VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2854, 31 March 1871, Page 6

VISIT OF THE GOVERNOR.

. «> Since the publication of our last summary, we have been honoured by a visit from Sir George Bowen. The visit was somewhat unfortunately timed, as the city was in the midst of an election for Provincial Councillors, and His Excellency was not received with that enthuBiaam which hia presence might have evoked at a more convenient season. There was, however, no lack of cordiality displayed on the part of the public, and we believe that Sir George himself is perfectly satisfied with the manner in which he waa entertained. His Excellency first visited Southland, where he opened the Winton railway, and then travelled overland to Dunedin, arriving here on the evening of the 9ch instant. There was bo public reception, as His Excellency had been unable to the hour of his arrival beforehand, and had requested that such reception might take place on the following Tuesday. During his stay in Dunedin the Governor occupied Fern Hill, the residence of Mr C. T. Biss. Accordingly, on Tuesday, the 14th His Excellency held a levee at the Provincial Council Hall, visited the Flower Show at the University Building, and reviewed the Volunteers at the South Dunedin Recreation Ground. A close holiday was observed during the afternoon. At about halfpast one o'clock, the various Volunteer companies assembled in front of the Custom House. There were present on parade:—Major Bathgate, in command ; Major Atkinson, Adjutant; two staff sergeants ; and a band of 22 performers. The companies present, together with their respective strength, were as follows :—Artillery: Capt. Macfarland, 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 32 Volunteers. City Guards: Lieutenant Summerville, 3 sergeants, 1 bugler, and 36. Scottish Company: Capt. Kirkcaldy, 1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 3 sergeants, and 30. North Dunedin Volunteers : Lieut. Leary, 3 sergeants, and 37. Dunedin Naval Brigade: Capt. Stavely, 1 lieutenant, 3 sergeants, and 34. There were also present of the Cadets: Lieutenant Smith, 5 sergeants, and 70; and of the Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade : Captain Wain, Lieut. Hobbs, 2 foremen, and 24. The whole formed in column of companies, and, followed by a large concourse of people, marched to Liverpool street. The battalion band was stationed immediately opposite the private entrance for members to the Provincial Council Hall. From that point the Volunteers each extended three paces from the right, and thus lined Liverpool street and Princes street, as far as the Dailj Timesoffice, awaiting the Governor's coming as a guard of honour. On the arrival of His Excellency, accom panied by the Hon. Mr Gisborne and Captain Pitt, the Volunteers presented arms, the band played the National Anthem, the spectators cheered,, and the Artillery fired a salute of seventeen guns. The arrangements for the firing were regulated so that the first gun was discharged when the Governor's carriage •reached the lines of Volunteers, the last being fired as he took his place in the, Council Chamber. There were present, near His Excellency, His Honor Mr Justice Chapman, His Honor the Superintendent, Sir Francis Smith, Chief Justice of Tasmania, the Hons. Dr Buchanan and Capt. Fraser, Rev. D. M. Stuart, His Worship the Mayor, Major Bathgate, Messrs E. B. Cargfll (Consul for Italy), H. Houghton (North German Confederation Consul), E. C. Quick (Danish Consul), J. B. Bradshaw, M.H.R., andß. C. Haggitt. The members' seats, the strangers'gallery, and the body of the hall were occupied by ladies. The gentlemen whose names are given below were presented:— . ■ ..'.;. '■•/. v,:...:v ; ' 7:;, ; Major Atkinson. Capt. Cantrell, Caversham. Lieut. Marshall, Wai&ari..',, Capt. Stavely, Dunedin Naval. Lieut.-Col. H. Rutherford, retired list, Eoyal Artillery (Bengal.) Lieut. Smith, Dunedin Naval. Capt. Wain, Fire Brigad©. Lieut. Hobbs, Fire Brigade. Anderson, J. Barnes, J.; Brodie, G.; Barton, G. B.; Butter worth, J. L.; Bayliss, H.; Barr, 6. M. "; | Bradley, J. ; Barnett, A. A.; Brewer, HO.; Burke, C.; Bell, G,; Brunton, D. Cutten, C. W.; Cutten, W. H. ; Clendinnen ; Cohenj M.; Crawford, Dr; CaldweU, J. Dalrymple, W. Edwards, Rev. E. G. Feraud, 3. D. k Griffen, J.; Gilchrist, D.; Granger, Heycock,' A. H,; Hill, T. ; Dr Hammond; Hawthorne, S. ; Hepburn, G. fcwin, F. H.; Isaac; B. Jacobs, G. : . Luhecki, A. D. ; Luhning, F.; Langwill, P. ; Livingston, A. R. Mactay, R.; Main,D. F.; M'Dermid, H. ; Millar, F.S.A.; Millar, D. ; Mercer, A,; Masßey, J.