AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6235, 10 November 1881, Page 6

AUCKLAND AG RI CULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION.

SECOND DAY. Tiierb is comparatively little to add to our report of yesterday, save the portion -which ■was excluded in yesterday's issue for want of ■pace. At an early hour, the show yards were open, and the various officers of the association were assiduous in their attendance upon visitors for their tickets of admission, &c. Being the day set apart for the public, the attendance was vastly greater than on the previou-s day, though not so large as on the occasion of last year's exhibition. There were several reasons which operated powerfully to that end. Yesterday, the regatta at the North Shore, no doubt, took away many who otherwise would have found their way'to Ellerslic. Last year there was the additional attraction of the volunteer review on the race-course, which]was awanting this. These two causes, 110 doubt, account for much of the reduced attendance as compared with that of last year. The weather was all that could be desired —bright sunshine, with a good fresh south-westerly breeze blowing, but not sufficiently strong to be disagreeable. On the show ground at an early hour were Mr. Impey's band, who discoursed music at intervals during the day, and though the attendance was less than that of last year, it was far from being bad, there being not less than about five thousand people within the enclosure. Up to five o'clock, 2500 had proceeded from the Auckland station by railway, and 500 from Newmarket. To these would have to be added the number who held season and other tickets ; the number who came by private conveyances, of which there were a good many ; those who came by rail from Onehunga and the districts on the line south of Lane, and those who came ou foot. \Y e may therefore safely conclude that not less than 5000, perhaps more, were on the ground throughout the greater part of yesterday. This cannot be called a bad attendance, when such a number of visitors is secured in the face of strong and attractive competition 1 in the immediate neighbourhood of the city. The greatest propriety of conduct prevailed j during the day, with the exception of some foul-mouthed, half-grown lads, whose language, during the early part of the forenoon, at a certain portion of the grounds, was anything but pleasant to those who were compelled to hear them. Such foul-mouthed ruffians should receive a sharp chastisement from the first geutlemaii who came along with a whip ill his hands. We only noticed one poor man who became a helpless victim at the shrine of Bacchus.

Shortly after the show grounds opened a number of the principal prize-takers among cattle, blood and draught horses, were taken out of their stables and shown round the several allow rings which have been staked off. Each selection of animals was p:iradcd before the public this way for about 20 minutes, aud gave much pleasure to those who took an interest in the several classes of exhibits. Some of the horse stock were shown walking, others trotting, while others were mounted and sent round at a liaudgallop. Musket, Cap-a-pie, aud Anteros were the trio shown together, and were universally admired. Indeed, there was general satisfaction expressed that the enterprise of Auckland gentlemen had secured the settlers of this province the services of such stud animals.

The sheep also were much admired, and Mr. R. H. D. Fergusson's Lincoln ram, which took first prize in his class, was a general favourite. During the day he got a very high offer for him from an Otago gentleman, for the purpose of being taken to the exhibition to be held there next month. But the voice of the charmer would not entice Mr. Fergusson to part with such an excellent animal. Later in the afternoon Mr. Fergusson got an oiler for the three Lincoln ram? -which took Ist, 2nd, and 3rd prizes, which lie accepted. These animals go to Canterbury. The price for the first ram was £50, and we do not think the buyer will rue liis bargain. Messrs. A. and J. Anderson were also pressed to sell, by a Wanganui gentleman, the ram hoggots with which they took first and third prizes in their class, and were offered a high price, but the offer, in this case too, was made iu vain. The two pens of ewe hoggets, five in each, with which they competed against Mr. James Wallace, Mr. Fergusson, Mr. Buckland, Mr. Seddon, and others, were also admired, and we bslieve Mr. T. Morrin, always ready to engage in new enterprises when stock of sufficient merit are to be obtained, eftered to purchase the two pens shown by the Messrs. Anderson, and the two peus shown by Mr. James Wallace, but neither was inclined to sell. For several years Mr. Wallace has been a successful prize-taker with the same breed of animals, and as show - ing how little a really good animal is sometimes valued, it may be interesting to state that the paternal parent of these prize-takers was bought at one of Mr. Buckland's ram fairs for the large sum of 20s. The breed of the ram was then known, but he was of small size, and consequently generally neglected. This, with other instances of a.like nature, shows that a sire with rich pedigree blood ill his veins has the faculty of more likely reproducing the points of breeding which have been intensified in his blood through many generations, rather than a close resemblance of the immediate parents. Iu class 104, for the best ewe hogget, Messrs. A. and J. Anderson's animals, with which he took first and second prizes, came in for a share of notice, and several gentlemen today proved the length of wool on the first prize-taker to be IS inches. This may fairly be regarded as a long woolled class, and before the cattle were removed from the ground this animal was bought by Mr. R. H. D, Fergusson, of Gorton, Waiicato, for £20.

