The Bush Published Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1888.

Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 60, 22 September 1888, Page 2

The Bush Published Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. SATURDAY, SEPT. 22, 1888.

Therb seems to be good reason, to grumble at the poor display made by the Nev^ Zealand Coiirt at the JESxhibition. Instead of taking advantage of the opportunity of advertising the Golony, the reverse unfortunately appears to the case, and remarks of the leading Australian journals are not of a complimentary nature. The, Melbourne the course ql an /article I writes :---The appearance of the Now Zealand Court has bitterly disappointed visitois from that colony. It- must be admitted that, considering the great mineral and timber resources of New Zealand, the display" in the Exhibition is i wholly inadequate, and hardly does justice to the colony. It seems as if the prolonged depression from whioh New Zealand has suffered had produced a sort of general apathy. When tire Exhibition was first determined on, the Govern-: ment provided insufficient funds to make the display worthy of the colony, while the hesitation — if not indifferehoe— of the' authorities in the first instance communioated themselves to the publio, and exhibits, were not forthcoming to the extent that might have been expected. If the colony has suffered in prestige by the inadequate representation of its undoubtedly great resources, the blame is attachable mainly to the Ministers, who took a long time to make up their minds, and who did not make amends for this delay by the exhibition of energy at a later period. It is true that the New Zealanders are just now in an economical frenzy, the natural reaction following the fever of extravagance generated by the policy. of Sir Julius Vogel, but it is doubtful whether a too severe economy on such an occasion as the present may. not be regarded as. 1 Penny wise and pound foolish.' It goes without-saying that no fault is to bw found with Sir James Hector and those found /acting with him for the paucity of Jhe mineral exhibits, of New Zealand. They can only make bricks in proportion to the amount of straw supplied to them.; Whether an .effort should be made even now to display a fuller representatsonof the mineral wealth of New Zealand, ought to. be made dependant- on 1 the wishes of the New Zealancters themselves. The rule against receiving exhibits at a late date is* absolutely necessary to avoid confusidh, but it is at least open to a sister colony that she should be allowed, if she desires, to close her court, say, for U week, in order to re-open it. in a, state of greater completeness.