-.M. j Mason, W. Oswin, A. F. Prosaer, E. Rattray, J.; Ross, A. H.; Ross, D. Sibbald, J.; Smith, Jas.; : Smith, A., W. ; Sanders, E. J.; Spedding, D. M. Thoneman, L.; Thomson, W.; Thomson, J. T. West, A.; Walter, H. J.; Winter, J ; Watt, I. N. ; Whitelaw, J.; Watson, J. F.j Walcott, J. A.; Watson, J. T. ; Wilson,-?. J. '■■ The following address from the City Corporation was read by the Mayor :— To His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, K.G.C.M.G., GovernorandCommander in Chief in and over Her Ma- , jeaty's Colony of New Zealand and its dependencies, Vice-Admiral of the same. May it please your Excellency— We, the Mayor and Councillors of the city of Dunedin, offer yon, as the representative of our beloved Queen, a most cordial welcome on this your first official visit to onr city. We hail yoar Excellency's presence amongst ÜB, the more because we believe that you take a deep and earnest interest in the welfare of the colony committed to your care, and because an opportunity will be afforded you of becoming. acquainted with the requirements of one of its moat important {provinces. We desire to express the fervent hope that daring your Excellency's tenure of office in New Zealand, we may enjoy a continuance of peace and prosperity, and that your Excellency's efforts to promote the welfare of the Colony may be rewarded with long life and happiness. (Signed by the Mayor and Councillors). His Excellency read the following reply:— Mr Mayor and Gentlemen— I request that you will accept my warmest thanks for the cordial welcome to Dunedin which yoar address conveys to me. From my reception here I have derived much personal gratification, and what is far more than any personal pleasure, the most favourable impressioa of the loyalty and good feeling that animates all classes of the community. I hope that time will draw even still closer those ties of mutual regard and esteem which, in the interest of the public welfare, should subsist between the Representative of the Queen and the people of New Zealand. I trust that the fnture will not belie your expectations—it may as to my ability, but it cannot as to my earnest-desire serve you and the rest o! my felWcoun>

trymen in this colony. 1 congratulate you on the rapid progress achieved by this City and Province during the brief period of their existence. Already the yearly Provincial revenue of Ofcago alone exceeds that of the entire colonies of Tasmania, Jamaica, and Guiana, and others of the principal dependencies of the Crown. And I have seen during my recent journey large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep overspreading the Valleys and forests, whioh within the memory of persons who have as yet scarcely attained to the prime of manhood were tenanted only by wild auimals and a few wandering tribes of savages. I have travelled over roads beyond all comparison anperior to the. means of communicatioa which existed less than a century ago in many parts of the United Kingdom. I have beheld flourishing towns arising in spots where, hardly twenty years back, the foot of a white man had never trodden the primeval wilderness. Not only have I admired these and many other signs of material progress, but I have found in your excellent Educational and Benevolent Institutions, and in your new University, ample provision made for all that can pro- | mote and adorn—for all that can embellish, j refine, and console the human life. Assuredly I have observed during the last few weeks very remarkable illustrations of the prover. bial genius of the Anglo-Saxon race for the ' heroic'—the noble and truly Imperial art of colonisation. After the presentations had taken place the "Volunteers formed in Water street as a guard of honour. His Excellency, on arriving at the steps leading to the public entrance to the Council Chamber, was received with a military salute, and he was warmly cheered as he passed to the Show of the ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Patrons: H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, His Excellency the Governor, His Honor the Superintendent; President— A. Beverly, Esq. ; Vice-Preßident—T. B. Ulph, Esq. ; Treasurer—J. W. Jago, Esq. ; Secretary—Mr W. S. Douglas ; Members of Committee—Messrs N. Gordon, J. Gebbie, A. Begg, C. Carter, P. M'Gregor, J. Hughes, T. Dobbie, E. Larnbton. The Autumn Exhibition of fruit, flowers, and vegetables in connection with this Society was held in the Univesdty Building the same day, under the patronage of His | Excellency the Governor, and proved one of the largest and most successful shows we have had for some years. The flower and foliage plants in pots were exhibited in the large hall, where they made an excellent display; while three of the side rooms were devoted to cut flowers, dried j plants, fruits, and vegetables. At the hour appointed, His Excellency the Governor, attended by Capt. Pitfc, A.D.C., His Honour the Superintendent, the Hon. Mr Gisborne, Major Bathgate, Mr Justice Chapman, and the Bishop of Christchurch, entered the hall, and was met by the President of the Society, Mr A. Beverly, who read to him the following address:— To His Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen K.G.C.M.G., Governor of the colony of New Zealand. May it please your Excellency— We, the Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society of Otago (on behalf of ourselves and the members of the Society), congratulate your Excellency on your safe arrival in Dunedin, and Assure yon, as the representative of Her Majesty, that we rejoice in bidding you a hearty welcome. We beg respectfully to tender onr gratitude to your Excellency for the patronage you have lent to this and other societies formed for the purpose of improving the condition of the colony. We trust that your Excellency will enjoy your tonr through the Sonth Island of New Zealand, and hope that you will long be spared to remember favourably your visit to this the most southern city ia Her Majesty's dominions. To which His Excellency replied :•— Your Honour, ladies and gentlemen, and gentlemen of the Committee: I thank you for the address which has jußt been read, and will send you a written reply in the course of the evening. I have been requested by Hjb Honour the Superintendent to perform the pleasing duty of opening this exhibition. I esteem this a delightful privi. lege, and from the hasty glance I have been able to throw around me, it appears t© me a most successful shew. In fact it seems difficult to decide which most to. admire, the beautiful flowers or those roses and lilies which the healthful and invigorating breezes of Otago cause to blow on the cheeks of the ladiea'preeent.—(Cheers.) As there are other pleasant duties marked out to be performed thu afternoon, I will not farther detain yoa, bat simply declare the exhibition opened. His Excellency and party then selected the bouquets which had been made for their acceptance. The prizes were awarded according to the order in which they were chosen :—His Excellency chose the bouquet made by Mrs Edmund Smith; His Honour the Superintendent that by Mrs D. 8. Stewart; Captain Pitt that by Miss Fazakerly; His Honour Judge Chapman that by Mrs Fazakerly; the Hon. Mr Gisborne that by Mrs Crawshaw; Mrs Cargill that by Mibb Gebbie; Sir Francis Smith that by Mies Langmuir; Mrs Captain Frazer that by Miss Daly. We will now proceed to glance in brief review at the principal features of the show, commencing with the great hall, containing the plants in flower and the foliage plants, all of which were made to display their charms to the best advantage. Pelargoniums—stage, zonal, double flower, and fancy—were here in great variety, and there was a larger collection than usual of fuschias—many of which were new and select varieties. There were some remarkably well bloomed petunias, and very superior coxcombs, as well as statices, gladioli, balsams, begonias, &c. Foliage plants made a very fine display. Mr N. Gordon, gardener to Mr G. M'Lean, exhibited several rare and beautiful plants—a Euphorbia aplendens, i Lonicera aurea, nicely trained, a Begonia fuschiadioides, and a Gloxinia in full bloom. Of foliage plants, not common