As a rule the decisions of the judges were received by the exhibitors with very good race, with few exceptions. Mr. H. Hjortli felt a little tender upon being served with a " highly commended" ticket instead of one awarding the first prize. No doubt his fancy soaps were of excellent quality, but they were not so tastefully got up as those shown by Mr. Cardno, of Parnell. The appearance of fancy articles, as toilet soaps must be regarded, go a long way in directing popular favour to or from sucli articles. The colours imparted to his varieties of soap were not of that bright and distinct tints which find favour in a sunny climate like Auckland. There was a dulness, and in some instances a cloudiness, which it would be Well that heshould try infuture to remove. The eye and the nose in such articles ought to be fully pleased, and those who do so may have no hesitation about the willingness of colonists to put their hands in their pockets to gratify their wishes in this respect. Quality and outward attractiveness ought to go hand in hand in all the trades and occupations which depend largely upon the ladies for support. Messrs. Ireland Brothers were disappointed about being awarded second honours in the leather competition, and yesterday there was talk of a protest being lodged, but we believe the committee did not see their way to receive a protest, even if one had been tendered, in consequence of the time for lodging protests being so long lapsed. The judges also did not see their way to make any alteration in the award tliey had made, the prize being offered for the "best assortment," and Messrs. Gittos and Sons being far more numerous in point of variety, and so far as the judges were able to estimate, equal in quality to that shown by the Messrs. Ireland Brothers. Both

collections were really good, and reflected credit upon the perfection to which the manufacture of leather of various kinds has been brought. Later iu the day we have learned a formal protest was received, and the committee have decided to considerate

In another section the difficulty of giving awards according to the intrinsic merit of the articles shown cropped up quite unexpectedly. Mr. J. Goodwin showed a large collection of various sizes of tins of baking powder of his own manufacture. This was the only article shown by Mr. Goodwin. In the case of specialities shown by Mr. _I'. C. Sharland, there were a number of tins of baking powder of his own manufacture. Mr. Sharland exhibited the contents of his case as one entry. The remaining articles consisted of fruit syrups of various kinds, temperance drinks, lime juice, &c. The question presented itself to the judges, if Mr. Goodwin be awarded a prize for his baking powder, how will it afiect Mr. Sharland, who also exhibited a similar article, though not separated as a distinct entry ? A decision in such a case was the more difficult seeing that the judges had not the requisite opportunity or appliances for testing the relative merits of a chemical preparation. Very wisely we think the judges came to the conclusion that they could pronounce no opinion upon the question of the baking powder, but gave a first prize to Mr. Sharland for his "collection," and "commended " Mr. Goodwin's powder. They could scarcely do less, and they could not have been asked in reason to do more. This is another instance of the care and good sense displayed by the judges thfs year. Messrs. W. J. Hurst and Co. were the only exhibitors who showed machinery in motion, if the windmill of Messrs. Oppenheiiner and Co. be excepted. The motive power used by Messrs. Hurst was one of Robey's eight-horse power portable engines, which worked very smoothly, and drove one of Robey's threshing and dressing machines, together with corn-crushers, chaff-cutters, »fec. This firm also exhibited a large cistern for curdling milk, capable of holding about 200 gallous, just the thing that would be required for a cheese factory. Several cheese presses were also shown, one of them a Corbett and Peel's Double Compound Lever Press, capable of pressing two tiers of cheeses at one.;. It was offered at a very reasonable price. Another appliance of the same manufacturer's was deserving of attention on the part of farmers. It was a dressing machine, having an attachment at the end for elevating the grain, filling and weighing the sack simultaneously, and when the proper weight had been attained, a self-acting connection shut off the supply of grain, thus enabling the attendant to remove the sack and replace another without stopping the dressing operations. This, with all the other articles made by Messrs. Corbett and Peel, appear to be extremely low-priced. Messrs. K. Porter and Co. had a large and varied collection. A portable engine was 011 the ground, but it remained silent. A large number of tools of various kiuds, domestic appliances, agricultural implements, American and English made ploughs made the stand an attractive one. They had several sets of disc harrows on the ground, and this is an implement which is likely to he largely used wherever its merits and mode of action become known. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. showed one of the Kalamazoo harrows, which we described some months ago. They are supplied with curved spring teeth, and must tear up weedy ground in a satisfactory manner, leaving the weeds 011 the surface. They also showed another Yankee notion, a gleaner and binder. It was made for using wire, a mode of tying which is already antiquated, string of somekindorother having superseded the wire. The American partiality for using cast iron proved fatal to this machine, for while it was being taken to the show ground one of the wheels, in jolting over the metal 011 the road, got badly broken. Had the wheels been of maleable iron, as British manufacturers wo.'.ld have used, no harm would have befallen them iu passing along the comparatively smooth Great Soutli Koad. Mr. G. Boyd, of the Newton Pottery Works, took first-class prizes in all the classes in which he entered. Ilis collection was a credit to the district, anil told what was being gradually done to utilise the pottery and fire clays found in this province. He showed a large milkcooler, capable of holding probably some 20 to 25 gallons of milk. These coolers are too heavy to be shifted about, but being placed in position, would be better than the tin basins now so generally used. Garden and greenhouse appliances in great variety were shown, butter crocks, horse mangers, cattle troughs, stable paving bricks, lire bricks, chimney pots of many varieties and patterns were shown together with a numerous collection of various kinds of clay in the prepared and raw conditions. All inspection of the works where such articles are produced cannot fail to be instructive to all who pay it a visit. Early iu the afternoon Dr. J. L Campbell brought his nightingale into the showroom, where it was placed on view, anil generally admired. It was the remainder of four that he brought from Italy with him 011 his last visit to Europe. It is to be hoped that he will soon be able to get a few mates to the one now in his keeping.

