WAITARA HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 60, 30 March 1901, Page 2

WAITARA HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—On the 2lst iust., Waitara had her firat Horticultural Show and as a whole it was a gr«at success, due largely to having ao fea for entries, The imposition of entrance fees had been adopted by the first committee aeaingt the wish of the first Chairman. There were several mistakes which 1 hepa may be avoided at the next shew, if there is sueh a thing. Should another show be held it will be very carefully handled and those iaterestsd in Waitara will have to drop their local polities and help with an open hand, a course which was not taken on the last occasion by these who call themselves the leading men. Some of the exhibits were very good, and somo who expected to carry all before tbem were disappointed. The idea of the originators of the Shaw was to encourage the holders of ;mall sections in the town to cultivate them usefully and ornamentally, so that Waitara might became beautiful for aver. The pruseeds after payment of expenses, w«rs to be devoted to beautifying the cimp, blae only public resort we have. This laudable object the majority of tho Town Board are determined if possible to prevent, so it was upset by two or fcbres individuals who had large areas A land enabling them to show any lrnount of vegetables, and by proposing that a lot of exhibits should be shown es collections, the small landowner* were swaropsdand n»gond done, but the 1 Show was overcrowded, Tlaea again J < ihere were certain things shown and j ■ jot prizes that were net passed by! l ;ha Committee, one or two exlaibiis ro', | 1 priz ?s that .vera not even down in the j' :atalogue. These things though trifiiny I j >ughtn ot to havo been. On tho principle 11 )f " Palmam qui meruit ferat." Mrsjji w. Jones and the firbt which consisted mostly of ladiss) as f1 dso CJaptain Dugdale, are those who art--j 1 mtit-kd to bo regarded fts tho promoters j' >f the Show.—Yours, etc., j i Titurir. |' [Wa have found it i.ecessary to &xj ( use a portion of cur oorreaprmrlett-.'s! ■ etfccr te'i iising of paSiliy ca^