EXHIBITION NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8626, 16 October 1889, Page 2

EXHIBITION NOTES

The Hawke's Bay exhibits have been shipped for Dunedin by the Southern Cross. By the mail yesterday the executive received an additional list of the exhibits for the French court. D.F. Bro. Moss has received information that the Grand Lodge officers of the Druids intend to visit Duuedin officially about the opening of the Exhibition. ■ By the Australian mail the secretary received a large number of acceptances of invitations to the opening ceremony. Amongst others who have replied intimating their intention to be present are the following gentlemen:— VICTORIA.

Hon. D M Davies, Commissioner of Publio Works, representing the Ministry. Members of the Legislative Assembly—Hon. M H Davies (Speaker) Messrs A J Peacock, John Murray, Charles Young, Allan M'Lean, WA Trenwith, B Biohardson. Thomas Hunt, J W Kirton. Major W O Smith, A W Craven, Hon. Thomas Bent, W J S Gordon, J W Taverner, A Harris, F O Mason, Walter Madden, Richard Baker, JM Highett.A KOuttrim, Frank Stuart, W J Mountain, Hon. L L Smith, C L Forrest, J Sbackell, W F Webb, A S Bailes, D 0 Sterry, G W Hall, Joseph Harris, Hon. JohnWoodß, W Anderson, H S Parfitt, E W Best (also Mayor of Fitzroy), H E Williams, Thomas Smith, H Foster, Joseph Ferguson, G Graham, W M Clark. Members of the Legislative Council—Hons. J S Butters,-Frederick Brown, W H Roberts, JH Abbott, Dr N Fitzgerald. The Mayor of Ballarat. ■' The Consul-general for Belgium and the Consul for Hawaii. TASMANIA. Messrs Hamilton and H H Sill, M.P's. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Mr S Solomon, M L.A.

Mr Langridge, M.L.A, president of tha Victorian Commission for the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, mentioned in the Legislative Assembly last night (says the Argus of the 4th inst.) that the Government of New Zealand had authorised him to invite every member of the Legislature of this colony to visit the exhibition, either at the opening, on November 26, or during its currency. He expressed the hope that a large party would accept the invitation, and members replied with cheers. It is not unlikely that an effort will be made to bring the session to a close in time to allow members to reach New Zealand in time for the opening celebrations. THE WORKING DA.IRIFS.

Impressed with the educational good to be effected by the operations of a working dairy during the currency of the exhibition, tho Agricultural and Pastoral Committee succeeded in inducing Messrs A. and T Burt to undertake the responsibilities and management of the undertaking. The firm provide the necessary cheese and buttermaking appliances of the most approved type, including vats and cheese presses; two varieties of milk separators—one the " Burromeister and Wayne," the other the

" Backstrom," an American invention said to be very efficient — a variety of churns, butter workers, butter driers, &0., &c., and sundry other modorn dairy utensils. "A modern byre" has been erected outside the southern wall of the buildings to provide accommodation for 12 milkers from Messrs A. and J. M'Farlane's pure Ayrshire herd. The milk from these and any additional bupply re> quired will be manipulated in Messrs Burt'a dairy, so that visitors will have the opportunity of seeing daily the making of butter and cheese on the most approved principles. Two expert dairymaids will conduct operations under direction of the Government Instructor in Dairying, whose services have been placed at the disposal of the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee.

Messrs Briscoe's working dairy promises to have special attractions for visitors to the exhibition, as, having early appreciated the utility of the project, the firm have made provision for

it on a most liberal and comprehensive scale. They hope to show farmers and others interested in dairy industries that the modern improved dairy appliances are in the end less costly (because more efficient) than the nteusils now in common use. Their exhibits will be in great variety, and will include the latest novelties, and as churns, separators, butter-workers, &c., &c, will be in daily use,'visitors will be enabled to judge for themselves the relative merits of the utensils for the purposes intended. So that nothing shall be wanting to the success of their working dairy, the Messrs Briscoe have secnred the services of an expert thoroughly trained in the Home country in reformed dairy practices, and with practical experience in the working of dairy appliances. Sufficient supplies of milk have been arranged for, and the manager with femalo assistants will conduct and explain the operations in this dairy.

Messrs Mason and Struthers, Christchurch agents in New Zealand for the De Laval Separator, will exhibit in operation from time to time

these machines in various sizes. A few visits to the exhibition will therefore familiarise the public with the working of improved dairy machinery and the latest reformß in dairy, management. It..h»s been arranged by the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee that the < Government instructor in dairying shall deliver

lectures on the correct principles of dairy management; jit will therefore be perceived that this department of the exhibition cannot fail to prove highly interesting and instructive.