FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 10

FINANCIAL SUCCESS

ASSURED FDR NATIONAL SHOW BIG ATTENDANCES AGAIN TO-DAY Staging a national flower show is a costly undertaking, and it is extremely gratifying that Dunedin can already claim that its first dominion show is a guaranteed financial success. Although the Town Hall and the Concert Chamber are cramped for space with the numerous and extensive exhibits, the demand for space exceeded the area available, and the national interest in the show ensured its_ success horticulturally. The display, in fact, exceeded the highest expectations for quality and profusion of colour. It remained for the interest of Dunedin citizens to bo shown to. make the National Show a success in every way. Though Dunedin residents may not have the space available for gardens as have citizens of northern cities, their love of the beautiful in Nature has never been questioned, and their attendance at the show yesterday was proof, if any were needed, of their appreciation of the wonders of the floral and arboreal worlds. They flocked to the Town Hall, and by 7.40 p.m. the gate takings had amounted to a sum which covered all the expenses. The evening attendance was then mounting, and when the ticket sellers balanced for the night the committee was elated to find that, with still a full day to go, the show was showing a profit. Again this morning the attendance was excellent, and it is very clear that when the show concludes to-night there will be a handsome profit—a profit which the National Horticultural Society fully deserves. Suggestions have been made that the show should be extended for another day, so great is the public interset, but it is unlikely that the committee will accede to the many requests, as the show, although the main feature, is but one fixture among the many of horticultural interest arranged for this week. Any extension would mean an upsetting of the plans. From all hands thoroughly deserved compliments are being paid to the organising ability shown in arranging the show. The secretary is Mr Charles Rhodes, of Maryhill, who for the past three years has been secretary of the Dunedin Horticultural Society. _ A voung man with a long-standing interest in horticulture, he has given to the society’s activities an unstinted measure of his energy, and one can only realise how much work he has put into the National Show by comparing the work required with the very onerous duty of organising a Dunedin flower show. The National Flower Show executive is comprised of representatives of the Horticultural Trades’ Association, the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, and members of the horticultural society of the province in which the national show is to he held. Provincial conveners are appointed, and they are responsible for the support from their districts. They have carried out their duties with 'zeal, giving Dunedin every opportunity of claiming the honour of having staged the best national show seen in New Zealand. The awards of medals for exhibits have yet to be made. The judges have made their recommendations, which will be considered by the committee before they are announced.