SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

New Zealand Mail, 3 December 1896, Page 52

SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

Truly the difficult c that confront the man of rotes are many . he stands pencil and book in hand fronting the fountain in the vestibule of the Exhibition, for tempting bits just the thing ” for a good article lay ready for description in every direction. ihe problem is : Where shall the beginning her for after No. 1 is decided upon, the rest. follow as n iturally as did the iniim.i Is into the Ark which, by the way, was tin- first exhibition on record, inter-

nation 11 1 or provincial. '• he thoughts of the writer were re-echoed in the “ which-sk which-sh —whnh-sh ” of the falling waters of the playing and cooling fountain. Naturally the eve wandered upward, then roved round the walls, taking kinematographic impressions of pictures a d photos, and a quiet nook provided by the A.M.P. Society for folks whose bodies have grown weary with the mental strain of following the tempting will-o’-the-wisp hither and thither, instead of adopting a fixed plan of procedure and examina ion : and then the writer’s eye was caught by the relieving black —for the day is a bright one off. red by the exhibit of THE AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL I’KOVIDENT SOCIETY. A quiet nook in. and yet out of, the madding crowd, that i- the provision made by i lie ponular ” A.M.l 1 . tor the busy traveller through this bazaar. It is not only a thoughtful provision, this open room, from whence the weary, taking rest, may see the passing show oi living humanity ; but the quiet rose afforded by the seat leads the roving eye (mentioned above) to alight upon counterfeit presentments of many things which betoken the prosperity. the scope, the dignity of position, the reliability of this essentially colonial Assurance company. The New Zealand I imes lias so often informed the public of the progress of the Society, and kept its readers in touch with its progressive ideas <.nd spread of influence and business, that one is hard put to it to add thereto. Here in the retirement of tlmir sanctum, within hearing of the splash of the water and the sound of the voices of children as they laugh over the fountain play, those enquiring after ‘‘ Actual Examples,” “ A Guide to Investment,” and reports will find a ready supply of material provided at their elbow by the enterprising and thoughtful Society, whose motto overhead reads : - “ .Iz/.iciLs rrrlus in rr i nmin." Mr TllOO. H. liitehey is in charge of The Nook at present, and the public will lind every courtesy even if lie should “ take their lives ”at his hands What need be said further; what more can be Laid HATKK K AND i'ii. AND THE WONDERFUL W AND A N Ul. Immediately upon entering the Exhibition by the turnstile-, directly over the manager’s and the commit.tee rooms, is hung a set of 15 lovely enlarged photographs, the exhibit of .Messrs A. liatriek and Co., the enterprising touring managers lor the Wanganui river. ‘‘()n the Wanganui rivet —New Tourist Route,” is their title to the set, and a sight of their beauties convinces one that fie can scree imagine a more charming way of getting to Auckland from Wellington than by this r ute. An especially fine centre photo shows the town of Wanganui in the background, the river encompassing it, and one especially remarks Mount Egmont in the lar-off. Ihe new arrival can easily spend half an hour over these pictures, wherein he sees Wanganui with all her beauty spots on—i\loutoa Island, the much-painted Ngaporo, Ripiriki, Ketaruke Reach, the Falls cn the Oliura (a tributary of the Wanganui), the picturesque Maori settlement named Jerusalem. a lovely fern dale, with others equally lovely. One ceases to wonder at the enthusiasm of tourists and painters, when gazing on these scenes, and quite a clever study is that entitled “ The Drop Bcene,” with the Maori girl in the foreground. Very high praise must be given to Mr A. Martin, the Wanganui photographer, for tin; artistic touch shown in the series for which he is credited, and the Colony itself will be the gainer by this display in our Exhibition. The ” hanging committee ” are to be commended for placing the exhibit so conspicuously before the visitors. Yesterday morning supplied a proof of this, when a p -irty of tourists, just arrived by the Gothic, spent quite a time examining the views, exclaiming the while such complimentary and enthusiastic terms as certainly should lead us to believe that Wanganui river will know these people before they quit our shores.

THE JMPIRE COMPANY. Messrs 'V. G. Turnbull and Co.’s “ Hmpire ” covers a multitude of things—from Royal blacking, with which to shine your footwear, soap to make your linen white as the driven snow, to the housewife’s ter-a-cotta hearth powder, Royal laundry blue, flavouring essences and Dragon bakingpowder, vinegar strong enough to make the mouth water on sight (certified as genuine by the Government analyst), and syrups so sweet and luscious as to create and satisfy all thirsts The candied peel should appeal to all encouragers of local industry, the fruit being grown in Gisborne and prepared at the works in this city. Considering that the exhibit covers a space nearly 20 yards long, and the packages run up from floor to ventilator, it is easily understood what a difficult task it is to mention a -titho of the contents of the multitudinous arrav of bottles, tins, parcels, boxes and bags shown the pickles, oils, sauce- - , fluids, paints : the honey, treacle, spice < and powuers ; the rice, o its. coffee and pepper ; the soap-ext a-t, blue, je'ly powders (a delight to the wife in a hurry) and the 101 other things •' put no ” un lor tin directs) 1o - Air li ■ ° Haughton, the manager of the factory in town and supervisor of this exhibit THE DRAGON BRAND TEA is run under the same banner as the Empire Company, but is made a separate exhibit, just across the way from Turn hull’s miscellany above referred to. Th ; Dragon kiosk i- a very popular resort ior thirsty wornen-fol < and their “ cousins ” Kiosk, interpreted, means a summer-h mse. and the Turkish custom of taking t-a therein has now come ti be a recognised institution at all exhibitions. However, no matter what the name wherein you act it, the. tea's the thin" - , and not on y do you get a fine blend whenyou take the "ragon. but the summerhouse it i- served in. with the nimble and attractive attendants who wait upon you, all tend to the making of it a pleasurable exorcise Miss Browne lias some half a oozen assistants under her, and they are kept going from opening to closing time. .Vlr F. M. bhortridge is the tea expert, and in the blends he has put upon the market he

has satisfied a large craving not only in this city, but up in Auckland, down in Christchurch, in our own immediate back country, and wherever settlement goes, a package ot Dragon goes with it. The company’s business is spreading, and its praise is sung at many an At Home and High Tea. Mr T. Turnbull designed the kiosk, Messrs Carmichael and Son carrier out its erection, and in the fitting up and decorating of it much care has been spent Fifty people can sit at the tables, and photographs of various phases of lile in the Ceylon tea gardens meet the eye at every turn. A pleasant resort for pleasant lolks at a pleasant place is^this. _ VKE YEBKX ANO .lO.VKS CO. Though not claiming to be prophets or the sons of prophets, Messrs Yerex and Jones hold the name for carrying on a profitable agency business, and of the lines hold by them or run through them the ends of the earth generally and IT.S.A. particularly arc drawn upon and kept in leading strings, as it were, for the benefit of a novelty-seeking, fin-de-“ cy-cle ” age. It is a fine, catchy, unique show given at the Exhibition by this firm, and a natural line of demarcation of their distinctive features is drawn by means of a passage-way between. The click of the typewriter draws first attention. and Mr Joyce soon e itches the wandering eve looking for something to settle up or . Under his guidance an examination of the latest and very latest Yost typewriter is made, and he artfully leads up to some conversation upon the > ost school of shorthand and typewriting, with instructive exhibits and example. There are many machines, and there is the mimeograph, and office appliances right up to tin- times. The acceptance of an invitation to come along in the evening shows a busy- scene, there being two stvles of ’ists at work with busy fingers, and whether the gazing crowd admire the expert manipulation, or the manipulator, certainly both succeed in making an interesting and instructive object lesson.

