THE EXHIBITION.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 7

THE EXHIBITION.

“THE BIGGEST YET.” By Tolccraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, April 6. Yesterday ’tvas the biggest day in f4' e storv of the Exhibition. All day long crowds kept passing in through the busy turnstiles in thousand?. From the early forenoon tile gardens, pavil'ons, courts and Amusement Park were thronged hv happy holiday makers, and at- night tiie memorable scenes which Saturday produced were repeated. Whep the attondnue returns were added up it wan discovered that the Exhibition had beaten its own New Year’s eve record for a single day’s attendance. The total yesterday was 51,323, compared with 50,971 on New Year’s Eve, and 50,914 on Saturday. _ The last two days have added 102.287 to the grand attendance, which at the. end of the 20th week last night, stood at ‘1 501,275. Evervone now is asking: Will’it- reach 3.000,000 by May Ist? AWARDS. The following instalment awards at the Exhibition were announced today;—

GEOLOGY AND MINF.ROLOGY. Judge ' Professor Park. Mines Department, Queensland, fonr first awards; Donvnion Paint and bar Products, Ltd., Rlulf, Granlto Company Ltd., P. ?j. Pelligrini and A. ETillyshort, each a first award; Pellegrini second. METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS. Judge: Professor Park. Tron and .Steel Cov. of New Zealand Ltd., Otago Iron Rolling Mills Ltd., Onakaka lion and Steel Ltd., Thomas Bolton and Sons, Ltd., AY.Tliain Cooke Proprietary Ltd.. Latch and Batchelor, each first award; A. and T. Burt Ltd., two vsts FURS. Judge; David C. McPherson. R. S. Black Ltd., fir:t mid second orders of merit; Canadian Hide and Leather Company, one first, two seconds; Alaska fur Depot, one first. TENTILE MANUF A CTURERS. Judges: Messrs "William Thom-on and L. G. "Wells. Barlow Jones, Ltd., Hoyles Prints Ltd., Hay and Robertson Ltd., Robert Pullar and Sons, Ltd., Tliomar, W'gilt Certaintced Products Ltd., each a fiist class award; Horrockse’s, Crowd son Company Ltd., three firsts. • DAIRY MACHINERY. Judge: H. J. Tapiis, "Westland. National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Mason. Struthors Ltd. Arnleo Ltd., each a first order of merit. CHEMICAL M ANUFACTURERS. Judges: Dr Inglis and R. Gardner, IV. J. Rush and Company, first clasu award; Kemptlioriic, Prosser, .special commendation for model of sulphuric acid plant; Pharmaceutical preparations Kempthoruc, Prosser first cln.'s award ; drugs, Wliilfen and Son, Ltd, first award; essential oils, W. J. Rush and Company first; "Whiffen and Sun'-, second ; Eucalyptus, IV. K. Burnside Proprietary Ltd first. CONFECTIONERY. ‘ Judges: Messrs Charles M. Brown, Auckland and B. Hudson. Rowntrec Ltd., three tin t order "of merit: Puscalls Ltd., two firsts; Lyons and Coy. Ltd., one first. POTTERY, CHINA, AND GLASS. Judges, Messrs E. C. Reynolds and IV. Gordon. Imperial Amphora Company, J. Bates and Company, Ltd., Dawsons Ltd., Mb'Skimming and Son Ltd., Doulton and Company Ltd., Royal "Worcester Porcelain Company -Ltd., Thomas Webb and Sons, Edinburgh and Leith, Flint Gin's Works, each a first order of merit; Langley and Son, -Tosiali "Wodgewood and Sons Hnmmers'ev and Co., S. oEilding and Company, Ltd. Booths Lid., Crown - Staffordshire Poroe'ain Company Ltd,; Stephens and “Williams Ltd, IV. Moorecnift Ltd., each second order of merit. PRINTING AND STATIONERY. (Judges, Messrs Marcus Marks and John Mackay): — "Whitcomhe ami Tombs, Ltd.— Three first orders of merit, two seconds. New. Zealand Paper Mills, Three firsts. Coulls, Somerville and Wilkie—Seven firsts, one second. Oxford University Press —Three firsts. “Evening Star” Company—Two firsts and one second. \V. J. Meek and Company—Two firsts. Stone, Son and Company, British Pens Ltd., Paragon Agency, L. C. Hardmulh, Ltd., A. J. Thomas and Company, Merchant Supplies Ltd., and Mono Service Containers, Ltd., each one first. UNCLASSIFIED. (Judge, Mr C. J. Hocking.) Walker and Hall, Ltd., Silver and Silver-plated ware, two first orders of merit. Dawson’s, Ltd., pewter ware and greenstone-—two firsts. Blick recorders, one first. HARDWARE. (Judges, Messrs W. Edmonds,'Walter Cow and James Park.) "William Marples and Son, Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Irving and Company, Hutton and Company, Otago Brush Company, Bunting and Company, Kockum enamelware Company, Bowen and Company, Ltd.. Dickson, Ltd., "Walker and Hall, Ltd., Joseph Rodgers and Sons, R. J. Haddon, D. Richardson Proprietary, Stainer and Company, Richardson, Johnson and Nephew, Charles Bills, Ltd., W. and A. T. Avery, Ltd., Toledo, Berkel Company, W. J. Greener, Nobel’s Explosives Company, each one first order of merit. Moore and Wright, Rapid Forge Company, Christopher Johnson and Company, Joseph Jesse Siddons, Ltd., each one second. Spear and Jackson, Guest, King and Nettlefold, John Lysaght, Ltd., each two firsts. A. and T. Burt, and Met liven and Company, each four firsts.