THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION, 1865.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 788, 27 June 1864, Page 8

THE NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION, 1865.

From the " New Zealand G'-izette," loth Ssp- i tember, 18G3-] . TTICTOMA, by the Grace of God of the V United Kingdom of Gi'eat Britain and I Ireland, Queen, .Defender of the faith a,ud so forth, To our trusty nnd well-beloved the Honorable the Colonial Secretary for the time being of our Colony of New Zealand; the Honorable the Colonial Treasurer for the time being of our said Colony ; ike Honorable the Native Minister for the lime .i'-eing of our i-aid Colony; Christopher William Jtichm 'nil, Esq., one of the Jurists of our Supre.ue Court of our said Colony ; His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Otago. and rhcir Honors the Superintendents of the other Provinces of our said Colony ; ftlr.jor John Larkius Chuese Hichanison. member of the House of liepre- j sentatives of our said Colony, and member of ; tiie Provincial Council of the Province of | Otago, in our s^id Coloiy; James Hector, JKsquire, Meiticiuse Lector; Thomas Dick, Esquire, member of the House of Representatives of our said Colony, and laember of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, iv our ?ai'l Colony; Thomas Bannaiyne Gillies, Ksquire, member of the House of Representatives of our s;iid Colony; James Patterson, Esquire, member of the Bouse of hepresi-ntatives of our said Colony, and member of the Provincial Council f the Province of Otngo, in ours.id Colony; ■William Mason, Ksquire, member of the House of Representatives of our said colony; Edward Bowes Cargill, E-quire, member of tho House of Representatives of our said colony, and member of the Provincial Council of Otajjo, in our said colony; John Cat-frill, Esquire, member of the Provincial Council of the Provini c of Otag-', in our said colony; ±4ichari Bowden Martin, Esquire ; James Kattray, j Esquire, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in the City of Dunedin, in our said colony; Alfred Eccles. squire, Fellow of tiie Hoyal College c.f Surgeons; Henry Clapcott, Esquire; Richard Seaward Cantrell, Esquire ■William Hunter Reynolds. Esquire, Member of the House of Kepressntatsves of our said colony, and member of ihe Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, in our said colony ; and Julius Vegel, Esquire, member of the Provincial Council tf the Province of Otago, in our sai'i colony. Greeting: — Whebeks it has been proposed that an Exhibition of Agricultural and Industrial Products and Manufactures of our colony of New Zealand, and such products and manufactures of other countries as may in the opinion of the Commissioners be eminently calculate l to be useful in the development of our said colony, should be held at Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, in our said colony: And whereas it has been further proposed that a Commission be appointed for the purpose devising and carrying out such Exhibition : Now know that we, reposing special trust confidence in your knowledge and ability, have thought fit to constitute aud appoint and by these presents do constitute and appoint you the Superintendent for the time being of the sail Province oi Otago, President ot the said Commission ; the Colonial Secretary for the time being of the said colony; the Colonial Treasurer for thn time being of the said coiouy, the Native Minister for the time being of the said colony, the Superintendents for 'the time beinsj of the other Provinces of the said colony, Christopher William Eichmond, Esquiie, and-Major John Larkins Chepss Richardson, Vice-Presidents of the said Commission; and James Hector, Thomas Dick, Thomasßannatyne Wiliies, James Peterson, William Mason, Edward Bowes Cargill, John Cargill, Richard Bowden Martin, James Rattray, Alfred Eceles, Henry Clapcott, Richard Seaward Cantrell, William Hunter Reynolds, and Julius Vogel, Esquires, to be our Commissioners to de- j vise and carry out the details necessary to faci.itate the Exhibition in Dui.-edin, in our coiouy o New Zealand, of articles the produce and tmfacture of our eaid colony, and of such c countries as you may determine : *i for the purpose of aiding you in of the premises, we hereby appoint trusty and well-beloved Thomas Kick, aforeto be Honorary Treasurer to this our Comssion, and our trusty and well-beloved Alfred « udes aforesaid to be Honorary Secretary to this our Commission : And we do by these presents give and grant io you or any three or more of you ull power and authority to carry into effect the purposes of this our Commission by all lawful ways and means whatsoever : And we do hereby authorise the Superintendents respectively ot the Provinces of our said > olony to appoint in the several Provinces local Committees of such persons as each said Superintendent may consider it expedient to appoint for the purpose of encouraging the production of articles to be exhibited, of transmitting them to Dunedin, and of conducting communication between Exhibitors and the Commissioners : And we do by these presents ordain thatthis our Com mission shall continue in lull force and virtue, and that you our said Commissioners, or any three or more of you, shall and may from time to time, and at any place or places, proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter or thing therein contained, although the same be not continued from time to time by adjourn- i tnent. In testimony thereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent, and the seal of our said colony to oe iiereunto affixed : Witness our trusty and well-beloved Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Commauder-in-Cbiefinaud over our Colony of New Zealand and its dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, at tho Government House at Auckland, in New Zealand aforesaid, the Fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree, and in the Twenty-seventh Year of our Keign. G. GJEUY.