Catching sight of Mr G. M. Yerex over on the other side, thoughts turn from typewriters, and speecli ensues upon bicycles. National Registers, and for awhile the belief holds there is only one bike, and that is the Columbia. This machine is shown in all its glory, and pride of place is given the one upon which Mr F. B. Muir lowered the one, two and three-mile records. The Hartford is also shown, being especially taking with boy's, because they' are ‘"just their height.” A card with a peculiar legend upon it, supported by a, bike, draws special attention, for, in letters that all may read, it says ‘‘l he Rational Dress Columbia, as ridden by the young lady above ! ’ This implies that she, is dead' Not so; she is only' suspended picture-wise, above your head. * here are novelties lying a'l around. Look at the ingenious computing scale ; but greatest of all is the No. 71) cash register till, covered with Old and New Work 1 glory and by over 3 )0 patents. It is a marvel, containing in its handsome casing a cash register, adding, numbering and dating mechanism, a paper cutter, printing press and typewriter, yet with d so simple a. child could run it and a burglar or any other bony need be no stronger than a girl to lift H. l he first or sample machine cost bb.DOO dollars : you can buy one bearing the No. lot). (MM) od 1 upon it here for bOO dollars: there are DO different ca-h registers made in the Day ton firm, and Messrs Yerex and Jones are “right here” to keep these and other things before our business people. THE MATA U HA FALLS I'AI’KK MILLS COMPANY. 'Phe display of the above (Hasan firm is a small one, but tells of possibilities great for an industry which is as yet in it- infancy'. Made in G°rmany, England and r- merh-a paper has been supplying the colonial demand, but the exhibit under not ice tells us that at least, one New Zealand mill knows how to turn out something - superior to the rough brown wrapping and bagmateiial forming the bulk < f colonial manufacture. In the samples shown are strong mani'a, stout hosiery - cartiidge. .yarn and six varieties of printing, white and coloured. glazed and unglazed, and h very good qua itv of blotting. There arc also lines of bag.

bleached cap, coloured \vrappings, lvuit bag, Ac. Messrs Coulls, Cubing and Co. have year hy year been improving the facilities at their mill, using up-to-date machinery and devices, and it is satisfactory to learn that their enterprise has been meeting with very happy results in the increase of the demand and output and improvement in the quality of their manufactures. Mr A. E. Kernot is the Wellington agent, and he readily gives every information to visitors. A MODEL EXHIBIT. A noveltyyn the Home Industries Department is Air 0. Green's model of a modern torpedo catcher, “The Rochet,” interesting at any time, but doubly so at night, when every port-hole and light-hole sparkles with light. The secret is that the exhibitor has fitted inside an electric light, and with conspicuous success. JOHN NEWTON AND HIS S iAI>. Punch said, many years ago, “ If there’s any truth in the ,dd proverb that cleanliness is next to godliness, then a soapmaker should take rank next to a bishop !’’ John Newton, of the Caledonian Soap V\ orks, Kaiwarra, is certainly a cleansing influence in this Colony, the bishopric is yet to come, and as he hails “fra ” (Jlasgo.v, and swears by Bobbie Burns and Burns’ A 1 soap (there being no relation between the poet Burns and the soap Burns) it is not likely that the Bishop of Kaiwarra will he installed yet awhile. Mr Newton has had 40 years’ experience in a business which under his direction has been peculiar to Kaiwarra since 18So, he having in that year landed from the Old Land with a complete plant. Three years ago he purchased J. Kitchen and Sons’ and Apollo Company’s soap an 1 soda crystal plant, and since then his business has increased hy “leaps and bounds ” until it is now one of the largest soap and soda crystal factories in the Colony, and Ids leading brands. “ Burns’ A 1 .Soap,” in bars and tablets, and Newton’s “ Perfect on ” soap (regi-tere.d i, are now as lamiliar to our house w i ves as the article is necessary. A few particulars ol the industry will not be out: of place. In ISSb the floor space of the factory was Joudft : it is now over 11,000 ft. Tile soda cr\stal department also shows up i nportant. To the many housewives who get their bib parcel Irom the retail r, it is an eye-opener to learn that over KJd tons of this article lias been sent out by J.N. to a month’s orders, and the crystals, as well its the soap, are to be found as far north as Samoa Tonga. Fiji, and even unto New Caledonia which latter fact is appropriate to the f aetory name. Ihe visitor to .\lr Newton’s stall at the Exhibition will note that the articles shown there are t dec; i from every-day-ordered stock. Ihe mottled bears not an extra mottle,” the Perfection is not. for it cannot he moie perfect,, the A I doesn’t go an extra one letter, the .surprise is not more surprising, nor the Windsor browner, nor yet the soft soap extra gracious—none of these manufacture's have been touched up “ extry-likre ” specially for the Exhibition. As it comes out of the factory, so is it shown there, and whether for woollen mills, dye-works or the home, tne quality is always there. Mlt K. ARNOLD, >IANU FACT UItK R.

A row or all cla.-ses, decree-!, makes, shapes ami variety of perambulators, go-oirts and wicker seats catches the glance We can not all order a silver spoon with our birth, hut few and far between are the colonial infants who are not provided with their “ pram.” or their go cart. VV<;II here is a fine display’ of all that is to he teen in the way or vehicles for infant lo emotion Mr A mold’s name and fame reach further than W’elli n<rton, and his ’’ prams.” and co-carts parade on otiier quays and streets than l.ambton 'mol Willis All tli- foregoing description might lead 10 the belief that Mr Am dd is a specialist in the furniture just noted. so he is ; but he is also a manufacturer of other equally important wares. Come along here, and you will see card and-afternoon tables, curiouslydesigned wicker chairs, and there at the hack are ihe latest, ’'most up-to-date wire mattresses; everything shown, mind you, beingmanufactured and put together for'local sale and export at his place of business in Willis street. Mr Arnold has received awards of honour at various exhibitions, and here he involuntarily causes many exclamations of approval for his large exhibit of an important and flourishing local industry.

