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60 REPORTS ON AWARDS. 147. Government of Queensland, Australia. MAPS OF QUEENSLAND. Report.—Commended for the admirable manner in which the mineral lands are shown at a glance. 148. Empire of Brazil, Com. Costa Asevedo, of Rio de Janeiro, E. Siais, of Rio de Janeiro, Halfield, of Minas. MAPS. Report.—They are maps of the interior of Brazil, including the views. They show more accuracy (apparently) than is usual in surveys of so extensive a country as Brazil. The plans are made for the Amazon by Com. Costa Asevedo; for the San Francisco Superior, by E. Siais; for the San Francisco Inferior, by Halfield. 149. Dr. F. C. Schubeler, Christiania, Norway. BOTANICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS OF NORWAY. Report.—Commended for the ingenious arrangement by which the areas of habitations of animals, and growth of various plants, are given, and for good execution of the work. 150. Government of the Argentine Republic, Buenos Ayres. MAPS OF THE IRON MINES OF THE REPUBLIC, AND CHARTS OF THE PROVINCES AND LA PLATA RIVER. Report.—These works, although not so perfect as could be desired, show the good wishes of the administration in creating a topographic department and supplying charts of its provinces, of the coast, and of all its railroads. 151. Admiralty Hydrographic Department, St. Petersburg, Russia. MARINE CHARTS. Report.—Well executed; depths given by colors; also charts showing light-houses, aids to navigation, etc.; all good. 152. Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. MAIN EXHIBITION BUILDING, MACHINERY HALL, AND ADJACENT BOILER-HOUSES, FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1876. Report.—Commended for the satisfactory and appropriate solution of the problems, both in plan and elevation, light and appropriate construction, combining cheapness and ele gance. 153. George Hayes, New York, N. Y., U. S. SKYLIGHTS, VENTILATORS, LEADERS, ETC. Report.—Commended for the ingenuity displayed in the construction of the various articles, based on sound principles, and especially for the perfection arrived at in the con struction of skylights. 154. Hinsdale Doyle Granite Co., New York, N. Y., U. S. MONUMENTS. Report.—Commended for the excellence of workmanship. Monuments in Hallowell and Fox Island granites fine in texture and even in color.
