Trade Catalogues.

Mr A. J. Cuming, art comp. and machinist, Press Office, Christchurch, sends us a two-page quarto circular setting forth the merits of his new « Planet » roller composition. The circular is displayed in colors, and adorned with Schelter & Giesecke's ornaments and MacKellar's Chinese border. There is also some ingenious and effective work in rule-curving. The « ribbon » paper on which it is printed mars the effect of the work, the ridges breaking up the lines into dots, and giving a rotten appearance to the finer ornaments. On smooth paper, the job would have looked better.

From Messrs Gordon & Gotch, Melbourne, we have a price-list of new and second-hand machinery, with specimens of electro cuts and calendars for 1889.

From Karl Krause, Leipzig, we have a new catalogue of printing and bookbinding machinery. The book is magnificently printed by Fischer & Wittig, Leipszig, and the cover beautifully lithographed by C. Hesse. The fine surface of the pages is in itself a high recommendation of Hr Krause's calendering machines.