AUCKLAND WINTER SHOW

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 273, 23 May 1907, Page 4

AUCKLAND WINTER SHOW

[P£B PHEBS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, May 22. In opening the Winter Show today, the Hon. McNab expressed pleasure at being present and addressing an Auckland audience, "not on the Land Bill." (Laughter). He hoped that the Show would form the nucleus of an agricultural hall, which would bo- in the centre of the great agricultural and dairying industries in the north. (Applause). Too long the public had been accustomed to think that the agricultural centre of the colony was in the South, because it got the 'first start there. He was confirmed in his idea, during his recent trip north and south of Auckland, that the future of the colony was greatly bound up with the progress of the north. (Applause). He had been particularly struck with the great development in butter, cheese, and hemp industries. The Farmers' Freezing Co. has one of the most educative displays in the Show. In factory cheese the awards are as follows: — Best case of full cream New Zealand chedder-shaped cheese suitable for export (colored), open to all factories in N.Z. — Awatuna Dairy Factory, Awatuna East (Jno. Callaghan manager), 92 points, 1; Waikouaiti Cheese Factory, Waikouaiti (E. Wood manager), 91J points, 2; Waiotahi Cheese Factory, Waiotahi, 90* points 3. Best case of full cream New Zea-, land cheddar-shaped cheese suitable ; for export (white), open to all factories in N.Z.— Henley Dairy Co. (Henry manager), Otago, 921 points, 1; Cardiff Co-operative Dairy Factory, Ltd., Stratford (J. H. Penny secretary), 92 points, 2; Omjmi Cooperative Dairy Association, Seacliff, Otago (A. Pryde secretary), 91j points, 3. Best 2cwt of full cream N.Z. Ched-dar-shaped cheese suitable for export (either colored or white), open only to manufacturers in the Auckland province; — Waiotahi Cheese Factory, Waiotahi, 91 •. points, 1; The Apouriao Dairy Factory, Taneatua (Henry Pock manager), 90* points, 2; Waimamaku Dairy Co., Waimamaku (L. E. Esselbach manager), 90 points. 3. Best case of factory-made loaf cheese, suitable for export (colored or white), open to all factories in New Zealand.— Waiotahi Cheese Factory, Waiotahi, 90 points, 1; Ngaire Co-operative Dairy Co., Ngaire (C. C. Robertson, maker), 89 points, 2. In the course of his speech at the opening of the Show, Mr McNab said to show the growth of exports from the port of Auckland he had compiled some figures which gave the exact position. The gross increase of values of butter, cheese and hemp, as compared with 1902, was from £220,343 to £585,383. These figures showed a rate of development which must be very satisfactory to the people of Auckland. (Applause). He believed the public would appreciate year by year the advantages resulting from such exhibitions as this one, and that Auckland experience would be the experience of southern cities. The grading points competition on the grading averages for the season, carrying the Weddel Cup of 25gns and prizes aggregating J^o, was decided. JThere were 32 entries. Thames Valley Factory with 93.25 points was first; Waikiekie with 92.64 second, Manawatu with 92.55 third.