OTAGO SHOW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1945, 29 November 1906, Page 2

OTAGO SHOW.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Dunedin, last night, The Otago A. and P. Society's anaual summer show was commenced to-day, when sharp, cattle, pigs, and somo of tho horses were judged. The weather was fine, though a slight shower fell. Tho attendance was fair for the first day. A feature of too show so far is the fine die* ploy of sheep, cattle, and draught horses, tna show falling off in numbers, but tho judges cousideiod tne quality never bettor. In tne cattle stcuon iba efiempious wore : Snorthoros bull, Aribur Unumbailam ; oow, Mitchell Bros. Polled Angus, bull end cow, Murray Roberts and Co. Ayrshices, bull and cow, W. Cowan. Jerseys, bull and cow, F. Helloytr. Only stalnous in draughts and iiuckuoys wero judged. In pigs Unarlea Brice swept tho buurd, his 80 entries taking 20 firsts and 10 seconds.

Political

PREMIER INTERVIEWED. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION Chrisichurch, lust night. Interviewed by a press reporter to-day on tho subject cf tho Hon. Mr McNub’s statement that a dissolution was probablo naxt year on aeeonnt of the alteration in the electorates made by the Rspresenta tion Commissioners, Sir Joseph Ward stated tLat tho new boundaries oould only oome into operation upon the expiry of Parliament, if Parliament ran its ordinary course, and ha had no doubt in his own mind that that waH what Mr McNab intended to convey. On the land question, Sir Joseph said ho WS3 quite certain that tho land proposals of the Government were not understood by tbo groat masß of tho peoplo, lor there was no proposal in tuo Lind Bai which in any way could be construed as an intorforenoe with the freehold. Ha inteudad to take part in the laud campaign soon, and would probably speak first in tho North,