m‘kee and gamble, publishers, etc. It is not too much to say that the rapid progress during the past six years of this noiv well-knovn firm is unparalleled in the history of the printing trade in New Zealand. &ix years ago Messrs McKee and Gamble commenced operations in a very small way : to-day their business is one of the most extensive in the 1 ’olony, embracing as it does every branch o r the craft, and employing over one hum red people. Their trade extends throughout New Zealand and Australia. The most pleasing feature of their exhibit is the display of copies of a work entitled “ Glimpses of

Australia.” Tlii.s production will contain :»S4 magnificent photo-engravings ot .scenes, cities, industries and interesti'g phases of Australian life, with concise literary descriptions by Mr E. It. Hoben, formerly of Wellington. It is to be completed in twenty-tour fortnightly one shilling parts, six of which have been issued, and is being printed to the order of Messrs flordon and Goteh, of Sydney, Melbourne, South Australia, Western Australia and (Queensland, whose ramifications extend to every city, town and village in Australasia The work is being published under the patronage and practical support of the various Australian Governments, who have supplied photo graphs and assisted in the compilation. ■‘Glimpses of Australia,” of which oUP,(>i)i> parts are being printed, will have perhaps the largest circulation of any book yet produced in the colonies. Over one hundred tons of specially made art paper will be used, and the pages, if placed side by side, would cover a .-pace of over seventy miles. Il must be gratifying to all interested in the industrial progress of New Zealand to hear that a Wellington firm has been entrusted with a work of this importance and magnitude, representing as it does one of the largest printing contracts yet let in Australia. Another and a similar publication of Messrs McKee and (tumble is the Imperial Album of New Zealand Scenery, of which several hundred thousand parts are being printed, and which is being extensively bought by the public, principally lor the purpose of sending to friends in the Old Country. As to the quality ot the engravings, the Australian ;nd New Zealand press are unanimous in the verdict that McKee and (iambic's work is equal to the high-class work of England amt America. Both these publications form a sympathetic link between the people onthe two side- of the globe, and constitute a magnificent advei tisement for t he colonies. Messrs McKee and Gamble have also in hand the printing, illustrating and binding ot the Cyclopedia of New Zealand, to be published in six large volumes. The cyclopedia, which will probably contain over .1000 engravings, will be the largest and most important book yet published in New Zealand. The three publications named will involve an expenditure of over <£'oo,ooo. Messrs McKee and Gamble have established a reputation for high-class work m the numerous branches of their business, as a glance at their exhibits will demonstrate. In addition to process engraving the branches of McKee and Gamble’s business include general en-

graving, art lithography, photo-lithography, art printing, electrotyping, stereotyping, book-binding, manufactured stationery, cardboard box making, rubber stamp and stencil plate making, music printing, &o , and their success only further proves what comes of well directed and advanced enterprise. DAVIS AND CLATKR. Wandering down the “ Hall of Machinery ” —-our own phrase, after looking at the Otto gas exhibit, which adjoins the two fine carriages shown i y our Railway Department the nama of a well-known local firm catches the eye, and there is no need to read D 7,

Lambton quay,” to know that Messrs Davis and Clater are referred to. Their exhibit is contained in a largo show-ease, into which an artist in window-dressing has hung, so that none are inconspicuous, samples of goods manufactured by this firm for their two shops in town. Here in this ease, as in Willis street and on the quay, are shirts of the latest colour, cut ami texture : collars tit to grace the neck of Lord Soanso. Mr Uu/.ynes or Harry (Quilpen ; athletes will find articles of costume light, enough to help in racing and strong enough withal to please a Satidow. Ties chaste enough for any connoiseur, neat enough for every day use, original enough to suit the New Woman are

there. And writing of the ladies, conspicuous in th ; s case are some stylish blouses, tied and collared so naturally as to clearly demonstrate that the firm of Davis and Clater know pretty women, know what pleases her, know how to dress her,and in the case lies the challenge to her to put their taste to the test. The firm has long had a name as makers to order of all kinds of shirts, ami if any visitors desire ocular demonstration upon this point, by all mians let them take advantage of a turn in the Hall of Machinery and see the showcase bearing the legend Davis and Clater, and be satisfied.

'I his is an age when sanitation and sanitary things arc spelt and wiitten with a big “S,” and Messrs Davis and Clater have ever been and s'ill remain in touch with the times ; consequently they have made large provision for customers in the way of cellular cloth and clothing, and tney are the sole agents for Wellington tor this materia,l. To be lightly clad, seeing that less weight of clothing means less expenditure of strength, is a great consideration to those who have not much -pare strength to expend, and to the cricketer, ten is player, sculler, or even tiedancer, a porous noil irritating material is so desirab'c that; it. need hardly be mentioned to those who have experienced—and who lias

not f —the discomfort of the other material. Nowadays women of all ranks are leading - active, busy lives, either in the open air or in such circumstances that they must be protected from the effects of sudden changes of temperature, and a material that will guard from chills and other concomitant dangers is sure to be gladly welcomed by those who understand the need for such protection. Let any sanitarian contrast the thin calicoes and linens and the hardened, shrunken flannels which hitheito women have been compelled to wear with the warm, light, soft, cellular cloth which is now to be procured, and there can be no doubt as to the choice. This material Messrs 1 »avis and Clater import and make up into popular goods, as well as keeping a large stock of imported ready-made underwear for ladies. Besides all the lines mentioned previously, this firm is making up clothing for youngsters and grown-ups, and a specialty in Ceylon

flannels, from tin; purest white to the daintiest tints;, comfortable and absolutely unshiii kable, is conspicuous. Crimean shirts

also prove the policy of this firm, for they have these floods made up from the material manufactured at the Mosgiel, Kaiapoi, Wellington and lioslyn mills ; and their ready-made clothing comes from the same sources, as well as up-to-date lines from Home. Nor should if la; forgotten that the firm are now making a feature of waterproof muuutacfurc and they may lie said to have taken up the trade recently dropped locally by Messrs Birnbaum. A Itoget her, .Messrs Havis and Clater are proving- themselves energetic, enterprising and up-to-date mercers, out fitters and clot fliers, and deserving' a large share of public support. It may be mentioned that the shirts of this firm are cut under the latest, scientific systems, a perfect til guaranteed, and they Maim that their exhibit, which was all made on idle premises, will compare favourably with any

firm in the Colony, Mr Davis having undertaken and studied this class of' work for the last 30 years. Their hands are “stickers,” being either under or in their employ, one foi* 15 years, one for 8, one for 5, and others shorter periods. First-class labour is employed, and when the public purchase from their establishment they can depend upon it that a fair price is charged for a first-class article and a living wage is paid to those in their employ. ARTHUR BRISCOE AND CO. A popular notion has it that tea-tasting is as conservative as China herself : that as uncliangable as the ways of that great nation has been the fixed European taste for the beverage. But the public are sometimes wrong There have been decided and marked changes in the national taste for teas. Twenty years ago our mothers gossiped over their cups of good old China unmixed : ten years later and the taste wis for In lian:

later it cam,: to Ceylon ; and now the demand is for blends of the epoch-marking trio. In the several spaces reserved by the I'.mpire Tea Company, the A. Briscoe Company, Ac , for tin; display of tea exhibits the observer will notice this phase of taste, and ladies especially, as experts, will be enabled to gather pointers bearing thereupon. The space occupied by Arthur Briscoe and Company’s tea exhibit. Judo .opiate feet, is the largest applied for in the Kxhihit ion. (d this d lit, \ do ft is taken up by a handsome kiosk, fitted up in tin* .la pane.sc style with curios specially imported from Japan, while the w.His are hutij with photos showing tin* various p oecsses of the product, from growth to shipment in Ceylon. the entrance to the kio.sk is under a d une in the form of a stud k ing pagoda, the names of " - irisa tula . Cold at id Silver Crest ’ and " .Avondale brand of teas being prominently set out. <»n eitlmr side are counters, on which arearianged pyramids of teas, presided over by young ladies dressed in the colours of tin* firm’s " Colden Crest Iblue predominat imr). while f lu* outside walls are deeorat ed with 1 ' e packets and tins of the teas which the Company blend and pack, the whole presenting 1 a brilliant appearance, which adds t o t lie genera 1 efl eet of t h is excel lent; exhibit. reflecting credit on Mr \V ■Chatficld, architect, who designed, and under whose supervision the exhibit has been erect ed. The man. genn-nt <> the kiosk has been undertaken bv Mrs Irvine, of the Panama street Kiosk, and f"r special information we* are indebted to tin* eourtesy .> t Mr Havid Kang the tea expert of the firm, reeeli tly of Me 1 lam me. and who makes a lb st,-class host, to all who pat ronise the <*oiumodioiis tea-room at the roar of the k b e- k . Be woman of the new order or the old, one is si >lll4*l lilies iuelilii d to delate the ipmsliou whet her dress or tea takes first; place in her t.a'te and appetite, t herd ore. in the mat ter of tin* exliibit under notice. a description of the Arthur Bri-e e t'mnpaiiy's brands and blendwill lie of special interest, to many betterhalves o| Wellington households "Silver 1 es| . Nos. 1 a.lal are two begrees. in pi and quality, of skilfully-blended < bina. Indian and 1 'et kill teas. "loildim Crest." also m t wo numbers, eon-ists of Indian and * ’e.vlon teas 11 Avonda'e." in ihree assortment-. is a blend ot idioiee htllg'l own < eyions "Sirisanda. which is a veritable aristocrat among teas, ranging into four qualities, is a I,lend of the choicest colden tipped, hill-grown (’nylon Pekoes. All tlie.-e teas are retailed in packets of .'.lb, lib. •Mbaud bill., at gs, g s Id, gs »;,i. g,s" and Is. which certainly give it variety of taste at an equal variety of price. tii i*; <; u \ i*n i > imio.n i-:. Messrs Li-ihahy and Co are noted in town for i heir umbrella-ware, but in the kx hi bit ion 11 11 * v have broken out into ;t new venture, for if is to them the visitor is indebted for the

chance of hearing the latest records from America on Edison's improved Graphophone. Through its wax records you can hear songs by Chicagoan variety artists, band selections, orchestral tit-bi's, speeches, and a gruesome record, just received by the last Frisco beat, entitled Harry Hayward’s last speech on the gallows,” which seems to meet with approval from many hearers. The Graphophone is certainly very clear in tone*, and is well looked after by Mr Wakcford, who has a large variety of records. THE GKEYMOU': H - POINT ELIZABETH CLAY AXI) COAL CO. In the space allotted to this company—in on the immediate left oi the turnstiles—are gathered exhibits oi New Zealand essentially native to the soil and its foundations. They are the products brought up above by those who go down in the deep below. Ihe bowels of the earth have been compassionate to the enterprise of the G.-P.E.C.C. Co., lor have they not yielded up their stores oi wealth untold f Not only coal, but clay has been turned to good account, and assumed many shapes at the potter's hands Here are samples of goods which are being daily supplied by the Company to builders ami contractors in Melbourne. Sydney, Brisbane, New Zealand, to corporations, gasworks, railways, foundries, factories and households raw and ground fireclay, pressed and machine-made fireclay bricks, tiles and locomotive lumps, as well as a massive fireclay gas retort, weighing about 15cwt and measuring hit din x 21in x loin, such as have been supplied to gas companies in this and neighbouring colonies. Then there are specimens of coal and coke—the famous Brunner coal, in every day and night use in these parts and abroad : a hit of the coming household coal from the new 14ft seam at Seven-mile Creek, near Greymouth, which will he marketed shortly after the opening of the New i ear : a sample of a newly-discovered seam of gas shale, technically known as Gunnel coal, also from the lucky-number creek, pronounced by Sir James Hector, after a recent analysis, to be the best coal in Australasia ; and there remaineth yet to add the mention of some clinkers of Brunner coke, in which a large trade is < one not only with New Zealand smelting and other works, but is also exported largely to Tasmania.

THE BRUXXF.It .MINE. This property is situated at Brunnerton on the West > oast of the South Island, about eight miles from the town of Greymouth, with which it is connected by rail The area of tlie property is 1280 acres, and is now owned and worked by the Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Kailway and < -oal t.ompany, Limited, an English company, of which Air Alexander AlacDougall, of Wellington, is managing director and attorney in the Colony. Air James Bislmp, ALE., is the Company’s engineer and mine manager in charge of tlm mine and works on the West, Coast. 5 his mine lias been worked since 1874. I he total area of the coal land which has been worked is 2T> acr.-s. and the total quantity of coal raised to date is about ] , Odd tons 1 he amount of eoal still left m the mine is estimated at about 1.00n.00n tons. Coal from this mine is now supplied in large quantities to all parts of the Colony, chiefly Gr steam and gas purposes. Its quality as a gas producing coal is recognised throughout the Colony, and as showing - its steaming qualities it is onlv necessary to mention that duringthe present year upwards of 2d, 1 (, (i tons have been supplied to the Government Railways. POINT ELIZABETH. <'(>.■' L OBEEK AND SEVENMI I.E CREEK coALEIELI S. The exhibits from this new coalfield comprise household ai.d steam coal and samples of the gas shale. At the present time the Company is completing the construction oi a line of railway five miles long to connect the mines with the port, of Greymouth, and are also erecting a railway bridge across the Grey river. The area oi the field is over 5000 acres. The Greymouth Point Elizabeth Kailway and Coal Company have expended about .£50,000 during the last two years in connection with the purchase of the Brunner mine, the construction of their railway and bridge, and in the development of the mines at Camp Creek, Coal Creek, Seven-mile Ciu elc and Point Elizabeth. For some time past upwards of 400 men have been employed in the working of the Brunner mine and the construction of those works. The railway and bridge works are being carried on by the Company themselves, the contracts for the supply of the materials required being let separately. The whole of the ironwork required for the Grey bridge is being supplied by Messrs Win. Cable and Co., oi the Lion