here, there was a good specimen or two of Irifline sanguinea, and also one of that peculiar stove plant, Caladium Wrightii. Mr W. Arroll had a large oollection, chiefly zonal pelargoniums The nurseries of Mr T. Allen were worthily represented by a fine assortment of plants, especially rich in fußchias and dahlias. Of the fuschias we misht mention the following, some of which are new select varieties:—A splendid Vanqueur de la Pupella, standing five feet and a half high. The sepals were well reflexed, showing a double white gaudily-striped corolla. Queen of Beauties, nicely grown and hung with large white flowers, and corolla deep crimson. Rifleman, a fine plant with large double flowers, but not well in bloom. Blue Beauty, a Bplendid plant, with large double flowers. Rosina, with rosy purple flowers—a recent importation—which will no doubt become a great favourite. Taglioni, a fine free grower, with large flowers and a beautiful striped corolla. May Queen, a light delicate flower. Tower of London, a very dark flower, with massive striped corolla. There were also specimens of Silver Swan, Rose of Castille, Universal, and other varieties. Of that magnificent Mexican flower, the dahlia, there were twenty-four varieties, displaying almost every colour, and including some

of the finest strains now in cultivation. Of that sturdy compound flower, the aster, there were some fine specimens in this collection, both peony flowered and quilled German. There was also a great variety of geraniums. Mr E. Lambton had also a number of fine foliage and other plants. Among them were Aspidistra lurida, and Biedum. falorum— both rare in this province. Mr Arroll sent a stove plant, which is new here the Alamanda nerifolia. The first prize for two climbing plants was taken by Mr Wm. Martin, who exhibited a splendid specimen of the Tecoma radicana, and the Hoya carnosa. Conspicuous among a fine lot of foliage plants sent in by Mr Arroll, there was a new zebra-leaved plant, the Aphelandra Leopoldi, and an Irisine variegata, also a new thing. Mr H. Walden sent a very beautiful Amaryllis which took a special prize. Wong Koo contributed some specimens of Chinese Narcissus. Among the double flowering geraniumß, there were two very fine specimens, sent in by Mr G. Matthews. This gentleman also had a very fine collection of conifers, among which were some of the very best in cultivation. Mr Purdie and Mr Jago also had collections in this line. There was a beautiful show of ferns in pots by the same gentlemen, and Mr Beverly had a rare collection of native plants, mostly from the West Coast and the North Island. A very tastefully arranged table stand of flowers, by Mr C. Lawrence, received a special prize. Mr John M'Kenzie took the first prize for a baskei of flowers, and Mr Fazakerly the first for a table bouquet. There were two or three floral designs which proved very attractive. In the room devoted to cut flowers, the specimens were finer than any exhibited here on a previous occasion. The most conspicuous were dahlias, asters, marigolds, carnations, verbenas, gladiolas, hollyhocks, everlastings, and double stocks. There were only two collections of roses, but the specimens were very fine for the season. Borne of those shewn by Mr Sonntag were recently imported. One of them, Souvenir de Dr Janin, was a new colour, a rich violet purple; another, Gloire de Ducher, was a very large purple, illuminated with crimson. The | show of asters was very brilliant, and the I French and African marigolds were a i great improvement upon previous exhibitions. The hollyhocks were not ao good as they were seven years ago, but the I show of dahlias surpassed that of all former seasons in quality of flower and num ber of exhibitors. The herbaceous plants ! were very superior. A collection of seedI ling verbenas, shown by Mr C. Lawrence, are worthy of special notice. Nothing like them was ever seen here before. In the fruit room there was so much to admire, that we fear we will, for want of space, be unable to do justice to the various exhibits. The fruit consisted of apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, currants, &o. Mr J. Gebbie, jun., exhibited a collection of twenty varieties of ripe fruit. Peaches grown by Mr James Fulton were