bravo FEILDING.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 849, 25 March 1903, Page 3

bravo FEILDING.

CHEERING WORDS FROM THE PREMIER.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Eeilding, last night.

■ The Foildini? Industrial Exhibition was opened by tho'Premier this afternoon, in the presence of a largo gathering of people. The Premier said it was a pleasure indcod to bo with them on this auspicious occasion. It reflected great credit indeed on tho president and committee, and ail those enterprising people in Feildmg who had inaugurated tho exhibition, i'oi had shown a great example to l® r 6® r ® on ‘ tres. Usually in those centres the fiist thing committees did was to ask Governmont for money, but all that the Feildmg committee had a«ked was for him to open the exhibition. Foilding was the first of tho inland towns to lead with this exhibition. No doubt they would find Palmerston North, and then Wanganui, following their example. He pointed out the educational advantages arising from such exhibitions, and felt satisfied that this exhibition would be a great success. Tho Premier then referred at consideiablo length to the satisfactory progress of the district and colony generally. Quoting figures, ho said that industries wore the life of young communities. He was lighted to note that there was a falling off in imports in tho colony, which showed that they wore becoming more self-sup-porting. All advantages for industries wore present in the colony motive power of rivers, coal, iron, and lime were m abundance, and bo lool*od forward to fc o time when Now Zoaland might become a largo manufacturing colony instead of as at prosont an importing colony. Tho Premier was frequently eheerod during his speech. He is being ontortained at a banquet this evening. He loaves for Bulls to-morrow to open the bridge,