TARANAKI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10481, 5 December 1895, Page 2

TARANAKI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.

i President : Mr C. F. Richmond. Vicei Presidents : Messrs N. K. MacDiarmid and H. King. Hon. Secretary and Trcui surer :MrC. E. Bollringer. Committee : Mrs Hursthouse, Messrs E. Veale, W. I Ambury, W. Walton. S. Brooks, H. R. Cattley, W. A. Collis, and F. Goodacre. Judges : For Pot Plants, Cub Blooms, Vegetables, and Fruit - Messrs C. W. Govett, G. Cliff, and J. Homo. Floral Decorations and Bouquets — Mesdames Cliff and H. Arden, and Mr N. K. MacDiarmid. The Taranaki Horticultural Society held their Spring Show in the Drill Hall on ' Thursday, when, despite tho unlavorable season that has been experienced, there was a vory good display in the several classes. There was, of course, a largo falling away in the entries as compared with last year, more especially ' in the children's bouquet competition ■ classes, but this is not to be ■ wondered at in view of the unseasonable woatber that ha.s prevailed during the spring months. In pot plants there is a | large and capital show, but in other ' classes there is a noticuable falling away, although what is shown is of excellent quality. The fruit and vegetable display, 1 although small, is good. MrsMjtchinson, of tho Caledonian Nursery, has a fine display of pot plants, ferns, cut blooms, &c, tho exhibit making up quite half the Show. The Show will be open to-nigh t between the hours of 7 and 9.30 p.m., when an orchestral concert will ba given.

A youth named Herbert Williams, who was anested by Constable Redican at Hawora on Tuesday for a theft committed there, confessed thak ho had broken into Mr J.George's shop at Inglewood, and stolen a cash box containing between £G and £7. He was remanded at Huwora, and on being brought to Inglewood he pointed out to Constable Ryan where he had planted Mr Georgo's cash box in the bush. There wero papers in the box, but no money. Accused was brought before the Police Court bore this (Thursday) morning on tho charge of breaking and entering Mr George's shop, and on the application of the police was romanded to December 13th. Tho Central Moat Market, London, of which we have heard a good deal lately in connection with che frozen meat trade, Js a big place, fully lQOOffc. in length, and broad in proportion. Thg total revenue from the markets for 1894 was £110,(JOO, wh}le tho cost for special work in improve ment was only £5627. There was sold or put through the markets 341,000 tons of meat. A toll of is charged for every each 21' b of moat which passes through tho markets. Last year there passed through 115,198 tons of country-killed moat, 70,535 tons of town-killed, 35,050 tons of ytinor.il foreign moat and produce, 71,(538 totia of American, and 49,908 tons of Australasian. Compared with tho returns of 1893, the American meat increased to tho extent ot 21} per cent., whilo Australian and Now Zealand increased only 3 5-Bth por cent. Thowookly rentals in the meat market paid to the corporation of tho city of London amount to £35,764 per annum ; the total rentals to £63,104. There aro about 400 meat 'stalls, each of \\ Inch employs about eichfc men. The price of a goodwill of ono of these stalls sometimes gets up to £10,000, and as much as £2000 for an interest ia paid. The suk'smuu nro paid from £4 to #16 por week. •*•/. „^**- ''