Hawera Industrial Exhibition.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1904, Page 2

Hawera Industrial Exhibition.

OPENED 11V I'll Is PKEMIETC ON 1 WEDNESDAY. A SUCCESSEUL FUNCTION. (By Our Special .Reporter.) Tiie piioneers of llawera ami SouUi iuranaki generally could never, in their wihlvst fanc.\, have pictured Huweru as it was oil \V'edii'c.yday. Struggling for years against Use strife lund prejudice ol the Maori i ttK-i', right lurot.-gh the many encoumleis wii'li the 'natives who bitterly rcsvnU'd the arrival of the whites lo occupy t.lno laud whiich they had iiel'd iroiu tlviii" ioie.aii.vis, they at last wiesUi) suJlicii'ui country lor their own iiuaucdiate needs. From thai Lime progress has i.ven steauiy, an\l i'ittk' by little tiie iamd lias be.-u ui'oagut in,to cultivation, until now it is O'jiv of the fairest pat Is of the colony, and the little Hawaii of olden da\s, with its biock'house and a few scattered and frightened settlers, 'lkis given place to the- presentday ll'awera, whose prosperity an'd i importance are a.mjdy demonstraled bj the opening oi the liJOl e.vivibition in the spacious buildings in High ami LYiiices^slreels.

THUO PHOCLOSSION. The first pari, of tlm afternoon procvudings on Wednesday was a grand proeessic/n at l.li p.m., originally lixe<l for 12.45, but altered to suit, t'l'.e leading visitors' co'iivunience. The arrangement, however, did not meet with favour from those members of Lite fanning community who hud come lit lor the opening ceremony aiiKl bail to return to their homes the same evening'. '1 he procession wan muisli'alle'd by Mr Al. .YlcAlpme, with Captain Peterson (llawer'a Jiille VoiuivU.rs) and Captain J. K. Wilson (llawera J'ire lirigude) as depu-Ly-ma.rs l i.'als, J leaded hy live Jlawcra Municipal ikui'-l, the procession iiassed along' High ai.'d Princes-streets, awd returned tf> the exhibition luiiltling's. The following' is the order oi the proces-vkm • .Marshal, Mr jUcA'ljiim.-. liMWenv Municipal liauil. llawera Mounted liilles, .Lnnidau conveying' the Premier and Mrs Sed'don, and Mr li. (.'. IWbbins (Aliayor of llawera) ami Aim Kobbins. Secrad ■detachment. of the llawera Mounted liifles. Wareiage. conwying Messrs K. Al. Smith mad \V. Symes, Ms.U.K., Jlon. U'. Oariik'ross, M.L.C'., followed Ijv a la'iMlau with Messrs Jennings and M'ujor, Ms.H'.U., aiwl J. Mackay (Obairman of the Strafford County Council). Drag containing tilie Mayors of \ew Plymouth, Stratford ami .101tlvam, ami representatives oi other I'aranuki local boidivs. lluwera School Cadets. Odidfellows an;l Ucclrabites, llawera Pire lirigade, ami on a , ilecorated horse. Ol'EM.N'l! CKKIOM'ONY. On the return to the exhibition buiidings, the Ojiera Jluiise was thrown open, ami was soon til led in every part, limwlretls being' forcul lo conitenl them,s-nlws with stMwliii* • room, wlliiilst uimiy eoulid not obtain ■ a'ttmissipii. The platform was occupied by • a ili'onis of some seventy I voices, uikl an ellicknt orcjiestra, un- ; der Air Joseph lliglra.ni. "Alleluia," > li om liaiiJel's wa.s sung, , tlie effect being st|/lomd'kl anid denoting very careful training. .Mr 13. C. lio'i.'L'.i;:-,, Mayor oi 11uj ueia aji'd 1 're.'.'i'ileijt t;f the Exhibition , Coniiniltee, bel'oi'e inti(wlueing' tlie liigiht I Hon. the I'letn'ier, read apologies (roni llwn. W. Il'all-J-ones, and ' Mr Field, M.il.U. for Otaki. Aitklresiiing the vast assembly Mr ' ltobbilis referred \vitit pride and gratiliealitwi to tlie Jarg-e mi'inber pre- ' sent Oil this occasion, wliieh he declared to be the nio-st auspicious iu Lhe history of J lawera. Hawera's r day 1ki;1 come. They lu«d been lookr ins forvvaud to it lor some time, t When the exhibition kleu was first t mootcil not, even the most sanguine e luud ever dreamed Uiat it was to at--1 tain its iiresent dimensioiiH, As the f interest was awakened aimd tlie supc port of the public amounted to en--1 thusia.sin the committee were almost ) airaid tl.ut they were overstepping the mark, 'lite results so far were f far aind away abovw their most liope- , I'ul KXpectations, aiwl the wihoie fiuic- , tit»n was a distinct credit to the f town ami (tistrict. He tlruu introduci t*il Hie Premier, who tad at'tei«kd at t great jiersonal iucoiiTenience. On j he.lvalf of Hue cit.i/eus be entwu'dyd a - hearty and cordial welcome to Mr - S-eiJdon and all the visitors, and f tli,a'iiJve;i the Premier and Airs Season i for tihe'ir attenidancc.