By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett,

NEW ZEALAND EXHIBITION. 1865. "It is a noble tiiing to test by actual experiment to what extent the ingenuity and skill of the nations of the earth have corresponded to the intentions of th°ir Creator, and to improve the advantages which each country can offer the other, in supplying the wants and adding to the happiness of mankind."- Sir Robert Peel.

The advantages which Industrial Exhibitions have conferred upon the commerce'of the world since tiiey were first instituted a century ago are well acknowledged^ In Great Britain, Prance, the United States, and other countries, whatever their political condition, so highly have such Exhibitions been esteemed, that ail'Jovtramsnts, hswever otherwise hostile, hare agreed in encouraeiDg and supporting them. National at first, they occasioned a generous emulation amongst individuals; and afterwards, when intematiou-u amongst peoples. Affording a worthy theatre for the (itplay of the enormous resources which, a bountiful Providence has provided aud human enterprise collected fro in ail parts of tho earth, they have increased production and thi-reby added to the world's wealth. They have afforded also a most, valuable because more exact knowledge of man's resources, they have encouraged manufactures and art, have stimulated invention and design, have lent laoor, dignity, and genius illustration.

Tt is not to be suppose;! that in a new country their influence can actually be as great, as in an old one; but, relatively, it should be greater. It the colonists of ;New Zealand have fewer necessities ehan inhabitauts of older and more luxurious countries, and can supply them in many instances better from abroad than on the spot, it is equally true that they know very little of the resources the colony aflorcs, and that they do not even y?t make use of many with, which they are well acquainted. They have splendid coal-fields, jet are dependent for coals on other countries; with the best limestone they import almost all their lime; they even get building-stone from Tasmania and Sydney, and bricks from England and Victoria; •with immense forests of splendid timber they import most of their woods of construction ■whether for building or furniture; arid with th« strongest known vegetable fibre in thei" flax they have not yet turned it to valuable account. Doubtltss the youth of the colony and the consequent deaauess of labor occasions mmli of this, but in order io obviate that difficulty it is necessary that they should avail themselves of all those aids which machinery to economise labor in the production and conversion of raw material may afford thtm. To these ends the New Zaaland Exhibition, 1865, has teen projected. It will be distinguished by not only including every indigenous product and manufacture, but all those obtainable from other countries, which shall be calculate;! to aid i the development of the colony. Should the enterprise be successful it must greatly increase

the weaith and the internal and external tra^e of the couiitrv. That it way be so needs but the active sympathy of the whole community. His 'Excellency the Governor hai cordially supported the Exhibition by the issue of a Commission under the Great St'al, and using his btst r-fflces to secure the patronage of His ttojal Iluihnei-s the Prince of Wales, as well as piomising his own. The General Government has warmly supported the project in advising iiis Excellency to t-rant the Commission and by premising to phce a sum on the Estimates in aia of its funds Four successive (governments in Ut-igo have each accorded it rheir cordial approbation, and the Provincial Council ot Otago have shown thtir support by providing a building to receive the miucipal portion of the Exhibition and voting L4OOO in aid of its general expenses. Beyond this Government support, the Commissioners have received from many public spirited persons i-übscrip'ions to a Guarantee Fund, amounting altogether to a large and yet daily increasing sum. They have also received valuable aid from the cvouial Press.

