WAIKATO NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 170, 5 July 1909, Page 5

WAIKATO NOTES

Own Correspondent. last week I referred to Hospital Board matters, with especial reference to the charges made to member * of Friendly Societies. I now hear that the decision of the Board may be reconsidered, it having been pointed oat that fanners would have equal privileges with townspeople when joining a Friendly Society, a nominal sum each year the^Societies would cover all risks.

An "Industries Week" is to be held in Hamilton during Winter Show Week, when purely New Zealand products will be displayed in their windows by most of the local shopkeepers. The idea originated some years ago in Dunedin, and has been taken up in several towns since. It is an excellent scheme and will be watched with interest. Spite of our many and varied importations, there ate numerous articles of wear manufactured in the Dominion, which compare most favourably with simitar goods from Home. I have some personal knowledge of the tweed trade in Scotland, and I unhesitatingly say that in woollens and travelling rugs we equal here in New Zealand the best the Old Country can produce. In boots, again, there is another tine which is splendidly manufactured in this province. What lam now wearing are better than I have ever bad in the Old Country, for both comfort and convenience. These trivial personal details are only intended to illustrate the point that an excellent show can be made of New Zealand manufactures.

The Hamilton Horicuttoral Society held is annual meeting on Wednesday and was able to show the satisfactory credit balance of £2O. This, said to be a considerable advance on the previous year, is to be credited in full to the efforts of the ladies of the Society, who atone acted as the committee, Dr, Douglas, the president, being the only man on the list of officers. If ladies can so sucessfully run these floral displays, mere man may hide his diminished head. He is eclipsed! The Society will hold spring, summer and autumn shows in the coming year. The results of the judging tn connection witH the Waikato Winter Show turnip competition* are just announced. The prises are £5 ss, £3 3s. £2 2s and £1 Is, and points were given as follows: For weight up to 50 points; for solidity of feeding 30: trueness to type 10; uniformity of size 10. Mr W. Carrington. of Waitoa took the first prize with 9S 1-2 points. M -ssrs Pcgter Bros, of Raglan secured second prize with 91 1-4 points, and Mr F. R. Seddon. of Wai toa came third with 8& 1-2 points. All the other crops were good and none fell below 76 points. Several competitors came close to third place. Mr Edward Fulton and Mr William Booth getting 36 points each, and Messrs Pegler Bros. 85 points for their No. 1 crop. Fifteen crops were judged in an.