DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19203, 17 December 1925, Page 12

DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

THE AUCKLAND COURT., FINE DESIGN EMPLOYED. SOME OUTSTANDING FEATURES. POTENTIALITIES OF PROVINCE. [BIT TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J DUNEDIN, Wedneeday. The Auckland Provincial Court at tho Dunedin Exhibition is splendidly designed in open arches and massive pillars of grey stone radiating from a central octagon so as to divide the whole court into four main bays. These are occupied by the following representative districts of tho province:—Auckland City and environs; North Auckland; Waikato, Waitomo and King Country; and Rotorua, Tauranga and tho Bay of Plenty. The central octagon is occupied by group effects in flowers and'palms built upon a cairn of Te Kuiti limestone. Tho four main walls of the court are decorated by a large scenic painting illustrating the commerce, fertility and boauty of tho province. In the Auckland City section, the first division of the court on the left of the main entrance, the scenic views of the city, harbour and Takapuna were done by Auckland artists, Mrs. Jocelyn and Mr. A. J. Brown, of Takapuna. These are supported by interesting panoramic photographs, some of which were taken from aeroplanes on the occasion of the recent visit of the American Fleet. The main exhibits in this section include a fine model of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, a provincial display of a model of the Auckland Harbour dredge, a unique collection of hand-painted china (the work of an Auckland lady), and an exceptionally fine collection of kauri gum lent by Mr. Davis, of Eemuera. In the North Auckland section the exhibits include dairy produce, a fine collection of kauri gum from Dargaville, a collection of skins and leather from Northern tanneries, examples of concrete manufacture from the Portland cement works, and a large variety of minerals from different parts of North Auckland. A striking feature is a large one-piece kauri slab, tho largest in the exhibition, lent by Mr. Lane, of Whangaroa. The court includes among its outstanding exhihits a swordfish caught in the Whangarei Harbour, the largest ever caught in New Zealand waters. It measures 13ft. 4in. in length and weighed 5601b. Ihis exhibit was lent from the Whangarei Museum by the Borough Council. In conjunction with the Tauranga and Auckland districts, North Auckland <s represented in an orchard display where a large number of lemon trees supplied by the Auckland Citrus Fruitgrowers' Association are assembled and baskets of fruit tastefully arranged to demonstrate the fruitgrowing fertility of the province. An imposing mechanical exhibit is displayed adjoining the orchard to illustrate the preserving of fruit, and its manufacture into jams. Tho exhibits in the Rotorua Court include a very interesting and valuable collection of Maori curios: ' The exhibits in the Tauranga and Bay of Plenty section illustrate the fertility of this "district in maize,. lucerne and fruit growing. An exhibit of unusual interest in this section is a collection of marine shells, lent by Dr. G. E. ii. Buckniil of Mount Maunganui. Part of the : Rotorua Court is Tarnished as a rest lounge for the use of visitors, in which* provincial newspapers are available. The whole court was designed and carried out under the supervision- of Mr. T. G. Price, architect, of Auckland. VISITS BY SCHOOL CHILDREN. OPPOSITION m WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Wednesday. A proposal for parties of school children to visit the Dunedin Exhibition was opposed by the Wellington Education Board. The chairman, Mr. T. Forsyth, MP., stated that he did not think the children would be as much impressed with tho commercial and industrial exhibits as would secondary school pupils. He did not think visits by parties of children distant from Dunedin were warranted. Other -members expressed the opinion that the responsibility was too great. Tho board decided to indicate that it did not agree with tho proposal.