SOUTH TARANAKI WINTER SHOW

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 July 1924, Page 3

SOUTH TARANAKI WINTER SHOW

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THIS VIEW OF THE SOUTH TARANAKI WINTER SHOW BUILBINGS SHOWS THE FRONTAGES TO PRINOES AND ROWE STREETS. AT THE REAR OF THE BLOCK ON THE : EOWE ST/ FRONTAGE CAN BE BEEN THE RECENT ‘ ’ , : ; IN eONCRETE, IT IS pLAIMEI) THAT THESE ARE THE FINEST SHOW BUILDINGS IN THE DOMINION, PROVIDINGNO LESS THAN 71,000 SQUARE FEET OF SP^dl}'FOß .SHOW PURPOSES I SO GREAT HAS BEEN THE DEMAND FOR SPACE, THIS YEAR THAT ADDITIONAL SPACE, TO

.i|he 'loili annual , South . Taranaki/' • Winter Show- opened 'to-day. The presience of thejHon. W. Nosworthv, Minister J of ’■ Agriculture, who arrived iaj Hawera .last, night, is ,an indication of’ the/ import,a nee attached; to' the ' South Taranaki* exhibition of primary .products and. general industries;: for it' must be' remembered that Paidiameiit is : in session, and it r is/a/great complihient ;t(> the 'district. that in such circumstances the Hon. Mr. .Nqswoi'thy lias made - a trip- from - Wellington >to Hawera for the'special purpose of opening the Show. Though at the time .of writing the whole of the exhibits. have not been ! completely staged, the ; fact that- a further 13,000 feet, of space had to lie secured ig- p.i’epf-that'.the .Show is grow-ing-in popularity with exhibitors, while a r very < cursory : 'glance' suffices, to prove that in range and quality exhibitors ha,ye .made in niany instances 'improve--ments on former exhibits. The Show is fulL;../pf, interest, attraction, and pnst’ruqtionh aud if the weather remains fin© the- loth should be the repoi'd Show of the; series, A point which w.e wish to emphasise is the strong evidence in the-.. Show/of the growing importance attached to afforestation, and we hope that all biir readers will. carefully read the article, which follows in; the show notes, .on this- subject of nationahuniportahee.- .... ' • . . ./'Dealing with , individual' tlie following, descriptions should prove of interest .value to those-who attend the/Show;, and to those whb will; mot have the good fortune to do so\ will serve to give’point to. our remarks regarding the. extent and’ variety of the exhibits. '