CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

(By Telegraph.) CHRISTOHURCH, July 22. The chairman of the Executive Commissioners of l lie New Zealand International Inhibition has received a cablegram from tho Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada, dated 21st insi., advising him that the first section of Canadian exhibits is being despatched from Vancouver to-day. and that the balance is following by the next steamer. These exhibits comprise displays from 60 of the principal manufacturers of the Dominion and a Canadian llovornment exhibit. The commissioner (Mr Bums) and part of the staff sail from .San. Francisco on the 2nd pros. Mr Munro leaves for Dimedin on Monday morning, and will attend the Hon. W. Hall-Jones (Premier) at the conference with the Union Company and Huddart, Parker, and Co., to he hold at Dunedin on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of concluding' arrangements for special steamer service? and reduced fares between the Commonwealth ports and Lyttclton, and also on the coasts of the colony, during the progress of the Exhibition. IFrou Oun Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, July 22. The prospects of the North Otago bay at the International Exhibition arc not just now of the very best. The largest factory here, the Oamaru Woollen Factory, though' pressed to take a portion of the space, was unable to do so owing to the pressure of orders. The other essential feature of the district, the Oamaru stone, is also a matter of doultf at the present so far as exhibits from the quarry owners are concerned, and the space taken by other factory ownera is below expedafions (about 400f"t). Tim collection of wool and grain assures a good exhibit of these, but they cannot make a bay in themselves. . The subject is still under consideration, and unless the owners of the stone quarries intimate their intentions shortly there is a possibility of the whole project being dropped, the committee feeling that on inadequate display of the resource? of the district would bo loss desirable than none at all. (Per United Press Association.) . CHRISTOHURCH, July 22. At a recent meeting of the Exhibition Agricultural and Pastoral Committee it was decided that awards of £50 for first prize and £20 for second prize should be given for the host collective exhibit comprising the host display of wool in the grease rcprcSJnling (ho principal breeds of sheep of this oo.ony. these prizes to be limited to district displays. Further prizes of £20 first and £10 second will be given for the he-,t individual exhibit of wool grown and shown bv the exhibitor himself. Medals and certificates of exhibits will also he given for ill descriptions of cereals. It has been arranged, so that tho next season's wool will ho available for tho Exhibition, to receive woo|_ exhibits iro to December 15. Special applications for space for wool oxhihifs will b? received at any time now. and will <irobably close about November 1

AITOrCLANT), Juv 2!. The Auckland Exhibition Committee renorf.s that £675 of the £800. Ihe ('Slimitod cost of an Auckland court at tho Exhibition, has been raised. Tt is proposed to farm ft court, of four portions—one lo bo a Maori liataka or storehouse, another to bo Sum exhibits, and two to be of timber wool. flax, (mm, minimr. and other products and industries of the province.