Adelaide S.A.

Manawatu Herald, 1 December 1892, Page 2

Adelaide S.A.

In a letter to the ( hronich Mr W. H. Watts thus describes the capital of South Australia Tt is situated about eight mi es from the port, bat as the railway goes regularly every day I have paid a good many visits to it, and hope to pay a few more befove 1 leave. I have now visited four out of the five capitals of Australasia, and consider Adelaide the tinest in many ways. Beautifully situated on rising ground, well laid out with fine broad streets ; adorned with handsome public buildings for the Government requirements con veniently placed together on the north side of the city in a Government reserve specially set aside for the purpose so as not to interfere with the busy traffic of the business part. Many of the streets are very fine, and the shops quite equal to any in the colonies. The suburbs are very extensive and seem to have been laid oft at the time the city was surved, for there is more regularity and system in their connection with the city than is to be seen in many of the other large towns and cities in the different colonies. Great attention is paid to cleanliness, and the requirements . of . the inhabitants, especially in a sanitary point of view - in fact it is the nearest to perfection of any place I have known and is quite a model of order and comfort. The Museum, Shool of Arts, and Picture Gallery are well worth seeing. The Botanical and Zoological Gardens are kept in good order, and the variety of animals in the latter are quite a credit to the several Governments who have been instrumental in collecting them. During my visit I have had the good fortune to be present at the annual Agricultural . v how, which was very ood, and many oi the exhibits were first-class, especially the cattle and sheep The numbers were large and the quality quite equal to any thing we can show in New Zealand. Thr-ir condition was really ffrst rate, which was proved by the price some of ihe fat stock, which were so d after the pale, brought. One fat bullock was sold for £26 ss, another for £21 10s, and a smaller one for £IG. I did not see any of the sheep sold, but many < f the ots were quite as fat in proportion as the cattle. There was no great \ariecy of coarse woolled sheep, but what there was was good, though not quite up to Wanganui The merinos were in great numbers, and very fine ; much attention is paid to them, and the ppecimens of wool were very fine and quite pure. All the other exhibits were equally good. Fruit and vegetables were

in great variety, and showed there had been a goncl supply of rain lately. I was disappointed in their show of horses, The entries were few and not tip to much. There wits obe Very fine draught stallion— the best I have seen in my travels.