those of the C'hiistclunch Exhibition ; but vi&itoip to that place v/ill probably smilo at the recollection of the manner in which they were honoured in the breach rather than the ob.-en ance,

FRENCH COURT. A communication has been received from the French Government expressing their regret that they were not earlier made aware of the nature and scope of the Exhibition. Had this been done, they &ay caro would have been taken to have France and her colonies adequately represented, and several men-of-war would have been sent down for the opening. The painters, furnishers, etc., of Dunedin aie having quite a gala time. Independent of the great demand at the Exhibition itself, I the business places are being furbishod up i in all directions, and the ho.tels are making especial calls on labour ot the kind.