The I'remier, who was greeted with proi'i/ngu.l and vociferous applause, opened by referring to Urn excellent scivntilic adjustments of the eleine'ii'ts —it was now raining oirtsidu—tujied to the UMimwit. This wn.s indeed a record day for llawera. In their wil. de.st lligtht.s of fancy the old residents of llawera could never lui.ve realised or for a moment contemplated this gatlieri'iig lor such a purjiusc. Tile exhibition, lie sard, marked the progress of the -district, and was proof positive of tlw intelligence and progression of tlie ]>eople of llawera. To those who conceived this idea of holding exhibitions the civilised wor ltd was deeply indebted. It would be a source of pride to those llresent to renieniljer that the idea hail just been given effect to in England. (Applause.) The Crystal Palace Exhibition may have been eclipsed by the I'aris Exposition, ami probably would be excelhd by fclve great fair at St. Louis, biut tile t-iuie was not iar distant when a great national liriti.-h exhibition would be held that would eclipse ar.d set aside eveiyihiug yet held iu any part of the world. This great exhibition would be representative of the whole Kmpiiv, exhibits bt-iing drawn from smaller institutions iu every part ol Great liritain aii'tl iter col-cmies bejond the seas. He would- expect to see llawera represented. (Applause.) The Premier then referred to his visit to t h-e Il'awera Schuol that day, and gauged life present lmpipy condition of Ihe people Itvre by the li.'althy, eoiulo-rtalt'le iiinid jdeased appearance of tl.-e children there, lie also coniplimenUd the educational authorities on' tlve provision made for the scicntilic training of ti;,,. scholars. Heferring to the opening of the new wand at the llawera 110.-lj tit el, Alr SuUun said I hat evidence of the existence (p the liner leelings of man consisted in providing lor the sick ami a/llict-u.l. Jt was also a sigin that llawera wta.s 'l'l-.ds exhibition was only a forerunner ot further exhibitions. He " favoured a great central colonial exhibition, where friendly rivalry ami coinpaiison would enable them'to arrive at [KM-fection—it w,as tlve surest way. Hie stated that the very utmost was being made of our natural resources-. There had been great difficulties 'here, but now the forest had given way to settlement, and it was hard to find a happier or more progie.ssive '(iistri-ct in the cohvny than Tarauakti. This was shown by the line exhibits in the exiiibitiou. lie ipiokd figures showing the phenomemil s'li'mll'S in Lh e iiv.luslriV.s of t'lu 1 colo-ny during the past two vears exports sliowwl an increase ol £1,500,000 lor five years. Side by side with settlement and incj-eas-ed return trom the soil, manul'acl.iires were keeping pace, and these had increased by £7,501,000 in live vears. From JSSXi to 1901 butter factories and creameries increased from 275 to 419. They must concede to the Taranak-i district thy credit of being the "Duiry Of New Zealand,"

equal 1.0 anyl'biivg'. i'i the ,|Vl,wn world. He would call special nttcn--1 j (J n to llf art galkry in the exliil,is ion showing thai the l-.-oplc were eiiltiuiUiig those liner arts whack wi>rt> to lile as* dowers lo the l.rigitvl, iWivmMiik. uwl fiiimlilniKAfltf'" in most t'Oinpnitivnlarv le'ruin to tlif orchestra anid chorus, Mi' Sodidon concluded by wishing the exhibition i-vt-i-y success ami hoping that tl.o huriimny which ushered it into existence wonlid continue Hirougliout. After a. verse of t'he National AntU'in, cheers for the Pivtiiier. Mrs SenHdun, and Mi' and Mi's Rolibins, mil n-Jiou i ii'iiu'tvt, was in ink' to Iho main entrance of Urn exhibition buildings, winch Iho I'ivuikT then dcclaivd formally OjH'ti. The exhibition i.s all that was claimed for it, the art gaillery being worth inanv u milt* of travel. Industrial exhibits are in great .profusion, in/chiding all kimls of ninehinery ill motion, ami a multitude of displays which will U" referred to in later issues. The attendance 'diii-hiK the aPternoon was quite up lo expeclal ions, every avenue of the large exhibiting area being' almost uncomfortably lill-

TIIK ATTIC.MUNCH. (Per Press Association.) lI'AWKHA, Pell. 3. The imhistrial exhibition is a great success in every way. Pine weather prevailed ami about ittlllO people were pi-es.nl. Over IiI.IRM) S(|iiare feet of s'|iace is occupied. Pive hundred pictures are oil view, ranging'in value from U'J to each- In the domestic, division some fine work is shown, anid school work is largely rcpi-eseiitod. The Government Biologist has ail interesting" exhibit ol grass**, etc., and machinery in motion and exhibits by over lull linns ma'ke a linn display. The takings this afternoon were £(>3. BANQUKT IN TIIK 10VEN 1 NO. (I!v Telegraph.—Special). LIAWEIi.Y, I'eb. !i. A bampiet was hekl ill the Theatre Hoy al this evoniivg to celebrate the owning of the exhibition. The Mayor, Mr I!. C. Kobbius, occupied the chair, (iral there were over a hundred guests pivseut, inelnd'ing' the Premier anid Messrs John lluthie, C. 10. Major, A. 10. Remington, W. T. '.Jennings, ami A. I>. Willis, M.'sll.H. Mr Stxklon, in tlx', course of a speech, stated that the colony'srevenue for ten months to Jan. Ml, 1904, was £5,885,000, as against £4,525,000 for the same period last year, an iik'cease of £BIO,OOO. Expenditure wa.s beiu'g carried on in loss proportion this year, anid the public works finwl on Alarclv !il fiext woulkl be in a better state than for ■the |>ast ten years. There would probably be £BOO,OOO available, and this yea r, the I'rauier declared, would finish with a bumping surplus.