It remains then only for the. public throughout New Zealand to evince their hearty appreciation of the project by encouraging by every means in their power the production of New Zealand articles suitable for exhibition, aad aiding the Commissioners in obtaining from abroad machines and other things calculated to aid in the development of the colony, Through the agency of Juries rewards will be distributed by ihe Comrnis-ioners, and it will be especially their object to recognis* the merit of n w products and new manufactures or the inateiial improvement of established articles of IS ew Zealand produce or manufacture. The reports of the Juries, containing brief statements if the grounds of their several awards, will be published, j Similar rewards will be distributed among the exhibitors from countries beyond New Zealand. In the presence of a knowledge of the vast public and other works about to be executed in the colony, the Commissioners are making arrangeniems to institute a series of experiments, under hkilied superintendence, to determine the strength, durability, &c, of materials used for construction in New Zealand, us have not already been reported on by competent authority. The Commissioners also proposed that a series of essays, by gentlemen conversant with the history of New Zealand and each province, the meteorology, geology, mineralogy, gold and other minina, flVra indigene us and exotic, fauna native ana acclimatised, trade, vital and other statistics, &c, of the colony shall be prepared and published. They hope also to be enabled to arrange that a considerable selection from the New Zealand objects shall be secured by Government for permanent exhibition in London, so as to give the best proof that this colony affords ample field for the investment of capital, labor, and scientific skill. Primary, then, as the Commissioners consider the object of securing the fullest representation of New Zealand, they also desire to obtain from other countries such a collection of machinery, \ fitted for colonial use, as has hitherto .not bee a seen south of the line; and they trust that the machinists of Great Britain, the United States, and other countries, will avail themselves of this exhibition as an admirable means of showing to southern colonial communities the extraordinary strides made of late years in devising machines to economise labor in reclaiming- and cultivating knd, converting raw material, and facilitating transport. As steam power will be provided by the Commissioners, many of the machines will i be exhibited in motion. Facilities will also be j afforded for the trial of the various _ agricultural | and horticultural implements exhibited. The Commissioners further desire to obtain from all other countries manufactures from New Zealand produce, to show in what particular it is chiefly valuable, and where, if defective, it might be improved ; also such ra\v produce as shall be useful, either for comparison with NewZealand objects of similar character, or as exampUs of the direction in which the development of the colony may tend. The classifiaation of the International Exhibition of 1862 has, with slight modification as to gold mining, and aboriginal obiects, been adopted; and though the Commissioners claim to be but humble followers of their great precedent, they hope to see all of the classes w-11 represented. In each Province a Local Committee will be appointee by the Superintendent, whose duties are denned in memoianda transmitted to their Honors, and through whom alone the Commissioners will communicate with New Zealand exhibitors. The Agent in London for the New Zealand Government, Mr John Morrison, Adelaide place, London Bridge, has been requested to act as the Agent in Europe for the Commissioners, and to him any one t<> whom it is more convenient to write to London than direct to the Secretary at Dunedin, may apply. Correspondents will be appointed also in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Queensland, and Hobart Town.