Foundry, Wellington, wbiist the luvdwood required for the bridge lias been obtained from Messrs Murray. Arnold and Co., of Grafton. Clarence river. New South Wales. The smaller items of iron material and stores are chiefly supplied by Mr Robert Forsyth, of Greymouth. MR REAR, THE WARWICK AND THE ROTARY STANDARD. '! hose are tlie chief features of one of the centrally - situated exhibits. Air F. J. W. Fear needs no introduction to Wellingtonians, hut to visitors we can commend him as an expert engineer and an enterprising importer. He was one of the first in this city to grasp the possibilities of cycling, and many are our riders who got from him their first, second and even third machines —for your cyclist is a man of progress, ever seeking tiie new, the latest, tlie most improved. And Mr Fear has moved along the same lines, giving the market the benefit oi improvements, and in the mysterious far-hack of his Willis street factory many hopelessly, given-up breakables have been so skilfully set up and renovated as to make their owners smile m.ce more. The machine Mr Fear is now exploiting is the Warwick, which he maintains to be the finest-made in the -r, orld. Fntliusiastie cyclists have much in tlie Exhibition to gaze at and admire, and the Warwick gets its meed of praise every day. 'I he lady visitors centre their attention upon the display and the wotking oi the specimens of 1 he Rotary Shuttle Standard, the popular family machine for which Air Fear has been the agent, hereabouts for some years. The whole exhibit is most interesting, and when the machines are at work and the crowd gathers close, it is plainly evident that the praise of the people goes With Fear and with favour Several power laides and machines shown are worthy of more than a passing glance, as they have been imported by Mr Fear specially for his display in the Exhibition. 'They comprise mac,bines, to be driven by electric or oilier power, suitable for such manufactories as tailoring, shoemaking, dress and shirt making, at d specially note two novelties, hitherto unknown in these parts a two-needle machine for corset and shirt making. Our manufacturers should give these ingenious inventions their closest attention and inspection, for through them lies the way to greater possibilities in the output of work.

MR HE X D EKSON S IX CUB ATO H . Tnculr. tion ami incubators avo Mr JHenderson's hobbies, ami his exhibit at the Exhibition— yon keep straight down on your right after entering 1 the gateway, the outside run of the chicks abutting on the cycling track— is a constant source of wonderment, instruction and amusement. Two days after the Exhibition opened, the chicks, no doubt as anxious as a budding genius, began to come out of their sin 11s in great and lively style, and th. y’ve been arriving almost daily since. From the incubator, where the eggs lay (they are laid in another place), the hatched are put into the brooder or artificial “mother,’’ where the air is tempered to the shivery chick until it is enabled to go to the run. The term from first to last is some six weeks, and there arc four stages in this artificial life of the fowl. A LETTER FROM KDISOX. This is what yon are told if you will tost the capabilities of the Electric Phrenological Delineator, managed by Mr Travers, recently of Sydney. Taking hold of two handles, the speculator gets a shock to the magnitude of his own order, and out of the machine comes a printed delineation. Here is the shock received by the writer of these notes: have a capacity for detail, without too much self-confidence, this causes reserve at times : a journey for you seems indicated ; success certain.” The “ lack of self-confidence and the “ reserve ” in a newspaper man are good—real good. AUCK LAND BUTTERSCOTCH .

A M aori and her pickaninny, worked in Camaru stone, is an attraction upon the butterscotch stall of \V. Parkinson, of Auckland. The sculptor is a son of this noted maker of sweets, and he has earned more than a locnl reputation with his chisel. It is also interesting to learn that the vendor of the butterscotch in our Exhibition is the grandson of the original manufacturer of the famous Doncaster butterscotch.

JAMES SMI'I II AND TK AID » ID DISK. Everyone in this province knows 'J e Aro House, every visitor to tin* city knows oi To Aro House manufactories in all parts ol the world are pleased to you To Aro House on their list of customers, am I visitors passingl through the Exhibition go away w ith a lasting impression upon their in Mills ol one of the most i ntere.-t ing practical exhibits they have seen anywhere and have observed that it. was due to the enterprise ol Te Aro House that they enjoyed such an object lesson. Mr James Smith is ever active on the Musical <'oinmittec, but he has left in the bay representing Te Aro House an earnest of his solid interest in yet another direction in the well-being of the Industrial Society’s public spirit. And that is just tin- policy of Mr Smith and Te Aro House —to serve the interests of the people. The space occupied by the house is central, and catches all passers-by. The click of the mattress-maker serves to call attention thereto, and soon young and old gather in an admiring 1 pack, craning necks to see how it is done. And well done it is. Air Wright does it, and keeps at it all the time. Go in -when you will, there he is, making wire mattresses, clipping so expertly tin* required lengths, that without the turning of his eye he knows when the wriggling wire has done its wriggling, and quickly he " snips off its tail,” as the youngsters put it. Not only is wireweaving shown in this way, but there are shown mattresses done by the house long and short and broad : plain and fancy and cable : single and double and treble wove ; common work, ordinary work, extraordinary work ; kept-in-stock kinds, samples of the kind that they are prepared to make to order.

Then there are a bevy of nice-looking seamstresses busy shirt-mai i u. and they are busy at all times also, i >other step, and the

showcases take up the attention. Mr T. B. Russell is in charge. “ Manufactured at Te Aro House ” is the text preached by this portion of the exhibit, and an admiring locaiindnstryite can easily enlarge upon it. Flannelette is the specialty this week : next week and each sm weeding week there is to be a change of contents : millinery, cjstum.es. dress goods and other departments are to get their turn. Here shirts cricketing, shirts aquatic, and other vasieties, are shown in ditVerent qualities, and attention is specially drawn to a special and new line of Ceylon cloth, which has only to become known to become popular.

FERGUSON AND MITCHELL AXD THE OTAGO PAPER 311 LLS.

One of the mo>t substantial-looking bays in the T xhibition faces the display ot Messrs Wilkins and Field, and it is stocked and stacked with piles of paper turned out at the well-known mills at picturesque Wooohaugh, near Dunedin. Here are paper bags in piles and parcels, and its material in rolls and sheets, glazed bleached, medium and extra thin, brown as well as other colours, and also thick even unto a unique quality and specialty known as carpet felt, a term which explains itself. This latter stuff is to be bad in rolls just like carpet ware. There is also a light, tough quality of white printing paper shown. Hung upon the walls are specimens of lithographic and other printing, whilst in a central case is show n some ordinary and extraordinary specimens of the bookbinder’s art-- ledgers, journals, daybooks. various library bindings, massive and handsome volumes of the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia— all showing the line finish, care and taste put into the firm’s work in this department. Artisticnlly-designed labels are also shown, and Mr Thomas Barmby. the firm’s representative at the xhibition. brings well to tlie fore all the specialties the Princes street firm has long been noted for. SCOULLAB AND CHISHOLM’S most attractive bay is next neighbour to the exhibit noted above, and if visitors desire to

