THE EXHIBITION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81887, 14 November 1906, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION

MAORIS ENTERTAI: HON. MR. HA I, 1.-J ON I i CHARGE. | Fcr l>res s Associatio: ; Christehmch, Novemb;, Sir John Gorst entertained the Mauris and Cook- Manduis at the Exhibition plantation to-day. The Natives had previous')' entertained him, and he lias returned their kindness. Sir John presided, and amongst those present were Captain Atkin, the British Commissioner, Miss Gorst, Mr A. Hamilton (designer of the pa), Mr McGregor (superintendent of the pa), and Mrs McGregor. Sir John Gorst delivered an address In Maori, and he proposed the toast of the King. This was heartily responded to, and several chiefs replied to the toast. At the conclusion, Sir John Gorst and his daughter presented each man with a pipe, each woman with a workbox, and each chi.d with a bag of sweets. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones arrived this morning, and has taken charge °f the Exhibition duties as resident Minister. He declines to make any siatement of his intentions. Lieutenant-Colonel Bauchope has received a telegram from the Governor expressing his satisfaction with the way in which the ceremony of trooping- the Colours was performed °n the opening' clay of the Exhibition.

the truth about our COURT. POORLY REPRESENTED AND MISREPRESENTED. Whilst giving every credit to the committee m charge of the Taranaki tinTn*l\i i bltion ' and a3mit"B a.l that has been said and writ°f Ule metllod of dra «'ing hnds h f° tile fertilit >' of he wealth of Taranaki protenrffn . attractlve « lJs s to intending settlers, the time has come °r some _ straight of co ™ Complete, and verv \vpH , CoUrt passcs mus ter th an committee may be sa dto have done good work the mall amount of money given to it for the pu rl) ose of fitting SpT "court'' at it\ r ry lnadof i" al e space placed public of P T - tlle I)arßimfj nious dfcplaj'eS'by Mr Maione, and s 1 rr™*TiJVss sww::## rS' f y ant ° f spacc and «' a « t lerefer'e i 1 COmmiU ™ was wise, tKtem? of r" 8 '- a IOSS ambi " that, when 'f vc , rt,sin^ one be emmil,. cv cr) complete, will Qual'y as fltlTrici'li/r' t> i noVXXrfhe m^t%rf dS: ares n t e h fT iSe P* C °^Or-

S''",» g h CtSt'S'S! S'S of i J^v amphie , tE fu »ome praiso is taken cm,, sails, And «l,v? S unl «Tano filings are not . w '• ecailSe these tune of the nJw "J 111 ,"" ancl '| 10 for°i in transit. Visitors t„ ucll > iiiglli concern. At tin, lo ? , 1 n l)le f thinking- they n in-ht Cal ffot m.Md up in S o rae \wT ,i of Picture surface co ,dr T nit? tl tleal ff nff With ">» disS de! $ In , i ortS pat forth by Mr Doncollect " I , nSpec !° r nf Factories, to t? l! 'ndustnai" pictures. What la there to sec?" m , r I'orter asked Mr Doci-rili' i " other «* '-ftS Sri p-t° things" °fix«f t committee sends the exhibits along >• li le lhat Taranal <i was ; ; ; !: «£ f ot^--ther.. a ves !v"'f a T' " lany '! ad not

' thorn n /'"Tth'ns to identify , ~" s '> s< '"P.iv> literature, pam- ; 1 h i c f ; > >aKe,r - Abse «. ■ dfcVv n ln , llc and attention, t .L hi 1 y° xaLlon . t ; i° matter for big booklet was got ready, and • I,™ f , ' nMer - So far the books nave not arrived at the Exhibition. runv, it cannot be expected tfiat the tr-ss w to continue to bestow ful>«me praise and cheap aflvertiscments o n a Taranaki qourt that is Mlj- halt a court. For the benefit °t 1 aranaki, the position Has Been The committee, , however, is not to blame. I n the hist place, the sinews of war (£.-500) < une not ful'y provided by Tara- ; nakrs 40.000 population, until a few '

chijs before the Exhibition opened. What is more annoying- is thai the eonim.ttee has been misled 1),- cx . hibitois. I lie laranaki Petroleum Company undertook to s upL> | v s;im . pies of petroleum, the product'tf Birthday well, and al«» * ,■, -l model of tli- ' ~, 10 cx '"' >lt a • 1)01 '■ The company ■ii failinfi- to do so has broken faith «'Hh the committee, with tho Exhibition patrons, and with hundreds of outsiders directly and indirecl'v interested in the industry. It is ' t(l be hoped that tbe company will yet see I lie "wisdom of taking full advantage ot the exceptional opportunity offered "f hnnfj-iiKj- the petroleum resources °t laran.iki immediately under the notice of the hundreds of thousands «'ho will visit tlx- Exhibition. The New Plymouth Harbour Board likewise !,;, s been woefully neglectful in Imthcrinjr " 1(1 interests of the court I'm- all visitors to the Exhibition up !° th '' know, the Moturoa liarhour might ho non-ex-i.sien?. The pictures of the harbour were only sent fonv.itd yesterday, and then only af-

