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Chittewalsa Sugar Works, and Nos. 3 and 5, especially the latter 

 the bridge on the Roosoocooliah which is a well focussed picture, 

 and indeed for its size one of the most pleasing pictures in the 

 Exhibition. Some of Mr. Minchin's portraits are excellent like- 

 nesses, and several of his groups are well posed and artistic. These 

 however are for the most part deficient in half tone, and some of 

 the prints begin to show indications of fading. Mr. Minchin's best 

 pictures are undoubtedly his copies of prints, a branch of the art 

 which is perhaps too little followed ; Nos. 28, 29 and 30 are parti- 

 cularly good. 



Captain Barwise exhibits 12 Collodion views of the seven Pago- 

 das and neighbourhood. These are further stated to have been 

 taken by the Honey process. The subjects of tbis contribution 

 are highly interesting ; they are generally speaking well selected, 

 and display a good gradation of tone. These prints, however, evi- 

 dently do not give sufficient justice to the negatives from which 

 they have been taken which is much to be regretted, as so far as 

 can be judged from them, the latter cannot be otherwise than ex- 

 cellent — indeed had the printing been good Captain Barwise 

 would no doubt have stood a good chance for the gold Medal. All 

 of these prints before they were even placed in the Exhibition had 

 begun to give indications of fading, and some of them are now ra- 

 pidly disappearing. In the whole of them, the skies are of a deep 

 yellow or cheesy color, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 12 would have been very 

 good pictures but for the defect above observed. The village 

 scenes especially are excellent in an artistic point of view. The 

 Committee hope that Captain Barwise will, on a future occasion, 

 adopt another printing process instead of the one he has hitherto 

 employed, when no doubt his pictures will bear comparison with 

 those of most Photographers in this country. 



His Excellency Sir Charles Trevelyan, exhibits 13 Views and 

 Portraits of Aden and the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of 

 that station. These are published by Captain K. L. Playfair, First 

 Assistant Political Resident at Aden, and on the back of each pic- 

 ture is a short printed explanation. The views four in number 

 have little to be desired. They have evidently been taken by the 

 Collodion process. They represent the main pass or Babel Zeman 



