THE EXHIBITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8777, 3 April 1907, Page 3

THE EXHIBITION.

Day by Day.

Sy Telegraph—Special Bervioo. CttiisTCHUßcH, April 2. The Exhibition has beSh well attended again to-day and numbers are expected to remain till the conclusion on the 15th inet. t Mr Faulkner Bland, organist of Christchurch, gave an organ recital this afternoon JbefQro a large attendance, and the orchestral concert w.gs well attended in the evening. Mrs E. Buehridge and Mrs E. Davis, two popular eX-themb'e'fs oi Bollard’s Opera Company, and Mr John Prorise Were vocalists at the orchestral and vocai concert. In answer to. a question regarding the financial result of the Exhibition, the Acting-Premier stated yesterday that he thought his original estimate of one shilling per head of the population would cover the cost of the Exhibition to the colony. That would mean a nominal loss of about £47,000. The increase in Customs revenue from . Christchurch alone would more than balance this loss. For the seven months ending February there had been an increase of about £OO,OOO in Customs receipts us against the corresponding period of previous year. This increase Was due largely to imports in connection With the Exhibition, and there were increases on a smaller scale at other ports of the colony. The Customs revenue would probably benefit to the exte-iit 61 quite twice the loss on the Exhibition. In addition the railway revenue for the year would show greater increase than the revenue for previous year than had hcen the ease at any other period in the history Of thO colony.- This aaain was largely dub to tho Exhibition.- Extra postal find iolOgraph, revenue’ would amount to very cOfisKihfhhlo sums,- so that tho colony had every reason to bo

satisfied with the result or trio .L/Xmoi- \ tion from the financial standpoint. Between 700 and 800 chickens have been reared to date from incubators in the agricultural department court. Jfo less than 20,000 pennies were dropped into slot machines oh pike yesterday, which speaks eloquently Of the Attendance, Mr Pollard, director ot entertainments, Estimates that the actual number of Visitors yesterday must have' becn.dltfso ifi one third larger than on King’s ilirthdav,' whofl ti feqord number of ad- ;; ffiissiofis Was chronicled.' The’ crowd on ; that day wont and returned/ their ; admissions being recorded mord than j, once, but to-day’s swarming multitude, :, being mostly visitors from other parts of £bo Colony, remained within the precincts of, the Exhibition all day long to seb as , ranch, as possible during their brief sta3',' Over (300 attendants’ passes have also been withdrawn’ be- 1 tween the two dates, and the money taken at the gates yesterday was considerably in excess of King’s Birthday receipts. The General Manager says that the aggregate money for admission during the Exhibition period promises to fulfil his most sanguine expectations. ~ Madame Blanche Arral, the famous I’rQhch sopfano, will appear in conjunction with the; .Exhibition orchestra on Wednesday and Friday next. The attendance to-day was l't,2C6;