EXHIBITION NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 12061, 4 March 1907, Page 7

EXHIBITION NOTES

[FUBUgBKD BY- AlUlxnOMtWlT.j Tho attendance at the inhibition on Saturday totalled 19,476, the Besses o’ _th’ Barn Band and the daylight fireworks being the. great attractions. The following are the values of tome of the principal exhibits under bond at the Exhibition, with their countries of origin. The figures arc from a return compiled, by the Customs Department:—Arms and ammunition : United Kingdom, £1,923. Bicycles and tyres : United Kingdom, £1,732 I Canada £53; France, £64; total, £1,829. I Printed books and papers not otherwise ■ enumerated : United Kingdom, £901; = Now South Wales, £147; Canada, £303; othersj, ; £44; total, £1,395. Cash registers: United States, £1,635. China and caithenj ware: United Kingdom. £3,290; others, £125; total, £3,415. Fancy goods ana toys; United Kingdom, £1,724; Victoria, '£sßl; New South Wales, £218; Queensi land, £79; South Australia, £46; Fiji, ! £260; India, £133; Ceylon, £6O; U.H.A., £645; France, £650; Germany, £272; Holland, £4O; Syria, £BS; total, £4,798. Fishing tackle: United Kingdom, £2,395. Furniture and cabinetwork, including showcases : United Kingdom, £6,733; Victoria, £251; New South Wales, £374; Queensland, £66; South Australia, £2O; Tasmania, £4; Fiji, £ls; India, £45; Canada, £479; U.S.A., £7l; Germany, £24; Belgium, £205; Holland, £550 ;* Cuba, j £10; total, £8,847. Gas and and oil cnigines: United Kingdom, £2,497; U.S.A., 1 £ll2 ; France, £l3 ; Belgium, £340; total, £2,86,2. Glass ware, including mirrors ana bottles: United Kingdom, £481; New South Wales, £156; Canada, £B9; U.S.A., £268 ; Australia, £632; Germany, £130; others, £11; total, £1,767. Hardware: United Kingdom, £1,452; Australia, £012; Canada, £152; U.S.A., £457; Germany, £497; India, £5; total, £2,755. Jewellery : United Kingdom, £2,383; Queensland, £1,491 ; Germany. £7B ; others, £3B j total, £5,990. Precious stones: Queensland, £320; Ceylon, £7O; total, £390. Machinery ; United Kingdom, £5,082 ; Viol toria, £138; New South Wales, £234; Canada, £53; U.S.A., £1,549; France, , £95; Germany, £1,521; total, £8,678. I Metal manufactures not otherwise enume- ! rated : United Kingdom, £SCO; Victoria, I £159; New South Wales, £120; Canada, £77; U.S.A., £522; total, £1,358. The following are the values of some of the principal imports:—’Motor cars; United Kingdom, £5,552; Canada, £241; Franco, £1,485; Belgium, £206; U.S.A., £303; total, £7,592. Motor lorries : Un.ted King- ! dom, £1,006. Musical instruments (pianos) : United Kingdom, £2,009; New Soutn Wales I £161; Canada, £104; Germany, £956; France, £450; U.S.A., £74; total, £3,766. Organs : United Kingdom, £166; Canada, I £237; U.S.A., £171; total, £574_. Other I musical instruments: United Kingdom: £3.115: Canada, £29; U.S.A., £119; total, £3,263. Pictures, sculptures, and works of art: United Kingdom, £119,788; New ijouth Wales, £1,552; Victoria, £4,202;' South Australia, £853; Queensland, £172; Ceylon, £5; Canada, £887; U.S.A., £45; Italy, £650; Austria, £108; Syria, £5 ; total, £127,645. Plated ware : United Kingdom, £2,462; Victoria, £53 i Germany, £2l; total, £2,521. Ships’ models: United Kingdom, £6.910. Woodware, not otherwise enumerated: United Kingdom, £422; New South Wales, £430; Victoria, £108; South Australia, £3O; West Australia, £l2O ; Canada, £25 ; Germany, £57; Sweden, £4; total, £1,196. Theatrical and side-show equipments: New South Wales, £3,700; Victoria, £<SK); total, £3,900. The attendance up to Saturday night totals 1,583,833. Over 9,000 people attended the sacred concert given by the Besses o’ tK’ Barn Band on tho Exhibition Sports Ground yesterday afternoon by way of memorial to the late Right. Hon. R. J. Seddon. The takings at the gates amounted to £446 9s 6d, winch will be increased to over £SOO from the sale of programmes and reserved seats. This amount will be handed over by the band to Mrs Seddon, to be applied by her to whichever of the Seddon memorial funds she may dec.de pu. A new case has been placed in the Agri- j cultural Department’s Court at the Exhi- | hition, containing samples of Cape, Turkey, and Australian mohair. The collection includes liair as taken from the goats, samples I of “ tops ” (or the material after it has been washed and combed), specimens of yarn, and finally of the finished materials made I from the mohair, oons.stiug of ladies’ dress 1 fabrics of great variety, some of winch j have all the appearance of silk and plushes I which are largely used for upholstering puri poses. The collection was presented by Sir Titus Salt to- Mr E. A. Scammell, who is an enthusiast regarding the value of the Angora goat to the Commonwealth.