PORT ALBERT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.

Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2489, 16 March 1878, Page 2

PORT ALBERT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.

The Show held here on Thursday reflected credit on the district, and every person present had a word of praise to bestow, a This year we were favoured with nne weather, which no doubt helped to make the Show a success. Early in the day j visitors from surrounding districts began to arrive, and by noon the number of persons on the Society's show ground mast nave been near 300. Mahurangi especially as well represented. At considerable expense the Society has cleared and put down in grass, and substantially fenced, five acres oi land as a show ground; and a better site could not well be found. The number of entries was larger than that of. any previous year. The Judges spoke in hW terms of the produce exhibited, notably a" , Wren, of Auckland, who said the apples shown would do credit to any show in tne colony. If the North continue to plant ana cultivate fruit trees at the increased rate .01 the past five years for a few years longer,, : tho Bella Mary will find her valuable, ana welcome cargoes not so eagerly bought up »y the citizens of Auckland. Twenty-six exhibits of choice cooking apples, and .n. ea"v as many dessert apples, was an ttapoitaut feature in this year's showThere were many willing hands to help «* 1 the work of preparations, yet the Society hope that the. number of workers for- tn0.... good of the show will be increased nex- . year. The Secretary to Show Comnuttee, Mr B. M. Gubb, worked hard and well, an«. in Mr F. H. Edgar the Society has a g°°tt - working secretary. «• The Judges of live stock were-Messrs *.; - Coates, Paparoa ; Mawer, Bay of Mand-, J. Williams, Mahurangi; Boyd, KaiwaK»» ; and Belcher, of Tauhoa. Produce, Mgssra *

Wren, Auckland; Bowen, Mahurangi; WWttar aud C. White. The judges did tlei- work very satisfactorily, at any rate ho c who took prizes think so -Refreshmeiits during the day were provided on the Sound by Mr 0. D. Gray, who came forward at the eleventh hour to help the Committee in this important matter Messrs Inger aud Curtis also did their best toXiinf for the public. A tea-meeting was held in the Hall, after which a pleasant meeting, the Rev. W. Gittos P^ding. The following is the programme y-%™ I*,, man's speech f Glee, </ Sisters of toe Sea Reading, "Prize List; Song, JStump Cup," well siin|by*& A^Stuar t judge's speeches. g Miss Atkm, &• Son- "ThoseEvening^us recited ' Glee, "O Fly with me.

GRAFTON RIDING MEETING,