DISMANTLING THE EXHIBITION

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 17 May 1926, Page 2

DISMANTLING THE EXHIBITION

INTERESTING GRAPHS. Sunshine again assisted the busy workers at Eogan Park on Wednesday, says the Otago Daily Tunes, and tne task of emptying the Exhibition stalls of their contents was continued a\ itn remarkable speed. in every department packing continued, white in most tne work oi pulling down tne heavier structural portions was commenceu. There seems little doubt that tne Canadian Court will be the first to be completely uismantied. Only a few cases remain waiting for the carriers, and ail decorations have disappeared. The JNew Zealand Secondary industries Pavilion and the building containing tne provincial courts are in a similar condition, most of the stands and stalls Having been removed. “Tne celerity in the work of dismantling ana removing tile .exhibits is due. to the organisation arranged long before the Exhibition closed,’' said the secretary, Mr H. B, Spence. “lhe system enabled all exhibitors and commissioners to obtain clearances move all goods immediately the Customs work was completed.’' (ieneral satisfaction is being expressed by the Exhibition management with, the results so far obtained from the sale of properties of all kinds. No laige sales have been completed lately, but H 7 garden seats have been purchased by tne Timaru Borough Council, together with dot) band chairs. Seven beds of roses were disposed of at £5 each, and bUO restaurant chairs and 50 tables have also found ready buyers. In addition, the furniture and carpets from the reception rooms and offices have been removed by representatives of the buyers. In the offi.ee of the Exhibition secretary is an exceedingly interesting graph, or, rather, a series of graphs, which wall play an important part in compiling the financial satistics in the official history of the Exhibition, now in course of preparation. These are the personal work of Mr Spence, and follow' the rising and falling fortunes of the great enterprise from the day of the opening. For instance, the graphs reveal the surprising fact that during the first Exhiibtion days the returns from the Amusements Park exceeded the takings at the gates of Eogan Park. For the following week or two the returns from the gates and the amusements closely vied with each other, but after that the gate returns steadily increased until they exceeded the Amusements Park takings by a substantial amount each day. It may also be shown by the graphs that the balance between the attendance of so&son ticket-holders and those who paid cash at the gates was in a surprisingly varied ratio. Some days the cash gate takings mounted; while the attendance of season ticket-holders was at a minimum. A week later, for some unaccountable reason, the position would be reversed.