SHOWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1779, 9 June 1906, Page 3

SHOWS.

Bn telegraph, Pm* An's, Copyright London, June 7. The Times says that the fruit exhibited at the Horticultural Sooioty’s show most instructively demonstrates to British consumers wbat a large ratio of colonial hortioultaral products is available. There was a magaifiont display of colonial apples and peaohes and dried tinned frnits at the show. The Victorian and South Australian Government exhibits were awarded gold medals, New South Wales and New Zealand silver gilt, and West Australia silver. >. Amongst the individual awards Kirkpatrick (New Zealand) and Frimley - Canning Company (New Zealand) received; silver medals. Palmerston North, last night. - Eleven hnndred add forty-one entries have been received fn the poultry, pigeon and canaries’" ol asses At the winter show. Notwithstanding Jhe rise in. entranoe fees there are 885 entries in the general classes, including 163 ' for factory batter and cheese, 15 for farmers’ batter, 13 for horticulture roots, and 111 for fat stook. ■’-‘Xhere are -20 candidates for the sohools’ milk-testing competition, and 25 entries lor the jumping event.

/ - Dunedin, last night. The takings at the doors of the winter ■how yesterday amounted to £237.