West Coast A & P. Assn.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1923, Page 4

West Coast A & P. Assn.

AT GRKYAIOI'TH. Lntries for the forthcoming Inaugural Show, to he held at Greymonth on 7tli and 2.Bth. number ill the vicinity of 120:1. which is Far in excess of the mo-t sanguin." anti< ipal ion- < ! the committee, and augurs well for the success ,jf the initial Show. Kntrics have been made covering a fairly extensive area, and the whole Coast will he represented. The horse and cattle .sections ate good, sheep oniy fair, and pig scant. The entries in tiro Friesian desses is good, also in the milk testing class, while no less than 20 hulls will face the judge. Good entries have been received in the Home anti dairy Produc. Flower. Cookery. Fancy Work, ami Produce Suctions, and a very large entry has been made ill the Technical and Primary School exhibit. About two dozen spaces have been let to exhibitors. ranging from motor cars, lorlies, farm machinery and implements to manures and .seeds. -,r. With a sp.-cia.l prize list of over £250 in cash and trophies, big entries, and enthusiastic) public support, the Show must he a suci >s from every point of view, ifxcellent train arrangements have

h.-ioi made. So far as Hokitika is interested, it is worth noting that a special train will Iriar'e- Hokitika for Greymonth on Wednesday. 28th inst. at 11.30 a.m.. after the arrival, in Hokitika, of the morning train from Res-. A train will leave Greymonth on the return trip to Hokitika at 1 p.m.. and will connect- with the train foi R"y. at Hokitika, thus allowing all

\ is from Ross to get right home in the one day. Ample provision foi refreshments will he made on the ground, and there will also be fruit, sweets, and iee cream stalls in the Park. The Sports programme arranged for each day will he ol interest, and '.editloss the sawing and chopping events will find full interest, as in each case good entries have been received A grand parade of the stock, etc., will rake place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday afernoon, and should bo full of inter-

est. Shock will be railed right into the Park, and at the conclusion of the Show will he entrained again in the Para, and lifted from there by the railways, so that exhibitors in stock wet ions will bu put to no inconvenience or delay in getting their stock both on to the ground and away again. ' stock for the llokiG 1 "' line must lie loaded at 5.30 on Wednesday. It is to be hoped that fine weather will prevail t 1.1 n-liir.li u-ill lm (Tfii:-

||v regarded as holidays, and a large number of country visitors are expert,,.i! tl> make the trip to view the Show.