The sales of cattlc that were to be held yesterday afternoon on the show ground, resulted in a failure, the people being more bent on amusement than business.

Throughout the day the arrangements made by Mr. Macdonald, general manager of the railway, worked very satisfactorily. All seemed pleased, and 110 hiteh occurred. THE jumping MATCH. The high jump match was placed for two o'clock, and the event was brought oil as speedily as possible after that time. There was an unexpectedly good entry of five. Mr. Caverill was judge, and Messrs. Tye and Donnelly stewards. Tin: entries were as follows :— Mr. U. Tonks' Greyhound... ... ... I Mr. A. McNicol's Tommy... ... ... 2 Mr. Lushingtou's Tearaway, Mr. F. Young's Misfortune, and Mr. F. D. Auckland's Argyle. The entrance money was 10s, and the prize £o. There was some betting, and a large amount of interest on the result. Argyle was the favourite, with Misfortune second, and the rear contingent -was headed by Greyhound, the -winner of the high jump last year. The jumping pole was started at li feet 9 inches. Owing probably to the crowd there were several baulks, but the two first jumps were successfully negotiated. As the prize bar was raised, however, the difficulties became greater, until at 5 feet inches all were weeded down to Greyhound and Tommy. The latter, a gallant pony, and splendid jumper, was loudly cheered oil clearing the barrier, but in this he had reached his limit. Greyhound, not so stylish, jumped cleverly, accomplishing 5 feet o inches ; and the pony, apparently tired of a useless contest, refused on subsequent occasions to rise, and tried a burst through under tho rail. [Subjoined is the portion of our report which was crowded out of our yesterday's issue :—] LOCAL MANUFACTURES AND PRODUCE. Under tliis heading there was .1 class of exhibits which manifested the growing trade and industry of the place in many directions, and the range was very wide, so wide indeed, that in the present issue we cannot do more than briefly allude to a few of the ptincipal items. The judges were Messrs.

Laybourn, Maxfield, and Elline'liam. Conspicuous in one of the principal sheds were three exhibits of aoap. That of Messrs. Saunders and Gilberd was most tastefully arranged in the glass ca3e in the form of castellated fortresses in blocks, exhibiting the qualities of the soap, and arrauged with niottos elaborately finished, such as "God Save the Queen," " God Bless the Prince of Wales," &c., and with advertisements of the industry. The Parnell soap works had a splendid exhibit, amongst which were some excellent samples of toilet soaps. We have to cordially welcome a new exhibitor in this clas3 ill the person of Messrs. H« Hjorth and Co., of Helensville, who had on view a large variety of fancy soaps of good quality. The only exhibitor of ale and stout was Mr. Bun kail. His bottled ales and stout were sampled liberally, and were pronounced by competent judges to be excellent, and of course lie flatters himself that he has frightened rivals out of the show. An interesting exhibit was that of Mr. Wendel, of Symonds-street—specimens of Aucklandmade wine. There were five varieties, including strawberry, quinine, and red and white grape wines. They were sampled, and pronounced excellent. Mr. John Grey had a tasteful assortment of aerated waters ou view, and ill this class there was no competition. Mr. Foss, of Grey-street, had what he called "small goods," including brawr, German sausages, black puddings, neats foot oil, &c., on view. The former were well thought of, but we are not judges. The oil, however, appeared to be a splendid article, clear as salad oil, and containing a good body. Cabinet work for quality was a marked feature, although the exhibits were few. The chief position was occupied by a grand side-board exhibited by Messrs. Garlick and Cranwell. We have already described this article, and need now only remark that it is of local construction, manufactured out of mottled kauri, elegantly finished and polished, and enriched with wood carvings of animals and birds imported from Italy. Mr. Norrie of Shortlandstreet had on view two handsome chests of drawers, in which the beauties of Auckland-grown wood were most tastefully displayed. Our old friend, Mr. Seuffert, had on view two table tops elaborately inlaid in tasteful designs—fern leaves and the like— in different New Zealand woods. The effect was unique and picturesque, and one hardly knows which most to admire, the ingenuity, the taste, the skill of the workman, or the beauty of the woods employed. They are ornaments which would reflect credit on any drawing-room iu the world. Mr. E. H. Spencer had a large selection of kauri gum ornaments of various designs. In some were enclosed fern leaves, in others portraits of Maoris and other designs, and the question of how they were placed there becomes more puzzling than did that of how the apple got into the dumpling became to His Majesty George 111. Mr. Waits, tinsmith, had on view a fine collection of tinware, elegantly finished. Those included fruit-preserving tins of improved construction (bearing the best recipes for preserving fruit), tea caddies, flour and sugar cases, &c. These should commend themselves to housekeepers, and the exhibition of the articles which compare more than favourably with imported wares, should serve to extend this local industry. The Auckland Meat Preserving Company, which at the last show created sucli a favourable impression for its potted meats, had a splendid exhibition or. this occasion. The canned goods included boiled and corned beef, boiled and corned mutton, beef and pork sausages, minced beef, tripe, brawn, &c., and tlie samples tasted, and very liberally they were tasted, were on all hands pronounced to be excellent. Under the management of Mr. George Hulme, the trade of this company has vastly extended since last year, and they now supply large quantities of tinned meats to the shipping, the Islands, and the up-country trade. In the same category we may class Sir. Wilson's preserved mullet, as opening the way for a vast industry. Air. Wilson has commenced this trade as an experiment, and the cases on exhibition yesterday, which had been tinned for six months, were of excellent flavour, and pronounced by connoisseurs to be better than tinned salmon. Mr. T. Cole, the only exhibitor of basketware, had a large variety on view. The most noticeablcs features were a lounge (improvement 011 the Chinese lounge), an Alten couch, and a garden seat for four. Mr. H. 11. Smith had a large exhibit of ranges, stoves, &c. ; and Mr. Wisemau, as usual, had a really grand display of saddlery, harness, &c. A special exhibit was a handsome set of pair-horse carriage harness, made to the order ot Messrs. Garrett Bros., from leather manufactured by them at the Star tannery, Whau. We also noticed a pair of buggy bridles with the winkers so made that the horse can see at the front and sides without being able to seo behind. There was also a packsaddle on a pattern introduced by Mr. J. Wiseman, when the troops were here, and now adopted by the British army. His show of stock and station saddles was an excellent one. There certainly can be little need to import manufactured goods when such articles as Mr. Wiseman exhibited can be produced by him. He had a number of beautifully turned and ornamented stands tastefully hung with various articles of his trade. These stands are intended to be part of the furniture of his new shop when he gets possession. Messrs. Ireland Brothers and Messrs. Gittos and Sons' exhibits of leather of a great many kinds were special features of the show. The same may be said of the articles shown by Mr. G. Boyd, of the Newton Pottery Works, who exhibited many new kinds of ware that have never been exhibited to an Auckland public before. The interesting collections of implements, &e., shown by Messrs. E. Porter anil Co., Messrs. W. J. Hurst and Co., and others, were generally admired. The following awards were made :—