surpassingly fine in quality, and the same may be said of grapes shown by Mr Burnside, of Falltreeß. There were some apples, very remarkable for their size, grown at Teviot; walnuts, grown by Mr Rutherford, near Caversham-'j and a splendid new variety of plum, by Mr Sonntag. Two very fine collections of dried plants, shown by Messrs Purdie and Dobbie, were quite a feature in this room. In the apartment devoted to vegetables, there was the usual variety, and a glance at the prize list will at once show the successful competitors. There were several other exhibits, worthy of a more extended notice than we can now give them. For instance, bees and honeycomb in glaas, shown by Mr T. Allen; silk and cocoons, by Miss Jane Langmuir; colonial wines, by Messrs Wm. Lake and J. H. Popham; and tobacco plants, by Mir Duckworth, of Anderson's Bay. The following letter was sent by His Excellency to the Committee of the Society after His visit to the Exhibition:— Gentlemen—l thank the CJommi^ee of the Royal Horticultural obiety of Otago for the hearty welcome which they have given me. I have derived much pleasure from my visit to their autumn exhibition. It is very remarkable to observe the great progress made in this province during the brief period of twenty years, in acclimatising the moat valuable cereals, fraits, flowers, and vegetables of Europe. But Scotch energy anil industry are capable in New Zealand, as in the old country, of wheedling their gifts from Ceres and Flora. The advantages resulting from agricultural and horticultural societies are undoubtedly numerous and important. The healthful emulation which they cause tends largely to benefit, not individuals merely, but the entire community. These societies disseminate useful and practical Information among farmers and gardeners. They teach the beat means of making farming and gardening re* mn'nerative. They materially aid in developing the resources of the oojl by making known the most recent and improved methods of its cultivation. The shows held in connection with these associations enable farmers and gardeners to compare the respective qualities of their produoa, and to learn the comparative merits of new implements, new seeds, and new stock. ■ I have been requested to perform this day the agreeable duty of opening this exhibition, and I heartily wish success to it, and to the society with which it is connected. G. F. BOWBN. Dunedis, March 14th. 1871. The following is the prize list :— GABDENEKS. Class I. Plants in Flower and in Pots.— Collection of trix distinct species named : 1, A. G. Clements ; 2, Wm. Arrol. Fuschias! four varieties : 1, A. G. Clements ; 2, John [ Wilson. Petunias, three varieties: 1, John Wiisenj 2, James Gebbie, jon. Coxcombs, i best two: 1, Charles Lawrence ;2, Robert Thomson, Zonal pelargoniums, six varieties named: I, A. G. Clements; 2, Robert Thomson, Single specimen plant: Robert' Thomson. Beßt two climbing plants in flower: 1, William Arrolj 2, William Martin. Class 11. Foliage Plants in Pots.—Collection of six species named: 1, W. Arrol; 2, N. Gordon. Native ornamental plants, twelve varieties named: 1, A. Beverly; 2, Charles Carter. Class in. Cut Fowers.—Roses, twelve distinct varieties named : 1, Wm. Arrol; 2, Charles Sonntag; dahlias, twelve distinct varieties named j 1, John M'Kenzie ; 2, Thomas Allen. Dahlias, six varieties named: 1, William Arrolj 2, John M'Kenzie. Gladioli, twelve varieties: John Wilson. Best collection of other bulbs; James Gebbie, junior. Asters, six best : 1, James Gebbie, junior; 2, Robert Thomson. Marigolds—six African, six French: I, Charles Lawrence; 2, John Wilson. Stocks, six varieties: 1, James Don; 2, Charles Lawrence. Phloxes, herbaceous, six van. etiea: 1, John Wilson; 2, James Gebbie, jr. Carnations and picotees, 12 varieties: 1, Charles Carter; 2 Charles Lawrence. Verbenas, eight varieties, one trass each: Charlea Lawrence. Hollyhocks, three varieties, one trass each: 1, John Wilson; 2, D. M'Kenzie. Hollyhocks, six single blooms, varieties : 1 Robert Thomson; 2, John Wileon. Herbaoeoua plants, six species: 1, William Arrol; 2, John Wilson. Basket of garden flowers, not to exceed two feet in diameter: 1, John M'Kenzie; 3, Robert Thomson. ; Bouquet of garden flowers for table, not to exceed 12 inoheo in diameter: 1, H. Fazakerly; 2, James Gebhis, jr. Boiwjaefc of gas-dea flowers

