DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19133, 26 September 1925, Page 12

DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

THE WELLINGTON COURT. HITCH OVER DEER HEADS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON. Friday. The Wellington and Nelson Provincial Court Committee o! the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition 'met last evening. It was stated that the work of the artist on the panoramas of Wellington was progressing very satisfactorily. As the result of a resolution passed by a number of Southern deerstalkers, " the committee stated that it was finding it difficult to borrow deer heads for exhibition purposes, as the owners were not quite sure of their position. Mr. E. J. C. Wiffin, the Acclimatisation Society's representative on the committee, said the question of removing the protection on deer in New Zealand had been mentioned in Parliament, but so far nothing definite had been done. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society did not subscribe to any such resolution as was telegraphed from the South, and the speaker was sure that the resolution could not prevent owners of sporting trophies from lending their deer heads for the Wellington and Nelson court. Furthermore, his society was working in every way possible to.ensure a good and representative display of the best heads taken fro in its district. The finance committee reported that £5335 had so far been actually voted by local bodies, and there was a splendid chance of getting from £BOO to £IOOO from Hawke's Bay and £SOO from Taranaki, making a total of at least £6635. The chairman remarked that the Canvassing had been broken, but the aim of the committee was £BOOO, and they were going to continue, until that amount had been secured., The only tender received for the construction of the. court, that of Messrs. Fletcher and Love, of Dunedin, for £2626, was accepted. HEARING THE I OPENING. THE PROVINCIAL COURTS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ' DUNEDIN. Friday. In a little over six weeks the New Zealand and 'South Seas Exhibition will be opened to the public, but judging by the embryo stage some of the stands appear to be in just now one would think there was any amount of time to spare. One or two of the courts even, notably Auckland and Wellington, are conspicuously backward, but the majority of the others are well on their way, Southland and Canterbury especially. A start was made to-day with the Marlborough court, which will occupy a space of 1000 square feet. Otago has taken up 5000 square feet of space and will have the largest of the provincial courts. Mr. J. O. Turcotte, the Canadian Government representative, promised, . when he arrived, that Canada's offering would be something distinctive and entirely different from the other courts, and it certainly is. The British Empire court in No. 1 building is ready to receive exhibits, which are expected at any time now. Apart from the fernery, which is a triumph of art, one of the most beautiful buildings is the festival hall. It is ideal in every way for entertainment, has ample seating accommodation, and a floor specially prepared for dancing. Near the amusement park, a number of men are busily engaged in preparing the Agriculture' Department's experimental plots* and by opening day these will be numbered among those that were ready.