educate themselves upon the latest styles and modes of the best furniture, let them pause a while here, and if an inspection leads to an interview wirii the heads • f the firm “ down at the shop,” tin; pleasure will be mutual and the visitor will he carrying out one of the reasons for the getting together of such an exhibition— that is, trade. In the large hay will be found what can only be called handsome articles, large and small, light and heavy, economical and expensive, in woods plain, turned, native—and everything done by their own workmen upon their own premises. An overmantel stands out for special remark, and calls up the envy of many ladies with an eye for things good and handsome, and the whole effect of fireplace, coal-cabinet and mantel well deserve lire praise bestowed. A telescopic table also finds many admirers, and parents of large families are heard to remark that it would be just the thing for them when the whole family sit round the board at the Christmas re-union ; and so it would. But it remains for a luxurious, up-to-date, beauti-fully-worked. handsome cosy-corner to cap all the exclamations of the delight of furniturelovers. One can hardly do it justice in cold print, which lacks the power of expressing enthusiasm in descriptive work. Every lady should look it up, and the chances are she will mentally make a note of a corner at home which was meant for just that style. There are also on view card and afternoon tables, sofas and chairs, in the best ot leathers, escritoires and other objects, all making an admirable display of the furnisher’s art and industry. THE CINEMATOGRAPH. Messrs Hausmann and Gow, after a Northern tour, are now installed in the hall of mystery with their wonderful cinematograph, which has to be seen to be appreciated. That it is one of the modern wonders a visit to the Exhibition will amply demonstrate.

MESSRS ROUSE AND HUKEELL. Following 1 the righ’-hand avenue straight down, then following the turn to the leit, just before coming to the exit to the cycling track, a fine pair of 1d.2 upstanding mottled greys in a brilliant carriage pubs the visitor up sharp. that is the exhibit ot Messrs House and Hurrell. and by the woik shewn upon the backs ot those splen-didly-modelled horses and in the dog cart harnessed thereto the firm appeal to all who are interested in that class • f work. I hat they have done a fair share toward- making the whole Exhibition a credit to the city is proved in the fact, that ' hose horses have been specially modelled in and sent out to their order from Great Britain, and British harness also is that which is seen in their furnishings. The dogcart is meant to be a thing of beauty and a joy lor a long time to some fortunate human. ”1 is a fourwheeler, with full-lock, giving exceptional advantage in turning in narrow streets and lanes and by and highways. '1 here is plenty of knee room everywhere ; it is bound in leather throughout in the very best style and workmanship. The mountings are in nickel, the under-carriage is of English make, and it is fitted with a powerful hand-lever brake. The lamps are bound to shine most brightly, being of bevelled glass and high finish. the polish and gloss are so brilliant sis to dispense with mirrors, it such things be needed, chocolate picked out with scarlet and brown and black, forming a handsome contrast in the colouring. 1 here are also shown two single sets of harness, which have sustained much critical examination at the hands and eyes ot our friends from the country. The increase ot this firm’s business has of late been such as to necessitate removal into larger premises, which will give 2a,(limit of floor space for show-rooms and factory, where they are putting together town and country orders, palace cars, coaches and drags. Messrs Rouse and Hurrell are agents for the North Island, with the exception ot Auckland, for tlic Buffalo Spring and Gear Company of the United States, and with their usual energy they may be depended upon to let the people know they are about, and ever alive to their own business and the welfare of customers.

WILKINS AND FIELD tell us that the Dayton is up-to-date, which suggests that np-to-1 »avron is the bicycle, and next in favour with this firm are the Quadrant, and the Waltham. I he < >ld World’s aristocrat. < f fashion ride t l, o Dayton ; the racing aristocracy of this district the Waltham (Hunt. of Palmerston, occurs to mindl an ) the Quadrant ( Lucy has chosen tlii-b and the large public who don’t race are picking up these machines at the rate of 7-a in a f rtnight, and trie firm can’t keep up the supplying of the demand Of records and deeds done awheel with their machine- the firm can keep an enthusiast going for hours; and the hand writing on the wall at the back ol the stall tells in large bla<-k and r< d letters the men. places, times ami deeds in detail. 1 o the careful perusal of that writing you ar-* now commended. in the fnrni.-hings of bicycles W. and F. are completely .-tocked, from the smallest necessary article t > the latest ornament or device.

A source of constant attraction at the stall, which has. a courteous lady attendant in charge at all times, is the Primus kerosene stove, which has the peculi rity ot making gas. which effects economy iti cooking: and E. Berliner's wondrou- gramovdione m st not be forgotten as a power of drawing the crowd. Amusement and instruction are blended in the most business-like way. and *• What's the price of this r ” comes as naturally as " That’s very funny.” It may be time noted that the data for this article was compiled in an ea<v chair which the firm exhibits just across the passage-way. and this is a saanpie of the chairs manufactured by them for the select portion of our Opera House and the Exchange Hall. From that seat a good general view < f a large exhibit is obtainable, and specially note in its frame the certificate of an award obtained at the Australian Fruit ('onference tor the linn’s display of garden and orchard tools. Kata ranges a-e there to the quantity of a full baker’s dozen, in sizes from 2ft to 1 lit, with double ovens, racks, boilers, and backed in all the enticing glory of enamel piles. The firm boom the Bata, and, as one good turn deserves another, the Rata booms the firm. That it is good, all finalities of people testify. Eight have been ordered in the Exhibition since the opening, and one of those so ordering is a Judge in our Supreme'Court.

I’he firm do not h-sitate in claiming it to be the finest stove in tiie market If this firm had tlire- times their 200 ft of s aco 'hey couldn't have found room for their specialties H. re is a brief li-t of rd.o popular manufac ures of Ale.-srs Will-ins and Field : Spouting. ridging. downpipes. trunks, hattmxe-: all makes, lengths and shapes of b i ths. wits the nstd’ul heater in a! 1 grades ior the convenience of those in the way-hack or the neart i-' own dwelling: spray-pumps.those you carry on your back an I those stationary : cabfeeders which are as good as mothers to these yoong ters. and other farming and d irv u'ensil-; heating ap t >aricus. in copj.cr. tin and other miteria'. to suit the wile in a hurry, the save-trounle bachelor . r spins'or. and oilier lonesome or e minium- 1 : e humans cabinets, art-cases and scuttles f>r coalholding. and guards, fenders and irons. In pi vein ie vehicles the firm are strong—gocarts and perambulators, swings and every article for bringing out the sinew, muscle and chest of the young New Zealander : patent kerosene-tin holders, every variety < f aluminium goods, sewing machines, foldii g beds, tables and chairs, tins, ironmongery lop. enough of an iivent>ry : their shop in Manners sir ct, like that in Nelson, forms an enf erest ng exhibition of its own, and M■■ C. (goodwill, who may he complimented upon havin':' a good name, 's so eourreous and obliging a represent itive t hat it- will he a pleasure for ><>u to call at the shop, as well as the Exhibition, to m-et him l he coming dip is held by Messrs W. and F.. and it. is named Fletcher s Sleep ’dp. in fluid and powder, unsurpa-se 1 for curing scab, siding insects, improving the wool an i preventing atfacKs of 11 v. 'he sole agency for m e Colony is held by this firm. S. E. WRIGHT, HI K 1 ST ANII TYPIST. “Morgan and Wright tir s ai c god tires’ is the correct card on the torracv - arranged exhibit of Mr S. 1- . Wright, situated next door t • the evergreen fernery where the hall-and-fountain pay games Mr Wright s hay is a good place to go when one feels tired piiciiu ati rheumatic or lhe oMcr style ; for he is >ntqdier in ordinary of extraordinary means of conveyance, and specimens tempting nn'o puichasing'. and. failing flying-machines, her.- « < c the n xt best vehicles of getting thero-quick

