SHOW AWARD RIBBONS
Our Own Gorrespondont1)
Rayon for Sheep and Wool "Doesn't Seem Right"
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WAIPUKURAU, Last Night. "lt doesn't seem right that, in Bheop and wool classes, ribbons of an opposition material should bo awarded," said hlr H. M. Ohristie, M.P., afc to-night's ^nnual meeting of the Waipukurau A. and P. Association. Ho displayod a samplo woollen ribbou Iiiat liad come from Victoria, and said he hoped to bo able to persuade agrieultural and pastornl assoeiations in New Zealand to ndopt woollen. award ribbons, which, ho feit sure, could be made ra New Zealuud. Tho Waipukurau Association, he uoticed, had been in the habit of usiug nbboua of rayon, or a similar material. These'did not wear well or keep their colour long. "Any way, it doesn't Kcem right,'' he added. Alembeis showed Ueen interest in the ribbou, which was passed round, and Ihe committee was authorised to investigate ihe posslbility of procuring some for the next show. Mr J. W. Watkins, chairman Of the axemen'% sub-committee, asked jokmgly if ribbons for korse awarda should bo made of horse-hair. "And axemen's prizes of chips," volunteered a member of the horsescction committee.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 181, 18 August 1937, Page 7
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