!T the committee had hunted ihem up for themselves, packed them, 'imped them, and shipped them. The hoard never ~V (. n had the couite-y 'o notify thp committee, or the chairman (Mr Malone) that the pictures were be.„ K -, or had been procured. I he I atea Harbour Board, on the "'her hand, keenly alive to the value fdvertisement, had prepared 'plmi' lul ot the port—"a port -and had forwarded •li'm on at their own expense ,-ielit '0 0 the Exhibition grounds, the caretnker merely having to open the™ :l '-« i'-'ine- ihem. Thar was ;,r i i< lit'ub e P.itea put the commit'ee o: contrasted with which the No,. Plymouth Board's meihods ,p, m „ paltry ,n the cxMomu. 'Mien, a S aln. I Me ("UimHtee circularised al-ou, , dairy factories in Taranaki soliciting "übscripnons, and certain information wanted fn,- the preparafon of a st ;l ,j.„. '"■a| t.,0 e relative to Taranaki's , s ep'e mdu-trv. And the re-ponse ? A. few companies sept n'omr ' donations, but not one had (he cour- ; tn utpp'r the all-Important in- i formation. Comment is needless. ] W© trust that no time will Jjq J j

'■« iin atto -.ling to those matters, now hat pub.i< ly lias been-given to hem. ; Ihi lannaki court, when comp ed, is one that cannot other than reuit in to 1 hi; province at argc, and all v.'iil suiter'if the many lelecta of the exhibit are not reme!ied- Exhibitors and a close-fisted jiub.ic, and not the committee, are responsible fur the province's inadequate representation up to the present.

TARANAKI AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Hie general committee met on Tuesday evening, when there were present: Messrs F. Watson (in the Chair), H. Okey, J. S. Connett, \V Ambury, VV. Stanley, S. J. Hyslop f . lagan, E. Elliott, H. T. Hall', G. Co.son, C. Hoskin, A. Cliff, A Street, S. Teed, W. Sole, and S l' Smith. J '

JUDGES. Ihe matter of filling the vacant judgeships was left with Mr Watson and ihe secretary. It was decided that the secretary ■•'hould attend the Wanganui show, in (ho interests of the society.

GUESSING COMPETITION. The secreary reported that Messrs Uestern Bros, had given fat sheen f OI ■lie guessing competition.

COMMMISSION ON SALES. Some discussion took place confining the Society's commission of s per cent charged on sales of Mock effected privately a t the show, manv members being 0 f opinion that th. «»-'ir a u iuled out of order. » Mr A. Cliff then gave noticp tn Sety's^'ne 6 " T'" 8 ' that the s0 " ylar. 5 P Cem be not char ffed thi«

. Mr Okey moved that no more than

Mr M nt C!i . ff witl . ldr0 w his notice anci Mr Okey's motion was carried.

AUCTION SALES. ••J^sswcs: da'y^show" 1 ? ° f thu secoc « «dy s show, starting- at 10 o'clock. BUTTER CLASSES.

-When Ryiand Cruic kshank wrote • -VW on your secretary, Mr E p haU P teh and itismt^urprf ise friends have mUons°truld^^ur^offei a "cut" at the sucli an\h. a - Say ' entlen ien, thai -Zealand dairying, and we certainlv a S: e r t 0 yi h a : .i^acty'XrjVer ll^6 t0

CHAMPIONSHIPS. cm,fiT:l d,,dtleti , t0 s ' lve championcertificate* m eac h class (both sevesl ot puicbrcd sheep and pigs. J JUDGING COMPETITION, and Tn X Smklh W ' Affiburv aids in i" , r ro a PP oi nted stewaidsin charge of the judging comel as 0 ", l i h ° Se Wh ° havo nevor actshow. J S0 3t an t i eci i ded all competitors must be ready to .start at 10 o'clock •n the morning of the first day. GENERAL. Messrs Wilson and Nolan's special pnze * "Gfcnovi'e" Powder g h ™ ,!l' ' v .? luc . d at 30/, was added to la* ,& 2 , best pen of three ewes, 2tooth longwoojs. A recommendation was made that next year s schedule should contain a second prize m class for best pen of uiree calves. It (was decided /to advertise that oacon companies would tako delivery "here' S8 ° n t ' le Brcunc '> weigh

NEW MEMBERS, i *l le i owin 8' new members were £ V r S ™ G -Davey, F. J. Mac Wan, G. Gray, Geo. Pitt, W. Ros S |' u r? Va ' ?' Matson < A. B. Wal h » en ' W ' E ' Skelton, R Battey jun. W. Crowe, VV. A. Scan llebury, and S. Turnbull.