Judges : Messrs. Laybourn, Max Geld, and Ellingham. Pickles, 1 dozen. Prize, 10s. C. J. Komp, Otaliu.hu, Tomato Sauce, highly commended. Wines, 1 dozen. Prize, 10s. J. Wendel, Ist prize. Tallow Candles, not less thau SGlbs. Prize, 10*. E. li. Cardno, Ist prizo. Soap, not less than s£lbs. Prize, 10s. E. K. Cardno, Ist prize; Sanders and Gilberd, 2nd. Judges: Messrs. Scholes and W. F. Buckland. Fancy Soap. Prize, 10s. E. it. Cardno, Ist prizo; Horatio lljorth and Co., Helensville, highly commended. Ale, not less than 5 gallons. The brand on casks to be made invisiblo before being delivered on the ground. The date of browing and price to be affixed on cask. Prizo, 10s. Bunkell Bros., Ist prize. Porter, same conditions. Prize, 20s. Bunkall Bros., commended. Ale in Bottles, 2 doz. No labels on bottles. Prize, 20.Bunkall Bros., Ist prize. Three other exibits by the same firm. Porter in bottles, 2 dozen. No labels on bottles. Prize, 20s. Bunkall Bros., Ist prize. One other exhibit by the same firm. Judges: Messre. Winstoue, Quick, and Osborne. Stewards : Messrs. L'axon and J. Drummond. Leather, best assortment in Sides. Prize, 20». I». Gittos and Son's collection of 49 different classes of leather, 2 sides each kind, Ist prize ; Ireland Bros.' collection of 27 different kines of leather, 2nd. Boots and Shoes, best assortment made from Auckland Leathers. Prize, 20s. George Foster's collection of ladies, gentlemen, and children's boots. Ist piize. Saddle, made from N.Z. materials. Prize, 20s. Jame3 Wiseman, 1 Auckland dressed

hogßkin hunting saddle, colonial style, with seamless seat and military pommel; lat. prize. James Wiseman, 1 Auckland dressed hogskin hunting saddle, English style. James Wiseman, 1 Auckland dressed hogskin steeplechase saddle, Eaglish style; Ist. prize* James Wiseman, 3 bullock hide station saddles, colonial style. Harnejs (Cart), made from N.Z. materials. Prize, 20s. >ames Wiseman, 1 set of carfe harness, colonial style, with open top pipe collars, Ist prize ; Alexander Kennedy. Harness (Buggy), from N.Z. materials. Prfaa, 20s. James Wiseman, 2 sets buggy harness, with solid nickel silver mounts. Ist prize.

Harness Plough, from N.Z. materials. Prize, 20a. James Wiseman, 1 set of pair-horse plough harness. Ist prize. Saddlery and Harness, best collection, made from N.Z. materials. Prize, 20a. James Wiseman, a collection of s&ddlery and harness. Ist prize.

Best collection of Earthenware Milk Pans, Butter Crocks, Horse Mangers, Cattle Troughs, and Stable Paving Bricks. Prize, 20s. George Boyd, milk cooler and stable paving brick. Ist prise.

Garden and Green-house Goods, as "Vases, Flower Pots, Arborettes, and Fountains. PriZ3, 20j. George Boyd, vases, flower pots, avborrettea, garden border tiles. Ist prize. Sanitary Goods, such as Drain Pipes, Closet Pans, Sinks, and Stenah Traps. Prize, 20s. George Boyd, closet pan, traps, sinks. Ist prize.