for hand, not to exceed five inches in diame ter: 1, H. Fazakeriy ; 2, James Gebbie, jr. Class IV. Fruit.—Miscellaneous collection : 1, James Gebbie, jr. ; 2, John Smith. Grapes two bunches, light: 1, M. Gordon : dark: 1 H. Fazakeriy; 2, J. Gebbie, jr Peaches best three : J ameß Gebbie, jr. ;2, W. Arrol. Nectarines, best three : W Arrol. Apricots, best three: H. Fazakeriy Plums, best 12: 1, J Smith; 2, Charles .-onntag. Pigs, best three: James Gebbie, jun. Apples, bix cooking, six dessert (named;.1, William Martin £2, J. Smith. Pears, three varieties, two each (named): J. Smith. Gooseberries, best quart: James Gebbie, jun. Currants, red and white, one quart each : 1, J. Gebbie, jun. ; 2, J. Smith. Class V. Vegetables.—Collection of Vegetables : James Knox, for Lunatic Asylum. Salad, best: Charles Lawrence. Cucumbers, beat brace: Charles Lawrence. Tomatoes, best dish, red or yellow; H. Fazakeriy. Red cabbage, best two :R. Smith. Celery, four stalks :B. Fazakerly. Rhubarb, four heaviest stalks: D. S. M'Kenzie. Pumpkin, heaviest one : H. Fazakeriy. AMATEURS. Class 1. Plaats in flower and in pots.— Collection of three distinct species, named : 1, Henry Walden ; 2, A. H. Shury. Single specimen plant: 1, Peter M'Gregor; 2, ; A. H. Shury. Fuchsias, beßt three varieties: \ 1, A. H. Shury ; 2, P. M'Gregor. Petunias, J two varieties: 1, Henry Walden ; 2, E. Lambton. Balsam, two varieties: A. H. Shury. Coxcombs, two beßt: A, H. Shury. Zonal pelargoniums, four varieties : 1, A. C. Purdie; 2, Henry Walden. Class 2. Foliage Plants.—Collection of four species, named: 1, E. Lambton; 2. A. C. Purdie. Conifers, six varieties, named; I, A. C. Purdie ;2, J. W. Jago. Class 111. Cut Flowers.—Dahlias, hest six named: 1, Peter Dick, jun. ; 2, E Lambton. Asters, three best: Alex. Wood ; 2, A. H. Shury. Marigold, 12 best-six French, six African : 1, tL Walden; 2, J. W. Jago. Phloxes herbaceous, four varieties : Peter Dick, jun. Stocks, three varieties: 1, E. Lambton; 2, Alex. Wood. Carnations and Picottees, eight varieties: A. H. Shury ;2, Peter Dick, jun. Hollyhocks, three spikes varieties : Pater Dick, jun. Class IV. Fruit —Miscellaneous collection : A. C. Pu'die. Peaches, beat three: 1, James Fulton ;2, C. French. Apricots, best three: James Fnlton. Plums, best six: Ist, A. C. Purdie ;2, Mr Hughes. Apples, three varieties, two each, named: 1, Peter Dick, junr ;2, A. C. Purdie. Pears, two varieties, two each, named : Alex Grant. Class V, Vegetables — Cabbages, be<t two :1, E. Lambton ;2, Mr Hughes. Red cabbage, best: J. Graham. Vegetable marrow, heaviest: 1, Jas. Fairley; 2. Chas French. Onions, best six: 1, Jas. Fairley ; 2. P. Dick, jamor. Peas, best 12pods: 1, Jas. Fairley; 2. P. M'Gregor. Potatoes, beßt six: H.. Walden Pumpkins, heaviest one : Jas. F*irley. Shallots, six bulbs :1, Henry WaKLn; 2, Peter Dick, junior. Rhubarb, three heaviest stalks : 1, E. Lambton; 2, Peter M'Gregor. OPES TO ALL MEMBERS. Bast 12 Ferns, in pots, named: 1, A. Beverly; 2, A. C. Purdie. Floral design: D. S. M'Kenzie. Miniature garden, wrought to scale: W. Arrol. Best collection of dried plants, by A. Beverly : 1, A. C. Purdie ; 2, Thos, Dobbie; 3, Jas. Gebbie, juar., LI. For two heaviest red cabbage, by John Graham: John Graham. For best two blooms dahlias, by A. Begg: John M'Kenzie., For best pot-grown vine in fruit, by N. Gordon: Robert Thomson. For best sample Provincial grown wine, made from Gooseberry, currants, and rhubarb: 1, Wm. Lake; 2, J. H. Popham. Best collection everlastings, by N. Gordon: P. M'Gregor. Best six foliage plants, vrire flower-stand, Mr Lambton: N. Gordon. Best 12 varieties gladioli, named, Law, Spinner, and Co.: G. Matthews. EXTRA PRIZES. For the beat vase or stand of flowers, tastefully arranged for the table, Charles Lawrence. Wong Koq, Chinese exhibits of lillies and feather ornaments. Miss Jane Langmuir, silk and cocoons. D. S. M'Kenzie, seedling plum. John Wilson, for 12 dahlias. Apples grown at Cargill and Anderson's Station, Teriot. Best aix samples of jam, P. M'Gregor. The following gentlemen acted as judges :— Messrs Buchanan, Langiauir, Thomson, Matthews, Faulkner (of Oamaru), Sanderson, Nicolj Martin, and Henderson.