THE EXHIBITION.
(By Telegraph Special Service.! CHRISTCHURCH, last night.
Tho attendance at the Exhibition on Saturday totalled 19,476, the Besses o’ the Barn Band and the daylight fireworks being the great attraction. The fireworks display was very novel and interesting, and gave much delight to the huge crowds of children collected. The following are the values of some of the principal exhibits with the countries of origin. Tho figures are from the returns compiled by the Customs Department :
Arms and ammunition, from the United Kingdom, £1923. Bicycles and tyres, United Kingdom, £1742, Canada £33, France £64, total £1839. Printed books and papers not otherwise enumerated, United Kingdom £9Ol, Now South Wales £147, Canada £303, others £44, total £1395.
Cash registers, United Kingdom £1635.
China and earthenware, United Kingdom £3290, others £125, total £3415.
Fancy goods and toys, United Kingdom £1724, Victoria £5Bl, New South Wales £2lB, Queensland £79, South Australia £46, Fiji £260, India £l3B, Ceylon £6O, United States of America £645, France £650, Germany £272, Holland £4O, Syria £BS, total £4798.
Fishing tackle, United Kingdom £2395. Furniture and cabinet work, including show cases, United Kingdom £6733, Victoria £251, New South Wales £37.4, Queensland £66, South Australia £3O, Tasmania £4, Fiji £ls, India £45, Canada £479, U.S.A. £70,. Germany £24, Belgium £550, Cuba £lO, total £8847. Gas and oil engines, United Kingdom £1497, United States of America £ll2, France £l3, Belgium £240, total £2862.
Glassware, including mirrors and bottles, United Kingdom £4Bl, New South Wales £156, Canada £B9, United States of America £268, Australia £632, Germany £l3O, others £ll jtotal £1767. Hardware: United Kingdom £1432, Australia £212, Canada £152,’ United States of America £457, Germany £497, India £5, total £3755.
Jewellery: United Kingdom £2583, Queensland £1491, Germany £7B, others £3B; total £3970. Precious stones; Queensland £320, Ceylon £7O; total £390. Machinery : United Kingdom £5082, New South Wales £234, Canada £59, United States of America £1549, France £95, Germany £1521; total £8678. Metal manufacture not otherwise enumerated: United/Kingdom £SOO, Victoria £139, Now South Wales £l2O, Canada £77, United States of America £522; total £1358The following are the values of some of the principal imparts: Motor cars: United Kingdom £5352, Canada £241, France £1485, Belgium £216, United States of America £308; total £7592. Motor lorries: United Kingdom £IOO6. Musical instruments, pianos : United Kingdom £2009, New South Wales £l6l, Canada £lO4, Germany £968, France £450, United States of America £/4; total £3iG6. Organs: United Kingdom £166, Canada £237, United States of America £170; total £574. Othor musical instruments: United Kingdom £3115, Canada £29, United States of America £119; total £3263 Pictures, sculptors, and works of art: United Kingdom £119,788, New South Wales £1552, Victoria' £4202, South Australia £833, Queensland £172, Ceylon £5, Canada £287, United States of America £45, Italy £650, Austria £l-58, Syria £3; total £127,645. Plated ware: United Kingdom £2462, Victoria £3B, Germany £2l, total £2521. Ships’ models: United Kingdom £5910. Woodware not otherwise exempted: United Kingdom £422, New South Wales £4i>o, Victoria £IOB, South Australia £3O, West Australia £l2O, Canada £25, Germany £57, Sweden £o; total £1096. Theatrical and side show equipment: New South Wales £3ioo, Victoria £200; total £3900, A large attendance is expected at the pet show to be held in Wonderland on March 8. TO CLOSE ON APRIL 15.
Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The Exhibition attendance up to last night totalled 1,383,833. Over 9000 people attended the sacred concert given by the Besses o’ th’ Barn Band on the Exhibition sports ground this afternoon, by way of memorial to t-lip late R- J- Seddon. The takings at the gates amounted to £446 9s 6d, which will be increased to over £SOO from the sale of programmes and reserved seats. This amount will be handed over by the Band to Mrs. Seddon, to be applied by her to whichever of the Seddom Memorial Funds she may decide on. The Hon. Hall Jones states that the Exhibition will definitely close on April 15th,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2020, 4 March 1907, Page 3
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