Best collection of Bricks of all patterns, Kitohen Sinks, and Chimney Pots. Prize, 20i. George Boyd, brick of all patterns, kitchen sinks, chimney pots. Ist prize. Fire Clay Goods as used for the following : Gas, Iron, Sulphur, Soap Works, Bakers* Ovens, kc. Prize, 20s. George Boyd, fire bricks, fire tiles, and Lumps of all patterns. Ist prize. Cooking Stoves and Ovens, best collection. Prize, 40i. H. H. Smith's collection of ovens, boilers, ranges, &c. Ist prize. Judges: Messrs. Liybourn, Maxfield, and Ellingham. Biscuits, Plain. Prize, 20s. John Lamb, Ist prize. Brushware, Best Collection. Prize, 20a. Hugh H. Gilmour (late T. Harbutt), collection : 1 case colonial brushes, 1 smith's bellows, 1 fancy house bellows. Ist prize; 1 portable rivet forge, highly commended. Salt Beef, in Cask or Tierce. Prize, 20s. A. Carter, Wellesley-street, Ist prize; G. Hulme, commended; Fisher and Co. Spiced Beef, not less than 501bs. Prize, 20s. G. Hulme, Ist prize; A. Carter. Preserved Meats. Prize. 20a. Auckland Meat Preserving Company, G. Hulme manager, Ist prize; H. Hewiu, Best collection of Local Made Furniture. Prize, 40s. Read and Sons—l occasional table, spiral turning, £3 10s ; 1 occasional table, 4 pillars, black aud gold, £2 ; 1 occasional table, 10j ; 1 Gipsy table, black and gold, £1; 1 mirror, black and gold, £3; 1 cheffionier, figured kauri, with spiral turning, £G ; 1 cornice pole and rings, 12s, Ist prize. Best collection of Seeds. Prize, 40s. Thomas Steadman, Ist prize. Best Collection of Implements. Ist prize, 200s ; 2nd, 100 a. E. Porter and Co.—Eureka mower, to cut 6 feet; Howard's simplex mowor, do. simplex combined reaper aud mower, do. simplex reaper with patent adjustable sheaf lever, perfection mower, Brigham's star mower, do. star buckeye combiued reaper and mower ; Randall harrow, 6 feet 6 discs ; do. harrow, 12 feet 12 discs ; patent pulverising disc harrow, La Dewt disc harrow; American horse rake, Ilion ; American horse rake, Progress; Jeffrey and Lutee's new patent horse rake ; Howard's Auglo-American horse rake; Maldon Co.'a 1horse thrasher, 18 inch, dressed; do. 2-horae thrasher, 21 inch, dressed; American thrasher with shaker, patent American corn planter ; Howard's new patent simplex plough; do. double furrow plough, 0.8. U.; do. new patent double furrow plough ; do. new patent three furrow plough, double blast circular smiths' bellows; portable ferge, English; poatable forge American fau blast ; Maldon Cot chaff cutter, hand, S.S.M.; do. chaff cutter, hand, A. A. ; do. chaff cutter, hand, A 2; Maldon Cot chaff cuttor, power, A 10; 4 Philadelphian lawn mowers, new American deep tiller plough, new American paring plough, 2 American garden ploughs, 2 American furrowrest ploughs, Dickey's American winnower, Grant's American winuower, 2 Corbett and Peel's pat winnowers, 1 set American harrows, Scotch patern ; 1 do., improved Scotch pattern ; Howard's self-lifting wheel harrow, Mclntyre's new pattern drad harrow, Corbett's 2-row ridgo seed drill, Champion seed drill, Willoughby .seed drill, Coulta's patent seed drill, Clay's patent cultivator, set Norwegian harrows, Read's broadcast seed sower, do., with harrow; Read's drill grubber, Tangye's 3-horse portable steam angine, Prince's colonial grubber, 2 Green's patent sausage machiues, 1 Gardiner's patent sausage machine, Ist prize ; W. J. Hurst and Co.—l Robey's 8 horse-power portable engine, 1 do. 4 feet 6 inches thrashing machine, 2 Coulta's seed and manure drills, 1 Bardford and Perkins' grinding mill, 1 George Kearsley's combined reaper aud mower, 1 Corbett and Peel's cultivator, 1 do. double-furrow plough, 1 do. double-furrow plough and subsoiler, 1 do. single-furrow plough and subsoiler, 1 do. moulding plough, 2 do. siugle furrow ploughs, 2 do. single-horse hoes, 3 do. sets colonial tino harrows, ldo. set rollers, 1 do. set clod crushers, 1 do. set turnip and mangold ridge drill, 1 do. set broad cast clover drill, 2 do, sets American horse-rakes, 1 do. set oilcake mill, 3 do. sets whippletrees, 2 do. hand chaff cutters, 1 do. hand chaff cutter, for horse or steam power; 2 do. hand cheese presses, 1 do. baud sheep rack, 1 do. hand chcose-makiug apparatus, 1 do. combined winnower, corn elevator, and weighing machine; 1 do. winnower, 1 do. stack truck, 1 do. hay maker. Oppenludmer and Co.—l Monroe'3 improved rotary harrow, 1 Belcher and Taylor's subsoil plough, 1 do. double broad mould plough, 1 Mast, Foos and Co.'s iron turbiue wind engine, for raising water, £18 18s, highly commended.