ability- Hames Whitell vers, as well as li;iniC' Boad-raeer. M r Wrightisstrongin the vat ieties of makes and st.y les ot the American bicycles he imports, and Wellington is simply <>v rrnn with those he lias supplied to a large clientele. There are several machines here* which are the delight ot the ladies Barnes Supcrba and the tieneva, fitted with all the latest attachments, enamelled, and with bearings as easy - going as tin? slumber of an infant, and also sweet and light. .another feature, and one commanding special notice, is the Old Hickory, the product of the 1 onk .Manufacturing (Jo., ot Chicago. Lightness and strength are in its hickory frame. A peculiarlooking affair on tin; Hoor, which has tiny appearance of 1 he carriage for a telescope, is in reality a home exerciser, by means of which you can do a long-distance journey in your drawing-room. Then there are lumps, hells, horns, cyclometers, and every necessary and peculiir bit of hike furniture to be had from Mr 'Aright. and if you would he right you will do right t<> go to \\ right The scene is changed to the corridor leading into the Art Gallery, where Mr Wright has a frame 1 exhibit hung upon the wall, showing an enlarged example of drone’s Light-line shorthand, in an expert attainment of which it is claimed onc-ipiarter the time rei(uire<l for any other is necessary. Mr W right is the local agent, and teacher. Mr W r right is al.-o the agent ior the latest typewriter on the market, the Daugherty, which is an American machine, whose special features are absolutely visible writing, a tako-outablc keyboard, type handy to clean, unlimited capacity' as to speed, and last, but perhaps greatest, it can be bought at Jjlb lbs, a big reduction upon other machines. THK ECONOMIC, Messrs George and Horsley have secured one of the very best spots in the Kxhibition for a display that is in every respect worthy of its aristocratic quarters. What could be more desirable than the reserved-seats door making one boundary and the public door the other, whilst in front the people stream both ways seeking admission to the concert hall ? And where is the lady who can resist, even when in her utmost hurry, “ without a moment to spare,” stopping for “ just a minute” to yet again examine, it may be, a dress, a bonnet, a wrap, a blouse, or other

article of femininity which she lias set her eye and her heart upon ! There are all these and more in the vast showers- exhibited by I lie Economic—in fact, it is beyond mere man’s power to tell of the “dreams” and “ducks " and millinery ■ poems'’ tast<»f>i !v and nrod gaily and temptingly set oilr, therein. In front of that ease mm looks, wo nan sens, thinks, longs and covets —and ge ierally hays. It is with satisfaction she le urns that each costume in that c ibinet was designed and executed on The Economic preni sos by its own staff of co-tumi rs. for she has taken a fancy to some style shown, and to fanev is to obtain, la one o l ' two neat y-Tirnished recesses, Messrs George and Ker-lev show a ladv’s bicycle costume, tae model standing alongside a Gladiator machine. The Economic will make up the style of co-tume shown, and probably can arrange also, ifde ired. tor the supply of thus ex>-ellerit bike to any lady having a desire f- r both. ALEXANDER AXI) CO., PLUMBERS AND LEAD-LIG H TIS TS. When the visitor arrives in front of the display of dm above firm, lie wonders what he has struck or what lias struck him when he mes the wriggiesome, serpentine-looking affair climbing up the wall, (. lose inspection l> ol e- it quite harmless. technically put, it i- an exhibit of applied sanitary science, and ion: irrcct model of the water-closet arrangement for a two-story dwelling, and is really a first-class bit of the higher art of plumbing. Ikioso interested i.i advanced sanitary fittings should see n >t • n y this, hut a fitting of a similar class in brass and a corner lavatory basin, the la'est things of their kind in th • market An expert in artistic manipulation of ordinary sheet lead lias got in some fine work on the sign hung upon the wad : and the firm carry their art in this material into conspicuous effect m the light over the ent ance to the <• xhibition. previously no'iced, and their le id-lighting effects are now to be seen iu church and shop and home all over this city First con-m to this kind of work is the large and handsome hotel lamp ; and aTo the very pretty church lamp, with its /.inc base, two of a similar design to which aie now t > lie seen n t Peter’s Church, of this city. Their tinsmith also is

an artist, as testified by his combined um-Orella-stand an ■ binl-eagc, on the model of a mo lorn villa, correct in every detail even to t.he door-knocker. Very pretty designs in lead-lights shown are all hand-wrought, and burnt. i.i afterwards. A general specialty of the firm, be it noted, is hand-made work. Other novelties to be n -tieed are a cindersifter. a source of pride to the economical housewife : a mysterious object, with the look of an infernal machine about it, is a useful smoke-tester for finding out weaknesses in drain-piping ; a sanitary powder-box ; an educative series of models of ail traps and technicalities in drainage ; certificates won by Mr ,1. Alexander in London, and medals won by Air P. W. Smith, all for practical and theoretical plumbing : and a display of Jeyes’ sanitary fluids and powders, for which the firm are sub-agents. It. will thus he seen that Messrs Alexander and Co. are busy men, and it is needless to add they arc past masters in tlrnir line or lines ot business. .1 . SHOUT AND THE CATERING. I’o be a successful caterer is to receive greater praise with the hulk of mankind than to be a noted scientist. All men, and women, must eat and lie satisfied ; science is set apart as—well, as science. Air Shout has had a unique experience in his own line, and, strange to say, it is as a Parliamentarian he has become a specialist, as, besides service in London fashionable clubs, lie was on the staff in the House of Commons, and for 1(> years he was in our own Bellamy’s. Now, after much waiting upon the people’s representatives, he is readily and willingly serving the people dir. ot in commodious quarters between the concert hall and the cyclingtrack There he and his active, obliging, expert staff of assistants serve everything in season, put up in the best style —eatables and drinkables that appeal to the hungry and thirsty, the delicate and dainty, the thrifty, h arty, independent and the ultra-fastidious tastes. There you can get Nelson, Moate and Co.’s teas to suit your tea-tastes, and Cadbury’s cocoas and chocolates, in their dainty variety, to hit Che sweet-tooth ; lollies, cakes, cordials, fruit and cream, coffees, cigars and cigarettes. Those who are solidly hungry can get hot or cold services, luncheons, afternoon tea is prepared, and supper ere you leave the Exhibition. In fact, from morn till closing time Air Shout is at your service.