The Commissioners have only to add, that they are deeply sensible of the responsibility of the duties they have undertaken, anil again to express their earnest desire to secure the hearty support of all classes of their fellow colonists : they confidently believe that the exhibition will develope the lesources of New Zealand, and, whilst increasing our own confidence in them, make them widely known to others ; will create and foster manufacturing- industry ; encourage mining aad agriculture; diffuse knowledge, and improve our communications both by land and sea. They trust that the great work may be a great t uceass, and assist to raise New Zealand to a place v/orthy of her ''limate, position, nnd resources, To accomplish so great a public good, whilst sparing no effort of t.beir own, they rely on the blessing of Him from whom all things come, and without whom is nothing. By order, ALFRED ECCLES. Honorary Secretary. Offices of the Royal Commission, 13elgrave Chambers, Dunedin, N.Z., November sth, 1863.

DECISIONS ON POINTS BELA.TING TO 1. The Commissioners have fixed upon the first Tuesday in January, 1865, for opening the Exhibition. 2. The Exhibition Building, with such annexes as may be necessary, will be erected in the (Jity of JJunediu, on the Government .Reserve, Block XXIII, Great King street 3. 'i'he principal building v/ill be of brick and cement.. The annexes for machinery, &c, will be erected adjoining the main bnilding. 4. The decision whether goads proposed to bs •exhibited are admissable or not, must in each case eventually rest witu the Commissioners. 5. Subject to the necessary limitation of space, all persons, whether designers, inventors, manufacturers, producers, or possessors of articles of ;>»ew Zealand origin, or of such others the produce of other countries ks may in the estimation of the Commissioners be eminently calculated to aid in the developement of the Colony, wiil be allowed to exhibit; but they must state in what clniracter they exhibit. 6. The Commissioners will communicate with New Zealand Exhibitors only through the Local Committee of their respective Provinces, and wifh thnse of neighboring Colonies, of Great Great Britain and Ireland, and of Foreign Couutries, either through the agent iv London directly or through the Secretary in Dunedin. 7 No rent will be charged to Exhibitors. 8. Subject to decisions 5 Jind 6, every article produced or obtained by human industry, whether of— flaw materials, Ma liinery, JVianuiactures, or Five Arts, will be admitred to the Exhibition with the exception of Living animals and plants, Fresh vegetables and animal substances liable to spoil by keeping, Detonating or dangerous substances. 9. Spirits or ale'nohols, acids, eonosive salts, and substances of highly inflammable nature will only be admitted by special written permission and in well secured ida-s vessels. 10 The articles exhibited will be divided into the following classes :— Section i. it.vw Materials. Class I.—Mining, quarrying, metallurgy and mineral proaui'fs. 2. —Chemical ssubstances and products, aud pharmaceutical processes. S —Substances used for food. 4.—Animal and vegetable substances used for manufactures. Section 11.— Machinery. Class s—Railway plant, including locomotive engines and carriages. 6. —Carriages not connected with rail or tram roads. 7.—Manufacturiue machines and tools. B.—Machinery in general. 9.—Agricultural and horticultural machines and implements. 10.—Civil engineerinel, architectural and buildiDg contrivances. Military engineering, armour and