Apiarian Appliances. Prize 20s. J.Hopkins and Co., Thames, Ist prize; Andrew Bonar, eclectric beehive, samo as the patent check eclectiic, excepting the covering for cold climate ; awarded Ist premium at Intercolonial, N.Y., February, 1880, 2nd.

Collection of Woollen Goods. Prize 20.?. Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Co. (Limited), Ist prize. Portmanteaux. Prize, 20s. James Wiseman, a collection of portmanteaux, Ist prize. CULINARY VEGETABLES. There were some really excellent exhibits under this head, and all were eredi table, but not of that variety which should have been. The list is as follows :— Judge : Mr. J. Willis. Cucumbers, best braco. Ist prize, 10a ; 2nd, 03. W. J. Palmer, Ist prize ; Alfred Buckland, 2nd. Cucumbers, single fruit. Ist prizo, 10a : 2nd, ss. W. J. Palmer, Ist prize ; Alfred Buckland, 2nd; John Bright. Asparagus, 50 heads. Ist prize, 10a ; 2nd, ss. E. D. Meatyard, Ist prize; Alfred Buckland, 2nd; E. Bailey. Potatoes, Kidney, 12. Ist prizo, 10s ; 2nd, 5». John Abbott, Ist prize ; Edward Bright, 2nd ; Alfred Buckland, E. Bailey, T. Orborne, John B. Bull. Potatoes, Bound, 12. Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd, sa. Edward Bright, Ist prize; T. Osborne, 2nd; Alfred Buckland, E. Bailey, John B. Bull. Potatoes, collection of 9 sorts, 12 of each Yariety. Ist prize, 30s ; 2nd, 15s ; 3rd, 7s Gd. Edward Bright, Ist prize ; Alfred Buckland, 2nd ; T. Osborne, 3rd; E. Bailey. llhubarb, G Stalks. Ist prize, 10a ; 2nd, 5?. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize. Onionß (from seed), 12. Ist prize, 5s ; 2nd, 03. E. Bailey, Ist prize. Cauliflower, 12 heads. Ist prize, 10a ; 2nd, 09. E. Bailey, l«t prize; Alfred Buckland, 2nd ; Thomas Osborne, John B. Bull. Cabbage. I.st prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize; John B. Bull, 2nd; E. Bailey, Thomas Osborne. Lettuce. Ist prize, 10a; 2nd, ss. Thomas Osborne, Ist prize; E. Bailey, 2nd; Alfred Buckland. Peas, 50 pods. Ist prize, 10a; 2nd, sa. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize ; E. Bailey, 2nd. Peas, collection not less than 4 kinds, 50 pods of each. Ist prize. 20s; 2nd, 10s; 3rd, os. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize. Broad Beans (50 poda). lat prize, 103 ; 2nd, ss. Alfred. Buckland, Ist prize ; Edward Bright, 2nd. Turnips (6). Ist prize, 10s; 2nd, ss. Thos. Osborne, Ist pri z e ; Alfred Buckland, 2nd.

Carrots (6). Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss. Thoa. Osborne, Ist prize ; Alfred Buckl&nd, 2nd. Collection of Yegetables (not leas than 12 kinds). Ist prize, 30i ; 2nd, 15s ; 3rd, 7s 6d. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize; Thomas Osborue, 2nd ; E. Bailey, 3rd. Beet, Bed. Ist prize, 10s; 2nd, os. Alfred Buckland, Ist prize. EXTRA EXHIBITS. W. and E, Hasten (Queen'a), phaeton, hung on single reach uuder gear with 3 springs and shafts ; paiuted black, and lined with gold and straw colour; trimmings, bluo cluth, 9 feet x sft. 6in. Mr. Adams 1 Sociable, highly commended. Cousins aud Atkin, dog cart, with centre adjusting spring, Ist prize. Cousins and Atkin, rustic wagon, with shifting seats, highly commendad. Cousins and Atkin, northern ladies' phaeton, 2nd prize. Wallace and Hotham, Cambridge and Crosskile roller. Wallace and Hotham, Cambridge grain turnip and manure drill. Thames Paint and Manufacturing Company, collection of paints, Ist prize. B. Tonks and Co., iron axl© farm wagon, J Champion fertiliser grain drill, Hubbard** gleaner and binder, horse hay rake, Ist prize. Thomas Cole, large collection, 37 articles of basket work, Ist prize. F. C. Sharland, 1 case specialties, Ist priz?. T. B. Hill, 1 colonial family medicine chest. H. Waite's collection of tinware—Baths, toilet cans, slop pails, milk cans, fruit tins, fruit pans, candle moulds, tea canisters and assortment of plain | tinware—*ll Auckland made, Ist prize. W. j Norrie, 2 cbest3 drawers made of New Zealand j woods, Ist prize. T. H. Spencer, 1 case of carved kauri gum, 3 blocks kauri gum, Ist prize. John Cornwell, incubator, Ist prize. James Maskie's collection—l ornamental or garden seat, 1 town carrier's cart, 1 pagnall, bare wood, 1 pony cart, 1 milk dandy, 1 pair light wheels in bare wood; Ist prize. Partridge and Woolams, 1 case samples of cut tobacco, Ist prize. Charles Williams' collection — Washing fluid, firo kindlers, cement for fruit tins, rubber stamps, Ist prize. John Foss, Grey-street, collection of small goods, Ist prize. Garlick and Cranwell, handsome sideboard, price £75, Ist prize. John L. Kean, corrugated iron tank, spouting, lead washers, Ist prize. John Limb, decorcitated flour, Ist prize. E. McKeown, bread manufactured from Lamb's flour, Ist pr ? z9. J. Oraig, one float for shipping cattle, made by A. Mackie ; built on a new principle; adapted for heavy weight, Ist prize. Mrs. E. Henry, knitted curtains, 3£ yards long by 3 yards wide, Ist priza. Willi Jim Service, fancy boxes, fretting, &c, Ist prize. W. A. Seuffert, 2 inlaid table tops, 1 frame with photographs, Ist priz*. J. Goodwin, samples of baking powder, commended. G. F. Vasey, drain pipes, aooket pipes, chimney pots, Ist priz®. Mr?. 0. Webster, 2 Persian cats, Ist prize. John Foss. 1 cat. James Wilson, preserved mullet, Ist prize. A. Mackie, 1 family buggy, highly commended. John Grey, collection of mineral waters, Ist prize. Hammond aud Byron, sample of Taupiri coal, Ist prize. Mrs. (j. D. Burke, 4in., sin., 6in., and Bin. parlc ;r bellows, and 1 each of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1-J. 17, and lßinch house bellows, Ist prize.

