PORT ALBERT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7269, 6 March 1885, Page 6

PORT ALBERT AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Pobt Albert, Thursday. THE EVENING MEETING. At Port Albert show there were a large number of people at the evening tea-meeting, and the Public Hall was crowded in the evening. Mr. James Coupland was called to the chair. The musical part of the programme was under the direction of Messrs. Armitage, Gradwell, George Nicholson, David and Philip Bocroft, which is sufficient to show its selections to have been good, and its performance excellent. The provision for speeches was not bo good as on past occasions, though several were to the point, and were well received, After a glee, aud an announcement by the Secretary of the show (Mr. Philip Becroft), that he had been unable to get the prize libt ready to present to the meeting, as on last occasion, the Chairman briefly introduced Mr. J. Cartkr, one of the judges of live stock, remarked that the cattle were les3 numerous than on spme previous occasions, but were more of a uniform quality, and, on the whole, were fully good. There was an improvement in horses, and the sheep, though not so numerous as last year, showed a marked advance. The Chairman, after a feeling allusion to several settlers who since his last visit a year ago had got to the end of their journey, and beyond, commended the innovation of having a lady, Miss Hargraves, as one of the judges of butter, jams, etc/ The butter show was first-class, as near perfect as butter could be expected to be, but on the whole he had seen a better show, and he urged that a strong effort should be made to make it a greater success next year. Brief addresses were also given by Messrs. R. Nicholson, J. Wilson, E. Browne, and F. Manders, and songs by Mies Parker, Mr. Gradwell, and Mabter C. Hefford.

A cordial vote of thanks was given to the judge, which was responded to by Messrs, Carter and Coupland, who said they were pleased to be present and to be of service. A vote of thanks was also given to the musicians and the Chairman. A CAPTURE OF WINE. While the evening meeting was in pro* gress, another drama was in progress outside. One of the makers of New Zealand wine, supposed to have a place of business near the ttoteo River, was discovered during the afternoon to have a quantity of wine in bottles packed in two sacks on a hone, which daring the evening was tied up to Constable Ingers , fence, near the public hall. A search warrant was obtained, charging •• F. W. Woodcock with having a quantity of alcoholic liquor on the public road for unlawful purposes," and was executed by the constable, who found twenty-seven bottles, varying from reputed pints to reputed quarts, in the sacka. These were impounded by him, and placed under lock and key pending further proceedings.