Official record of the New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts ...

aud ~iationality, and the qinions of each visitor; and at the close of the Exhibition
the book was sent to the Head Oftice, in Wellington, to be kept as a statistical record.
Mr. John T. Donovan, an Irish Nationalist delegate visiting the colony, e x p d
his opinioh of tlie Government Life Insurance OfEce by writing in the visitom' book.
" Unique as a national institution ; progress marvellous ; enterprise magnificent."
At the western end of the West Coast Court, and directly opposite on the western
avenue, the New Zealand Lands and Survey Department had some excellent examples
of mapping and other work on view. There was a he collection of maps of New Zesland
and the various districts of the colony, prepared by the stafE of the Survey Department
; besides a series of photographs, including good views of alpine scenery.
The principal eshibit was a large original pictorial map of New Zealand, shown in a glass
case. This map, measuring 8 ft. in length by 4 ft. 6 in. in width, was the work of Mr.
W. Deverell, Chief Dmughtsman in the Department's office at Inver~~qill. It was
a triumph of the draughtaman's art m a topographical picture-map. The mountain
features were shown in pictorial relief, and all the nvers, lakes, glaciers, and other prominent
features of the country were clearly and prominently indicated, besides railway,
d, and other routes, and steamer distances along the mast. The making of the
map-occupied Hr. Deverell for nearly three years, and it cost over £1,200. A large number
of reduced copies of this very compieb map were distributed to visitora to the court.
Another large map shown waa one of hedin City and suburbs, the first of a seriea
of city msps to be kued by the Survey Department.
The exhibits were arranged by &. H. McCardell, of the Department's Head Office,
Wellington, and Mr. Goldsmith, the Chief Surveyor for Canterburp.
In a small court near the southern side of the Wi Corridor the Government Printing
and Stationery Department made a display of its printing, lithographing, processengraving,
and bookbiding work. The Department, employing over four hundred and
fifty hands, undertakes the whole of the printing required by the Government, and
covers a great variety of important work, from postage-stamps to railway-tickets and
survey maps, besides a multitude of books, including illustrated books and pamphlets of
high artistic quality, as, for example, those printed for the Tourist Department. Specimens
of the various important books and Government reports which brru part of the
immense volume of work passing through the Printing Office were shown. Conspicuous
amongst these were the six handsome red-bound volumes of John ?VhiteYs chic work
" The Ancient History of the 36aori." Then there were specimens of stereo plates and
electrottyping work; the lithographic work so largely required in map-printing ; exhibits
illustrating the various stages of process-engraving work ; an unusually large
photographic n-tive nleasaring -30 in. by 30 in. ; lantern-slides, and other specimens
of high-class artLstic work. Various classes of bookbinding work were shown, demonstrating
that in this as in other divisions of the Department work could be produced
quite equal to that tamed out by the best private ~rinting fums in Australasia. Mr.
John &hy is the Government Printer, with JLr. B. B. ,Uen as Chief Clerk
THE DEFEXCE COURT.
The methods adopted for the defence of the country were well illustrated in the
Government Defence Court, which occupied a position off the Main Avenue near the
general machinery exhibit. The Court was erected bp the members of the.Permanent
Force in Lyttelton, under the direction of Captain W. P. Wail, the local officer com-