Official record of the New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts and Industries held at Christchurch, 1906-7 : a descriptive and historical account / by J. Cowan.

Section I: New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts and Industries 1906-7. Introductory and retrospective. Historical sketch: New Zealand past and present. The pioneers, and what they wrought. The Dominion's progress and resources. Previous exhibitions in New Zealand -- Section II: The Exhibition site. Preliminary history. The Exhibition buildings. The site in Hagley Park. Christchurch City and Canterbury Province. Inception and progress of the work. The Exhibition committees and officials. The Exhibition buildings. A general view. Cost and other details -- Section III: The opening ceremony -- Section IV: General description of the Exhibition. A survey of the courts. New Zealand's wealth and industries epitomized. Number of exhibitors. Imperial and international representation -- Section V: New Zealand Government Departmental courts: The Department of Agriculture. Mining Court. Public Works Department. Department of Railways. Post and Telegraph Department. Tourist and Health Resorts. The Thermal wonderland replica. Department of Labour. Government Insurance Department. Lands and Survey Department. Government Printing Department. Defence Department. Prisons Department. The Fisheries -- Section VI: New Zealand's natural history. Fauna and flora. New Zealand's native birds, &c. The Fernery -- Section VII: Home industries section. New Zealand home industries and technical schools exhibits -- Section VIII: New Zealand provincial courts: Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland, North and South Canterbury, Southland, The Cook group and other Pacific Islands -- Section IX: The Empire's courts: Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, The Fiji Islands -- Section X: Art in the Exhibition. The Art galleries. New Zealand and Australian pictures. The British art collection. Sales of British pictures -- Section XI: General summary of industrial exhibits. New Zealand and foreign trade exhibits. Food and food products. Textile fabrics. Machinery. General manufactured goods -- Section XII: The ethnological section. The Maoris and the Maori pa. Native village life: songs and dances. A Polynesian congress. The Cook Islanders. The Niue Islanders. The Fiji Islanders. Fiji firewalkers -- Section XIII: Music at the Exhibition. Amusements -- Section XIV: Events of the Exhibition season. Competitions and shows. The attendance, &c. -- Section XV: The closing ceremony -- Appendices: Awards and prize competitions. Exhibition prize awards. Home industries competitions. Musical, athletic, and other contests. Rules and regulations. Balance sheet of the Exhibition.

This is the official Government report of the New Zealand International Exhibition 1906-07, commissioned by the Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward, written by journalist and historian James Cowan, and published in 1910.