THE WINTER SHOW.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13481, 7 May 1907, Page 6

THE WINTER SHOW.

MEETING, OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION'S EXHIBITION. " A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association was-held yesterday morning to consider urgent matters in connection- with the Winter Show, the Space Committee having reported that the Auckland Industrial Association desired to enter in with the show movement and make a display to cover up to 5000 ft of space. The president, Mr. John Massey, occupied the chair, and there was. a large attendance. Mr. Simpson, as chairman of the Space Committee, said the Industrial Association's require-, ments made it necessary to consider the provision of more space than was contemplated even a week ago, when it was decided to erect a shed, on the terrace at the back of the Drill Hall. The committee however, was glad to be able to say it had now secured the use of the gun room building at the Drill Hall grounds, and with that and a new building, 98ft by 74ft, placed on a piece •of ground between the gun shed and Rutland-street entrance, it would be possible to provide 3500 ft for the Industrial Association, with the possibility of further space in marquees to be erected at Rutlandstreet entrance and on the terraces. The 3500 ft would, of course, be exclusive of the gun room, which would be required in connection with the main hall for purposes of the show. The cost of the new building was estimated at £219, but against that they had an offer of £100 for the building afterwards, and the Industrial Association would be paying £80 for the space required by it. The proposed building at the back would be rendered unnecessary by the use of the gun room. ;

Mr. C. B. Kingswell suggested that the marquees and a band stand should be placed on the first terrace, which could be utilised as a promenade. .... * s

Mr. J. G. Rutherford moved, " That the Space Committee be empowered to erect the; shed and any marquees required." When the association contemplated a Winter Show* it had no idea of making" it into a provincial exhibition, but,the movement had '. grown and grown, and it was a good thing it had, and the townspeople were coming in with the association and were finding it was to their advantage to pull with the association. In the past, the people of the city had not pulled with the association, but one winter show carnival week, with its influx of visitors, would show the townspeople what a winter show meant. ' . > ■

The motion was then carried. The secretary (Mr. :E. Hall) remarked that at the rate the applications for space were coming in he would; almost have been able to fill a space as large as Alexandra Park. '..'."V '• v ' : '" : ;;.'

The president said the Industrial Association wanted 5000 ft of space. Unfortunately it did not seem possible to meet it to that extent, and it seemed that 3500 ft was; the utmost that could be provided. .',;.lt was then decided to grant 3500 ft of space to the Industrial Association, and to empower the Space Committee to "accept tenders for the erection of the shed.

The secretary ; announced that special football matches were being arranged in town in show week as an additional attraction for. visitors. ;.

! After discussion the meeting agreed to hold a smoke concert to enable exhibitors ! and others to meet the judges on the third evening of the show, Messrs. J.: R. Scott, ! C. B. Kingswell, R.Hall, and D. Gallagher to be a committee of arrangements. | v/At this stage Mr. J. H. Mackie, of fine j Industrial Association/ attended ; the meeti ing, and being informed of the decision regarding 'space, said the main object his asI sociation' had in view was to make an exhibition as far as possible descriptive of j each industry. The association would have I liked the opportunity of more space, but it would have to curtail the largest exhibitors' space a little to make room for all.: ■•The Industrial Association was. very pleased to be able to co-operate with the A. and P. Association at the Winter Show, and trusted this year's fixture would be the forerunner ,of many successful exhibitions. The Industrial Association would be displaying representative '' exhibits showing products of Auckland manufacturing industries, and would be able to stage something worth seeing.; Several matters.;of detail were attended to and the meeting concluded.