THE EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8372, 4 March 1907, Page 5

THE EXHIBITION.

By Telegraph—Special Service. CHRISTCHURCH, March 3. The attendance at the Exhibition onSaturday totalled 19,476, the Besses o' th' Barn Band and daylight fireworks being the great attractions. The fireworks display was very novel and interesting and gave much delight to the huge crowd of children collected. The following are the values of some of the principal exhibits under bond at the Exhibition with the countries of origin (the figures are from the returns compiled by the Customs Department): —Arms and ammunition, from the United Kingdom, £1,923; bicycles and tyres, United Kingdom, £1,742, Canada £33, France £64, total £1,839; printed books and papers not otherwise enumerated, United Kingjdom£9ol, New South Wales £147, Canada £303, others £44, total £1,395; cash registers, United States, £1,635; ChinS and earthenware, United " Kingdom £3,290, others £125, total £3,415; fancy goods and toys, United Kingdom £1,724, Victoria £5Bl, New South Wales £2lB, Queensland £79, South Australia £46, Fiji £260, India £l3B, Ceylon £6O, United States of America £645, France £650, Germany £272, Holland 40, Syria £BS/ total, £4,798; fishing tackle, United Kingdom £2,395; furniture and cabinet work, including show-cases, United Kingdom £6,733, Victoria £251, New South Wales £374, I Queensland £66, South Australia £3O, Tasmania £4, Fiji £ls, India £145, Canada £479, United States of America £7O, Germany £24, Belgium £215, Holland £550, Cuba £10; total £8,847; gas and oil engines, United Kingdom £1,497, United States of America £ll2, France £l3, Belgium £240, total, £2,862; glassware, including mirrors and bottles, United Kingdom £4Bl, New South Wales £156, Canada £B9, United States of America £268, Australia £632, Germany £l3O, others £ll, total £1,767; hardware, United Kingdom £1,432, Australia £212, Canada £152, United States of America £457, Germany £497, India £5; total £3,755; jewellery United Kingdom £2,583, Queensland £1491, Germany £7B, others £3B; total £3,970; precious stones, Queensland £320, Ceylon £7O, total £390; machinery, United Kingdom £5,082, Victoria £l3B, New South Wales £234, Canada £59, United States of America £1,549, France £95, Germany £1,521, total £8,678; metal manufactures not otherwise enumerated, United Kingdom £SOO, Victoria £139, New South Wales £l2O, Canada £77, United States of America £522, total £1,358. The following are the values of some of the principal imports:—Motor cars, United Kingdom £5,352, Canada £241, France £1,485, Belgium £216, United States of America £3OB, total £7,592; motor lorrier, United Kingdom £1,006; musical instruments (pianos), United Kingdom £2,009, New South Wales £l6l, Canada £lO4, Germany £968, France £450, United States of America £74, total £3,766; organs, United Kingdom £166, Canada £237, United States of America £l7l, total £574; other musical instruments, United Kingdom £3,115, Canada £29, United States of t America £ll9, total £3,263; pictures, sculptures, and works of art, United Kingdom £119,788, New South Wales £1,552, Victoria £4,202, South Australia £833, Queensland £172. Ceylon £5, Canada £287, United States of America £45, ■ Italy £650, Austria £l5B, Syria £3, total £127,645; plated-ware, United Kingdom £2,462, Victoria £3B, Germany £2l, total £2,521; ships models, United Kingdom, £5,910; woodware not otherwise enumerated, United Kingdom £422, New South Wales £430, Victoria £1,058, South Australia £3O, West Australia £l2O, Canada £25, Germany £57, Sweden £5, total £1,196; theatrical, and side-show equipments, New South Wales £3,700, Victoria £2OO, total £3,900. A large attendance is expected at the Pet. Show to be held in "Wonderland" on March Bth.