accoutrements, ordnance and small arms. 12. -Naval architecture an I ship's tackle. 13.—Philosophical instruments, ana processes depending on their use. 14.—Photographic apparatus and photography. 15.—Horological instruments. 16.—Musical instruments. 17. -Surgical instruments and appliances. Section lll.—Manufactures. Class 18.—cotton. 19.—Fiax and hemp. 20.—.-ilk and velvet. 21.—Woollen and worsted, including mixed fabrics generally. 22.—Carpets. 23.—Woven, spun, felted «nd laid fabrics, when shevva as specimens of printing or d} eing. 21.—Tapestry, lace, and embroidery. 25. — Skin*, fur, feathers, and hsir. 26.—Leather, incluuing saddlery and harness. 27.—Articles of clothing. 23.—Paper, stationery, printing and bookbinding1. 29.—Educational works and appliances. 30.—Furnitnre and upholstery, including papsr hangings and papier mache. 31.—Iron and general hardware. 32.—trteel and cutlery, and edge tools. 83.—Works in precious metals, and their Si.— Glass. 35.—Pottery. 36. -Manufactures not included in the previous classes. 368.-Maori and other aboriginal manufactures and implements. Seotion IV.—Fins Arts. Class 37.—Architecture. 38.—Paintings in oil and water colors, and drawings. 39.—Sculpture, models, die-sinking and intaglios. 40.—Etchings and engravings. 11. Prizes or rewards for merit in the form o Honorary Certificates will bs given in Sectuns 1, 2, and 3. (a) These certificates will be of one class for merit without any distinction of degree. (b) No exhibitor will receive more than one certificate in any class or sub-class. (c) A jury will be formed for each class o the exhibition by whom tiie certificates will be arijuiged, subject to general rules, whicii will regulate the action of the juries. (d) The jurors will be chosen by the Commissioners. (c) The names of the jurors will be published in January, 18o'5. (f) Tne jurors will be required to submit their awards with a brief statement of the grounds of each, to the Commissioners, before the 10th day of March, 1865. (g) The awards will be published in the exhibition. (h) They will immediately afterwards be conspicuously attached to the counters of the successful exhibitors, and the grounds ot each award will be very briefly stated. (i) if an exhibitor accept the office of juror, no certificate can be awarded in the class to which he is appointed, either to himself individually or to the firm in %hich he may be a partner. (j) The cer:ificates will be delivered to the exhibitors on the last day of the exhibition. 12. Prices may be affixed to articles exhibited. 13. The Commissioners will be prepared to receive all articles which may be sent to them on or after the first day of October, and will continue to receive goods until the twelfth day of December, 1864, injlusive. 14. Articles of great size cr weight, the placing of which will r.-quire considerable labour, must be sent before the twenty-first, day of November. 1864; the manufacturers wishing to exhibit machinery or other objects that will require foundations cr special constructions must make a declaration to that effect in their demands for space, which demand thu Commissioners must receive at least three months previous to the day of opening. 15. Any exhibitor whose goods can properly be placed together will be at liberty to arrange them in his own way, provided his arrangement is compatible with the general scheme of the exhibition and the convenience of other exhibitors, 16. Where it is desired to exhibit the process of manufacture, a sufficient number of articles however dissimilar will be admitted for the purpose of illustrating the process, but they must not exceed the number actually acquired. [17-25 ] 26. Exhibitors will be require:-! to deliver their goods at such part of the ouilding as may be indicated to them, with the freight, carriage, porterage, and all charges and dues upon them paid. 27. The drays will be unloaded and the articles and packages taken to the places appointed in the building by the officers of the Commissioners. 28. Upon receipt of notice from the Commissioners that the articles are deposited in the building exhibitors or their representatives, or agents must themselves unpack, put together,_ and arrange their goods. Persons will be appointed by the Commissioners who may be employed by exhibitors for this purpose at their own cost and risk. 29. .Packing: cases must be removed at the cost of the exhibitois or their agents as soon as the goods are examined and deposited in charge of the Commissioners. If not removed within three days of notice being given, they will be disposed of, and the proceeds (if any) applied to the funds of the exhibition. 30. Regulations will be adopted by the principal Steam Companies and others trading to Dunediu, with the view of affording facilities for the conveyance of goods to and from the exhibition. 131-84.] 35. As a general rule, no counters or fittings will be provided by the Commissioners. Exhibitors will be permitted, subject only to the necessary general regulations, to erect to their own taste all the counters, stands, glass frames, brackets, awnings, hangings, or similar contrivances which they may consider best calculated for the display of their goods. 36. Exhibitors, or their representatives, should provide whatever light temporary covering may be necessary (such as sheets of oiled calico) to protect their goods from dust; and, in the ca-e of machinery and polished goods, should make the requisite arrangements for keeping the articles free from rust during the time of the exhibition. [37-4 i] 43. Exhibitors must be at the charge of insuring their own goods, should they desire this security. Every precaution will be taken to prevent fire, theft or ether losses, and the Commissioners will give aUjthe aid in their power for the legal prosecution of any persons guilty of robbery or wilful injury in the exhibition; but they will not be responsible for lo^es or damage of any kind which may be occasioned by fire or theft, or' in any other manner. 44. Exhibitors may employ assistants (male or female) to keep in cider the articles they exhibit, or to explain r.hem to visitors, after obtaining written permission from the Commissioners; but such assistants will be forbidden to invite vif itord to purchase the goods of their emoloyers. [45-49.] 50. Articles once deposited in the building will not be permitted io be removed without written permission from the Commissioners. [51-54.] 55. The Commissioners will provide shafting, steiiui not exceeding 30 lbs per inch), or water at high pressure for machines in motion. 56. Persons who may wish to exhibitmachinery in motion will be allowed to have it worked as, Jar as practicable under their own superintendence and by their own men. [57-69.] 70. Intending exhibitors in New Zealand are requested to apply without delay to the Provincial Committees of their respective Provinces for a form of dr-mend for space, stating at the same time in which of the lour sections they wish to exhibit. 71. The following is the form which has to be rilled up: — 1. .Name and Christian name of applicant or name of firm 2. Nature of business carried on 3. Exact address (stating post town and province or country) 4. Nature of articles io be exhibited Floor Space.

