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while collecting for European makers of ornamental 
articles and for other purposes. 
The depression in the timber trade militated seriously 
against anything like a desirable exhibition of British 
Guiana Woods. Several of the wood cutters have failed 
in business in the past year and the committee had to fall 
back upon duplicates of the specimens of woods sent to 
the Edinburgh Forestry Exhibition, and even then save 
in bulk, the British Guiana exhibits were hardly superior 
to those from Surinam, Dominica and Tobago. These 
although small were carefully selected and were greatly 
admired. 
There were however some splendid samples of British 
Guiana letter wood which were well displayed. A few 
staves and shingles were all that were shewn by this 
colony, in which they are produced in large numbers 
while almost the only oars and axe handles shewing 
careful workmanship were sent from Tobago. 
The committee have great reason to regret the want 
of enterprize on the part of the wood cutters of the 
colony in not furnishing ample specimens of timber and 
similar important products. 
The models and machinery shewn were not so 
numerous nor so interesting as might have been expected. 
A gold medal was awarded to a cane mill made by the 
Demerara Foundry which shewed excellent workman- 
ship. For an ingenious electric lamp was also awarded 
a prize. Two models of sugar estates were shewn ; and 
excellent ones of a punt with hard wood logs, — of estate's 
kokers and labourer's huts. Miniature specimens of sailing 
craft were also shewn and one or two of steamers. The 
constructive skill of many exhibitors appears however to 