THE DINNER,

At half-past 4 o'clock the committee, the judges, and a large number of subscribers and their friends sat down to dinner, Mr. John Lamb in the chair. The Ciiaikmav, in proposing the fir3t toast, said : I am very glad to meet you on this the fourth year of holding the annual show of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association upon their own ground. But before I refer to the occasion which brings us together, I must read a letter from Mr. James Dilworth, our president, who says :—" I very much regret that I cannot be present with you this year. I have urgent business which compels ine to go to the Waikato.* This is a great disappointment to me." You have there the reason that our president is not with us. I must, in the first place, congratulate you, and I suppose ourselves, upon the position we occupy this the fourth year of our existence. In regard to the society itself, I may state that we have gone forward from small beginnings to our present great success, and I have no doubt we will carry on with greater success in future years. If we get proper support I am sure there is a future of permanent prosperity for the society. But we do require public sympathy with our movement. That we get a large amount of sympathy from the outside public is evident from the large concourse of people ou the ground to-day. Still there are other sympathies that we also want. We want the sympathy of the agricultural interest around Auckland, and I feel that the society does not get this sympathy to the extent it certainly deserves. You can see for yourselves that the exhibits connected with agriculture around Auckland are not equivalent to what we have every right to expect. I therefore trust that in future years the agricultural interest around Auckland will be more adequately represented in the show. There can be 110 excuse for this shortcoming. This is a progressive society. It exists for the benefit of the agricultural interest of this district of the colony, and inasmuch as it accomplishes for this part of the colony, it also does good for agriculture in other places, by affording the means of knowing what can be done by enterprise, industry, and the practical use of the opportunities given us to improve. If we would give a stimulus to others to advance we must show that we are ourselves progressing, and if we would preserve the sympathy and support of the public at large we must show them that we deserve the encouragement they give us. As to local industries, I should like to see them more extensively represented. Every new local industry, every extension of the practical use of those resources which we possess is a new element of wealth and prosperity. I shall gi\"e you an instance of what I mean. There is an exhibitor this year, a Mr. Wilson, who has begun to cure fish after a method that enables him to put them in tins, and »o to supplyamarkct outside our own limits. I am happy to say that this exhibitor has obtained orders for a greater quantity of the article in which he is interested than he will be apply to supply in the next four months. Then there is dairy produce. I regret to say the exhibition of produce of this kind lias been very meagre this year. It ought not to be so. It is not creditable to those who have dairy farms around Auckland that we should have to make a statement of this kind. We know that we have the grass to enable us to make butter and cheese equal to any that can be produced elsewhere. In other respects I may say that I have heard no complaints as regards this show. The gentlemen who have acted as judges have, one and all done their work manfully and well. We ought to be very grateful to them. They were men eminently fitted by their experience and knowledge to discharge the duties cast upon them. I need not make any further observations as to the show. I will now ask you to join me in the first toast of the evenins. I givo you, gentlemen, " Her Majesty the Queen." Drunk with the usual honours. The Chairman" next gave, " The Prince of Wales and the Royal Family" (drunk with the usual honours), "His Excellency the Governor" (which was also drunk with the customary honours), also -'The Army and Navy." Capt. Rtr.vci.MAN was called on to respond. He said he had never been in the army or the navy, but he was one of the volunteers. (Cheers.) The army and navy had always done their duty to their country. He believed the volunteers were ready to do the same. (Cheers). The Chairman next gave, " The Judge*-' He said it was a great benefit to be a l ' ' gather the experience of compete! from other parts of the col™ culturists learned many W-"* visits of such men deserving of th" and the ~

trouble, and sometimes incurred annoyance and expense in coming to a distance from their homes. Drunk with cheere.