Length feet 6. Probnblespace that Breadth feet will be required for J H eight feet articles or case in j which they will be Hanging or Wall Space. shown. Height feet Width feet [72-99 100. Exhibitors from countries beyond New Zealand, should make tlieJr demands for space to the Agent in Great Britain, or direct to the Setary at creDunedin.

101. The Commissioners will consider those persons to be the rrovincial Committees in New Zealand who have been appointed by tb respective > vuperiPtendf:Tits, and will only communicate with exhibitoi'b through such, committees. The Commissioners will appoint an Agent in Great Britain.

102. The Commissioners will communicate to such committees the ainouut of space which can be allowed to the Province for which they act, and will also state the further conditions and limitations which may from time to time be decided on with respect to the admission ot' articles. All articles forwarded by such Committees will be admitted provided they do not require a greater aggregate :mount of space than that assigned to tbe Province from which they come; and provided also that they do not violate the general conditions and limitations. Subject to Decision 4, it will rest with the Committee of each Province to decide upon the merits and suitability for <xhibif.ion of the articles from that Province. A communication viill also be made to the Agent in (ireat Britain, assigning a definite amount of space to the United Kingdom, and to the several foreign countries exhibitors for which may correspond with him The Agent will have powers similar to those of the Provincial Committee" as to the selection or articles proposed for exhibition. 103. Separate space will, if possible, be a'loted to each Province of New Zealand, within which the Committee for that Province will be at liberty to arrange Ihe productions entrusted to them in such manner as :they think best, subject to the . condition that all machinery shall be exhibited in the portion of the building specially devoted to that purpose, and all pictures, as the commissioners may direct, and to the observance of any general jrules that may be biid town by the Commissioners for public convenience.