THE NEW ZEALAND CANDLE COMPANY, LTD

“ A solid cylindrical rod, composed of some fatty substance, with a small bundle <>i loosely-twisted threads placed longitudinally in its centre, and intended to burn slowly us a domestic light during the absence of the sun.” That’s the long way, the manyworded style of getting at our old amiliar friend, the Candle; and if you want a still better and shorter way of becomin : a

(juainted with “the solid cylindrical rod ” after reading this article, go to the exhibition, enter in the proper, the conventional “stile,” turn not to the left, but " hug your right,” and when well down the aisle, then talce a look to your left, and there you will find one of the best showcases in the buinling, containing the interesting exhibit of the Now Zealand Candle Company. If yon are fortunate enough to find the manager Air Mack,

on the spot, y>n will discover, alter a short conversation, that there are more mysteries in a modern up-to-dafe candle than you wot of. A bit of the Company’s history will showvisitors the growth of one of our strongest local industries. '! he New Zealand » audio Co.’s works are situated at lCaiwarra, a suburb of Wellington, and adjoin Newton’s soap factory. The buildings consist ol a two-storied warehouse, in which the stock ol

m umfaetured caudles is kept. Adjoining is the candle moulding room, and beyond this the engine house. The still room and press room are on the lower floor of the thiru section of the building, with the acidifying room above. Across the yard olein sheds, and glycerine refinery and box-making sheds are accommodated. l'he Company was started by a few energetic \\ ellington residents, with Mr John Newton at tlieir head, in April of liSOo, the capital then being only «£JOOO. It was soon ascertained that works of this nature could not be carried on successfully on small capital, and the Company is now working with a capital of TT-.000. Although only three years old, its principal brands of candles (such as “Premier

and “ British Sperm ”) are exceedingly popular. The “ Premier ” candles are the lowest in price that can be made, being sold retail at -lid per lb The better class of candles, which are made of paraffine wax and stearino, or. in some cases, of pure paraffine, compete successfully with English candles, both in price an I in quality, some brands » eing sold at (id per lb, as against Sd or 9d for English. The manager (Mr Mack) has elaborate appliances for testing and comparing his candles with the imported, and tne melt ng , oints ue always kept up to the standard. Within the last few weeks improvements have been arranged for in the wicks to be used in future : a new patent lias been recently introduced to the market, which the Company immediately ordered, so as to keep its works quite up to date in all the improvements in candle-making. The present directors are Messrs H. Beauchamp, M. Kennedy, D. J. Nathan, N. Keid and E. Seagar, nil foremost citizens and business men.

Mow for an examination of the contents of the fine showcase at the Exhibition Here are candles of every make, shape and colour —candles white and bine and pink, candles in primary colours and candles in all variety of tints candles long and short, thick and thin, coarse, tine and superfine ; in tallow and wax ; candies for house, church, lodge and carriage. As to the display of those articles. there are pyramids and squares, packets and boxes, piies bound and piles loose : whilst oils in various stages, in the rough and also refined, are shown in glass dishes and bottles. At each end of the case are two machines, showing the candles in different stages of growth : and any visitor interested further in the industry will find the courteous manager very willing to show him round lho works at Kaiwarra and explain therein the mysteries of candlemaking. A strong point to the public in the display made by the Company should be the fact that every item, with the exception ot the central giant, in the case is manufactured at the worss for ordinary orders. Nothing is therein shown that cannot be suppli-d, and su h as goes out and about the Colony every dav in tlie week, and is retailed in the shops and stores of cities and suburbs. And ill this connection, m order to show the public that candles can he made in New Zealand much cheaper than they can be imported, prices of till brands have just been reduced ,‘,d per lb. Having now seen for ourselves what the quality is, we are astonished to learn that English candles are st ill being used I,v some families so much is the reward of some for local industry, enterprise and patriotism, init the great bulk of the people recognise the efforts of the Company, and the first-class (futility of their goods, and thei - sales are increasing most rapidly.

THE N.Z. FARMERS’ DAIRY UNION. Without forgetting the cow, moderns are often given to blessing the inventor of butter-making. Who he is has long been “who is her” and to what nation we are indebted still remains an open, question. Beckmann, an authority upon such things, has it that butter is not of Grecian or Roman invention, but that the Greeks received it from the Scythians, L'hracians and Phrygians, and that the Romans received it from the people of Germany, u-ing it as a medicine rather than as a culinary iuxury. Be that as it may. the fact remains that in a fine situation in the Exhibition the N Z.F.D.U. shows how the sweetest butter in the world is made, and at their practical displays the curious may see, the critical taste, the ignorant learn, the small farmer pick up a few things and evervone be interested.

That the Dairy Union is an important factor in our commercial life is proved in that it is the second largest exporter of butter from New Zealand, whilst its sales of butter for consumption in our own borders exceed those of any other company. The Union has nearly a thousand shareholders, owns 22 creameries and two factories, while 000 farmers supply milk. Its ramifiations extend from Taw a Elat to the Rangitikei district on the West Coast, from Fketahuna to Wellington on the East. The Wellington factory is situated in Davis street, and receives the cream Irom the creameries in the Wairarapa and Manawatu line. The plant is of the most modern description. and is capable of turning out four tons o‘‘ butter per day. The Palmerston factory receives all the cream from the R uigi'tikci district, and produces about the same quantity of butter as the Wellington factory.

Sta ting in 1593, the first season was so successful that the poor market struck by our tanners at Home m the following year was felt far more keenly than if the initial movement had been one of struggle ; but the third season restored hopes and smiles, an actual profit of TiilOO being shown on transactions, and that success foretells another good reuo t. for the season now in hand, leading to much new and revived business. Ihe present directors of the Union are Messrs W. F. Barnard Brown (chairman), Manukau ; C. W. Grove, Palmerston North ; A. Farmer, Rongotea : D. Matheson, Bunnythorpe ; R. Matheson, Kairanga : T. Parsons, EketaInma ; N. Reid ( Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co.), Wellington -. and Win. Udy, town North. Mr A. S. Biss is secretaryaccountant. and it goes without saying that the interests of the Union find in him an everawake, on-the-alert advocate and representative.

1 here can Vie no manner of doubt but that much of the success of the Dairy Union is due to I he management of Air James Young, the manager, an ex-Australian expert, who has forme I a grand opinion of New Zealand’s capabidt ie-, and has practically shown what be (lone with a good thing in good hands. It w;i- in August of 181)5 that Air Young was brought over to take charge ol the Union’s factories, and with him he brought a record, which he has maintained over here. A’liile in cliarg ■ of a Alelbournecompany, the butter ma nut aetnred under Air Young’s control reached the top price in the London market; and la-t year he attained the enviable position of realising for hi< New Zealand product a hiMier price than any of the Australian brands.