Mr. Cavep.hill : I have to congratulate upon the stock exhibited ou the present occasion. I have seen better stock here than we usually see in the South. I have been very hospitably treated since I arrived here. I shall always be happy to come to Auckland, when asked, or whenever circumstances may require it. (Cheers.)

Mr. Hately : Those who have never seen a first-class horse, should go and see ''Musket." He is certainly a grand animal. I observe, also, that your stock exhibit in a marked manner the impress of the animal from which they spring. But I must tell you that your ladies' hacks were very miserable specimens of the class. The only remedies I could suggest is, that you should compel the ladies to ride their horses before exhibiting them. You might then get better. I thank you for the compliment you paid the judges. Mr. Grigo : You have very good horses here, in Auckland, but there appears to me to be a falling off in your draught mares. Your racing stock has improved. I also thank you. Mr. Elliott : I also thank the gentlemen preseut for the compliment they have paid the judges.

Mr. T. Belcher : I felt very proud to see such a fine lot of horses here to-day. lam also very "proud to see the fine addition of draught stock that has been brought upon the ground during tht day. I think this addition will be a real acquisition to the stock in tlie country. Mr. Edesezep. Carter : In every class there appears to me to have been more competition than when I was in Auckland before. In sheep you have really some splendid specimens. I trust the improvement mentioned by the chairman will be maintained from year to year. Mr. Handley : I do not know that you are so much superior to us in regard to your horses except in thoroughbreds. But if we get the through railway from Auckland we will be able to compete with you. I also thank the gentlemen present for the compliment they have paid the judges. Mr. Pearce also responded to the toast. Mr. Thompson : I have been asked to propose the health of a body of gentlemen who, it appears to me, deserve well of the community. I regret to hear from the chairman that the society has not received the support it deserves. If so it is little creditable to those who stand aloof. I give you "The Agricultural and Pastoral Association," coupling with the toast the name of Mr. Alfred Buckland. (Cheers.)

Mr. Alfred Buckland : I thank you, gentlemen, for your kindness. This society is progressive. lam sure you will agree with me that the animals exhibited to-day are a credit not only to ourselves but to any show whatever. Although the number of exhibits is not so large as on some previous occasions the quality of all is superior. I thank you. Mr. Bockland proposed, " The Successful Exhibitors." It is always a pleasant thing to propose this toast. I must make special mention of the great care that is taken of the exhibits. As to the quality of the cattle I am sure the best judges would be puzzled to say which was the better of the two fir.e bulls. Tho judges, however, have given their judgment. But I would recommend "successful exhibitors" to remember that next year they may be placed on the list of the " unsuccessful" by some of the animals opposed to them. Mr. T. Morrin (T. and S. Morrin) : I thank you for the toast. We have certainly been successful. I do not know that we have deserved all we got, but I am well pleased at the success we have achieved. I must say the competition has been very formidable, our rivals especially so. I think the exhibits are superior this year.

Mr. James Wallace : I also thank you. I have shown a good many exhibits, and got a good many prizes. Out of 13 exhibits we got eleven. I have been beaten in some classes. We have got six first prizes, two second, and three third prizes, and the mercantile cup.

The Chairman - : I give you "The Unsuccessful Exhibitors." It must be evident that in any competition some must be unsuccessful ; but the unsuccessful competitor never got the credit to which he was entitled. But the maxim of every unsuccessful competitor should be, " Try, try again." Perseverance accomplished most of the things it undertakes. The influence of these competitions was spreading from year to year. The unsuccessful mail contributed his share to that influence. In the early days, the Messrs. Graham were among the first to import valuable stock. They did a great deal of good, and deserved a great deal of credit for what they had done. Their -vample was followed by others. It was worth while to notice what was being now done by America and Canada. From the latter place, a gentleman chartered a vessel to take stock from Scotland, at a cost of £4000. Another gentleman from Otago went to Scotland, and took with him to America about 70 of the best horses that could be found in the country. Money was no object with such men when they required anything. He had heard of a case of £22,000 being paid for a prize animal.

Mr. CnowriiEß proposed "The Farming Interest." He believed that it was considered to be difficult to make farming pay. He was now in the position of being a farmer himself on a small scale. The word waß •'spend, spend, spend." But a return would come some day. He thought the present position of Auckland was very encouraging. Mr. H inpley said it could not be said that farming was so very unprofitable. He had since he came to Auckland had a ride in a. carriage belonging to a gentleman who had become a farmer, and lie had to pay '' two bob " for it. (Loud laughter.)

Mr. Anderson* said he had nine entries of sheep, and took seven prizes. Mr. James Wallace proposed "The Mercantile Interest." Mr. Buckland said the society were greatly indebted to the mercantile public. They were liberal subscribers. He regretted they were not present in greater number at that Uoard. Mr. Thompson" responded to the toast. Mr. Seddon - proposed "The Health of the President and Vice-President."—Drunk with honours. The Chairman proposed "The Press." He thought the society were under a great obligation to the Press, who gave such importance to those occasions—who took so much care and pains to represent the interests involved. The Press deserved the thanks of the society. The toast was duly responded to. The next toast was, "The Secretary," which was drunk with customary honours. This concluded the addresses made at the dinner.