104. By arrangements made with the New Zealand Government, all foreign or colonial goods intended for exhibition, sent and addressed in accordance with the regulations laid down by her Majesty's Collector of Customs, as set forth in Article 10S, will be admitted into the country and allowed to be transmitted to the exhibition buildiDg without being previously opened, and without payment of any duty. But all goods which shall not be re'exported at the termination of the exhibition, will be charged with the proper duties under the ordinary Customs regulations. [105.1 106. Every article sent separately, and every package ikust be legibly marked with the name of tbe country or colony of which it is the produce or manufacture, and as far as practicable with the name of the exhibitor or exhibitors. 107. The following is the; form of address which should be adopted :— To the Commissioners for the New Zealand Exhibition, 1865. BUILDING, DUNSDIN, OTAGO, N.Z. From [state country and exhibitor's name.] To prevent loss, miscarriage, or mislaying1 articles or packing cases containing them, which occupy less bulb than two cubic feet, should not be sent separately if it can be avoided, but packages under such size containing as far as possible, the same cias3 of articles should be transmitted in combination. 108. The Customs authorities hava laid down the following regulations upon the importation of goods intended for the exhibition :— (a) All packages containing goods for the New Zealand Kxhibitioa of 1865, shall be specially reported as such, and shall be addressed to the Commissioners of the New Zealand Exhibition, or to one of their officers, and be consigned to a duly accredited agent, and shall be accompanied with a specification of their contents and value. They shall he separately entered as intended for the New Zealand Exhibition, and the agents in passing their entries shall specify the full contents of the packages together with their value. (6) Such packages as may be landed in Dunediu shall be, forwarded unopened to ths exhibition in charge of an approved licensed drayman, accompanied by a dray note from the landing officer giving a description of tbe packages and the numbers and marks thereon ; and in cases where they may be supposed to contain other goods than those for the exhibition they shall also be accompanied by a revenue officer. (c) Packages landed at other ports shall be forwarded with a similar note by public conveyance under seals of office direct to the exhibition, the officers at the respective ports taking care tbe packages bear no private address, and that the documents relating thereto be itrmudiately forwarded to the proper officers of the Customs stationed at the exhibition. (d) » n the arrival of the goods at the exhibition no package shall I>3 opened wthout tbe knowledge and consent of the officer of Customs, and if ihe goods ba found to agree with the entry or specification, they will, if free, be at once considered out of charge of the Customs, the entry or declaration being sufficient for all statistical purposes. (c) In the case of all dutiable goods an account will be taken by the ottcers of the Customs at the time of fir.-t opening the packets, but such deficiencies as may occur within the building from any legitimate or unavoidable cause, the officer being fully satisfied thereof, shall not be charged with duty. (/) That the building be considered fov all practical purposes a " Bonded Warehouse," and that in all cases where goods shall not be exported but retained for use in this country, the duty shall be assessed by the offi er in charge of the building (and received in the exhibition by a clerk duly appointed for the purpose) in accordance with the practice now existing io r-gard to articles found in passengers' baggage. (g) In the case of dutiable goods for exportation an entry will be passed in the long room and bond given for their due exportation; and on the receipt of this entry by the officer in charge of the building, the goods shall be packed in his presence, and if for shipment at any other port placed under seal and forwarded in charge of a steamboat or other public carrier; but if forshipment at Dunedin they shall then be sent under charge of Customs officers at the expense of the exporter to be delivered into the charge of the searcher of the station from which they are to be shipped without further examination, under ihe regulations applicable to goous shipped direct from the* warehouse. 109. An outline of tbe Patent Law of New Zealand is inserted for the information of t-xbi-bitors from a distance, but. it i.s not the intention of the Commissioners to take aDy steps in reference to the protection of inventors) or discoverers by patent or registration. Under the '• Patents Act," 1860.--Any person being the originator of any new invention or improvement, for which no patent Las Leen issued in New Zealand or any other country, may obtain letters patent after depositing LlO with ths Colonial Treasurer, and at the office a petition to the Governor, stating the object of bis invention and praying for a patent. The specifications and drawings must be delivered in duplicate, with principles of machines, &c, explained, and specimens of ingredients, &c, ii .'my, for the purpose of experiment, be delivered. Notice to be published in the " Gazette, and one newspaper in each province, and after four months, if no objection is lodged, a patent may be issued ; tbe holder to be entitled to the same privileges in New Zealand as patentee under the Great Seal in England. More than twelve persons may be interested in a patent. Patent may be assigned. The bolder or assignee of letters patent obtained in (ireat Britain or other countries, may obtain letters of registration, entitling tbe holder during continuance of the original p-.tent in the country in which it was granted, and no longer, to all the privileges ot letters patent granted in New Zealand, on payment of LlO to the Colonial Treasurer.