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forest trees for tanning purposes, prepared by Mr. Grayling. A trophy of confectionery, around which were clustered the exhibits of spice, coffee, and biscuit manufacturers. Ornaments manufactured from gum and greenstone; also carvings in wood and stone. Selections of ferns. Specimens of books and bookbinding, printing, and lithographic work, exhibited by the Government Printer and others; several volumes of ferns being exhibited under show-cases. The large and elaborate model of Lyttelton Harbour, sent by the Lyttelton Harbour Board, was exhibited in this division; as also the floral stoneware from Canterbury. Conspicuous also were the exhibits of ladies' work and hosiery, collections of shells and seaweed artistically arranged. The additional wall-space offered by the partitions of the office was made available for the display of the large collection of photographs sent by the New Zealand Government; also, the photographs of the public buildings at Wellington and Dunedin, and statistical charts. The top of the office was surmounted by gilt pyramids representing the amount of gold exported from Hokitika and from Greymouth. The Eastern Gallery, above the New Zealand and Queensland Courts, was set apart for the ethnological collections from all countries and colonies exhibiting in the Exhibition; but nearly half the space was allotted to New Zealand, and contained twelve cases illustrating the geology and natural history of New Zealand, and various works by Dr. Hector, consisting of maps, plans and reports, and models showing the volcanic system of Ruapehu and Tongariro; maps and sections illustrating the ethnology of New Zealand. Very valuable collections from the Colonial and Canterbury Museums were exhibited, comprising classified collections of rocks, minerals, and fossils, accompanied by illustrative maps, plans, and sections. The exhibits of this large and scientifically-arranged collection numbered 2,400 specimens, and this section was greatly valued for its educational character. Basement: On this floor two bays were allotted to New Zealand. Here was created a stand containing the hams, bacon, cheese, fish, and tallow; and part of the space was used as a cellar to store the bulk beer and wine exhibits. The fine exhibits of leather occupied a space on this floor, having been arranged upon a stand specially made for the purpose, to allow of the samples being handled. The chief building-stones and polished marbles were displayed here; also stoves, grates, fire-bricks, drain-pipes, &c. There were also fifteen samples of coal in large blocks and pillars, showing the nature of the seams now being worked in New Zealand. One of the pillars, 15 ft. in height, represented half the thickness of the 30-ft. seam now being worked at Mount Rochfort, and there was a section of an 18-ft. seam sent from the Coal-Pit Heath Coal-Mining Company, Greymouth. A pair of railway-wheels made from the Taranaki iron sand, exhibited by the Minister for Public Works, were placed in this department. A very heavy block of Oamaru stone and some large blocks of Kakanui stone were placed in the grounds outside the building; also a large block of coal from the Kaitangata Company's Mine, Otago. These exhibits arrived late, and were too bulky and heavy to be placed in the building. A large number of cases of tailings sent by various gold-mining companies for the purpose of testing were deposited on the basement-floor. The Maori House was erected in the grounds, and, with the New Zealand flag floating over the structure, attracted a good deal of attention. In the porch was placed the Parliamentary Paper containing the history of the carved house " Matatua," In the Machinery Hall, Messrs. Reid and Gray, of Dunedin, had a stand of interesting exhibits, consisting of a reaping-machine, double-furrow plough, seed-sower, set of draught pulley-blocks, and swingle-trees. A sketch of the plough appeared in the Sydney Mail of the 25th October, accompanied by an article congratulating the colony upon turning out such good implements. In this hall was exhibited a variety of forgings made at the Government works at Port Chalmers. There was also in this pla.ce the confectionery machinery of Mr. S. S. Griffiths, of Wellington, which was generally in fuH'operation, the confections manufactured being sold to visitors.

APPENDIX B. Summary of Expenditure. Local committees and assisted exhibits, £987 35.; salaries and office expenses, £437 12s. Id. j storage, packing, and shipping, £230 Is.; plans and publications, £548 10s. 2d. ; freight, £442 14s. 7d.; insurance, £252 19s. 9d.; furniture, fittings, show-cases, and the New Zealand Court decorations, £932 Is. 6d.; Maori house, £165; maintenance of court, £492 2s. Bd.; con-tingencies—passage-money, advertising, &c, £90 2s. 5d.: total, £4,578 7s. 2d. (Note. —The above amount includes some accounts, amounting to £162 os. lid., in course of payment in Sydney.)

APPENDIX C. Extracts from Minutes of Proceedings (in Continuation of the Extracts appended to the Progress Report of the Executive Commissioner, dated 30th June, 1879). Meeting No. 9.—ltth July, 1879. His Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Resolved, That the Westport Colliery Company be allowed an expenditure of £36 18s. Id., for the purpose of exhibiting a coal column. Resolved, That the Executive Commissioners'1 report, as read., be forwarded to the Govern-