THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 14 March 1907, Page 2

THE EXHIBITION DAY BY DAY

Uy T«lfgrn))li.-Sj>cuial Sert'.ee. Chrstchurch, Map-:, ]:). A crttvc ed excursion train from the Soutli was 'espu'O.le for un umissuuily large attendance of couetry folk ft the Exhibition tli.-sj (ieneral Ji :linger .Mmiro supplies an interesting ccmpiri ion of abundance ri turns for the piejent Exhibition ami the Centennial international Exhibition held at Jli.lbi.unic in ISSS-l). The ;total admissions to Melbourne Exhibiii»n, opened for a period of six month and Iwo days, were 1,903,43(1. The tot il number of admissions to the New Zealand JnleniHt.'onal Exhibition, which will be open fife months arid Httcen days, is estimated to reach 1,000.000. 'II,e largest daily attendance at the Melbourne Exhibition was on the Saturday preceding closiii"' w>ien the num'/er o', aduussiou "'I" f""i tins largest weekly total was dun 111; the concluding week ot the Exhibition, foi jwhieli ihe total attendance was 14JJD3. The average uuily attcmtnmw m the Melbourne Kxhibil : or. v.'jih 12 '271. Tho avenge daily att.adaiice su the New Zi'aland Inhibition to-day stands J:i,080.

A series of specimens showing dill'erent, methods of grafting fruit, trees' and various other tiees and shrubs prepared by Mr. W. J. rainier Goiernnient Pomolo&ist for tho Nor la Island, have also been i laced in the Agricultural Department's Court. They show stcek and scion separately, and nlso the graft. The nu nber of visitors to this court, which is complete enough to form a very satisfactory farmers' exhibition in itself, increases as tlie' weeks go by. It is expected that a further detachment of North Island' Maoris \v'l arvve at the Exhibition pa at 'the erd of this week. . Any visitor whe had not, been well aware of 1 lie fact must have found it ditiicull, 1c Mid .• 'f be had seen the crowd at C'e Ex|i>b't.i(.,i that the great tail' l'"d 1 v.i : 'i progress cfor iner four nio"tln. The fare A ell programme of the Be; sea Band, combined with the fireworks display, was the great, event, and from an early hour of the evening people thronged tlie main approaches and corridors of the building, and crowded on to the l-ipcrts tli'ound. Smart showers fell at

inteivald throughout the evening, and thi eky tlmateicd v heavy downpour at any mo;.-ant. yet the trod d, estimated at over tea ..''cusu'i.l, snt or stood Oft the- p'ojran' re of the Besses, sheltticd or'y ty tbe'r lunbreUas, and thousands cf ethers wstehed the fireworks, when these commenced, frain the grounds outside the enclosure. The hand was at its best for the farewell perforin,'cc., which was received with great eiitiius'jsni several of the selections Lcmg em red. The fireworks display was of specially brilliant natu>e, several lieu devices beii introduced. 'Ac the co, cU,s ; o'i of the combined progiammo ccvcv local bands played "Auld l,mg Sync" togctluVThe attendance for the day reached the splendid total of 21,023, "which brings the aggregate up to 1,408,040. If the present, rain continues, the Exhibition guldens, which are still n theme c" g; ''eral admiration, are expected io afford a mo. t magnificent display t" autn.ni' flowers, particularly dahlias, begor'as, and salvia bonfire. These flowers !'a\e been late in blooming owlrg tc the dry weather. Experts place the cost of the maintenance of the gardens in the'r present condition at ifully £SOO a year.