CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1622, 29 February 1884, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

MISMANAGEMENTofTHE mas. TBBTON HORTICULTURAL SO-

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,—You are in error in supposing that all the entries were made on the evening previous to the show. A number of entries were certainly made on the evening previous, but a number were made on the morning of the show, and what I wish particularly to complain of is that entries were actually .received up to 11.30 a.m., although it was distinctly understood that_none would be taken after 9 a.m., and if the'committee persist fallowing this grossly unfair and objectionable practice in future they will find that Mr Wickcnden will bo the only, exhibitor. ; As this k the, second occasion that this injustice has been perpetrated by the committee I will not mince matters but will state what I saw occur in the room. At 9.45 Mr Wickenden, who neglected to make his entries on the previous evening, came to the show with his exhibits; he alleged as an excuse for bein» late that he had been disappointed in procuring an express, Now, such an excuse would have been a valid one for not having his exhibits up in time, but it was none whatever for his having neglected to make his entries, But this is not tho worst as-' pect of the case, of course all the other exhibitors had their exhibits in the room, and some were actually staged, and I noticed Mr Wickenden go deliberately up to Mr Collotte's exhibition of roses and count them, and thou quietly put his own roses back in the cart, as he found his could not compete' with Mr Collotte's, Mr Wickenden did the same thing in vegetables at the Spring Show, and the sooner a Stop is put to this exceedingly mean practice the bettor it will be for the Society. I am «fec,, Exhibitor.

HONEY. ■ TO ME EDITOR, Sir,—ln giving a report of the Horticutural Show your reporter evidently got into a fog when criticising the decision of judges in awarding first prizo to my' honey. In the first place the honey was not exhibited as a local industry, but for a special prize given by Mr G. Watson at the Spring Show, but was not competed for. Next, the prize-was not given for the best mode of procuring honey, but for the best honey in the comb. . I admit that Mr Broom's honey would havo deserved first prize if it had been properly filled, sealed, and a hcttter color, which were the points by which the judges decided upon. As to the tho super having to be merely taken off the hive, if your reporter has an hour to spare I shall be very glad of his help when I tako the next one, and if he does not alter his opinion as regards the trouble I will give him best. Further on your reporter styles the bar framed hive as a new fangled idea, Now, for his benefit as well as your readers, allow me to inform you that in 1862 the Greeks had movable comb hives, and in 1864 they were introduced into England, but wero too /expensive to bo generally used, but ot lato years they have been so much improved and simplified that it is less trouble to tako out a frame than to merely lift off a super. Hoping I have not trespassed too much on your valuablo space, I am &c, Thomas Dixok,

THE LATE HORTICULTURAL SHOW. (to the editor). Sir,—You omitted to mention in your able report of the Show that two non-committeemen (Mr Job Vile and Mr J. Hr Corbett) gave most valuable assistance to the committee. These gentlemens' example might well be emulated by members of the committee. Mr Yile, out of pure good will, has given up two clear days of his valuable time in order to aidjthe Society, while a number of the committeemen were only conspicuous by their absence. Yours, etc.,. • . . '■'.'*'.'■ ' \ R 'POSTAL REFORM FOR NEW ZEALAND. TO THE EDITOR, Sir,—l beg to hand you an extract or two from a letter I received yesterday from a gentleman of Dunedin—an M.F.R.—and would thank you to give thea a place in your paper. I am, <k, T. W. Shute. "Dunedin, 22nd M, 1884. " Dear Sir,—The subject of your note is one in whieh I have long taken much interest, and it would afford me much pleasure.to be able to assist you in any way in promoting your views thereon. My own opinion is that there 'should be no profit derived from the .poßtal service,- and that the rates should not exceed the - actual Wst of administration and transit, in' which case the charge would come to bo'very little indeed. A uniform rate of one penny should suffice for all New Zealand letters, the Australian colonies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This is what should be 1 arrived at. ' "Yours, etc., ToMrT.W.ShutejMastertoV '