THE EXHIBITION

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 13118, 29 October 1906, Page 6

THE EXHIBITION

SOUTH CANTERBURY BAY. A CREDITABLE SHOW. The Mayor of Timaru and Mr R. Grant, director of the technical school, returned on Saturday afternoon from diristchureh, whither they had been in connection with the arrangement of exhibits in the South Canterbury bay. Both gentlemen assured a member of our staff that the South Canterbury bay will do-credit to the district. They wished to avoid both "..blow " and invidious comparisons,' but they could not help claiming that in respect of variety and comprehensiveness of contents, the bay is a good advertisement of the productive,rieSs of the district and of the energy, organising skill, and taste of the managing committee and their secretary. The model of the harbour has been much admired - by those who have seen, .-it, and several other sections are both attractive and representative. Waimate district has done well in furnishing exhibits. - The sports section is very good, and the potteiy made from Kakahu clay iwill surprise South Canterbury people perhaps more than others. 'Mr. Craigie. and Mr Grant did iiot care to - do more than express in general terms their with the bay, the chief /thing , to regret being the need for another week or so, to enable the exhibits to .be arranged with less haste than the short time ; available permitted. - For : corroborative opinions, both gentlemen referred our representative -to. the disinterested remark* in the Christtihurch papers of Saturday : The " Lyttelton Times " says : —" The South Canterbury court is among the most forward of the larger exhibits, and will -maike a very fine show. Commencing with an attractive design, the court-will be very interesting by- reason of the great variety of the goods displayed. They range from flour to drain-pipes, from butter to oilpaintings, from pickles to fancy plumbing. The neatly-made decorations of grains. aftd seeds have been generally admired, and . it is expected that the highly-finished; courtwill be completed in good time fpr the opening ceremony." The "Press" says:—"Visitors to the Exhibition should be cautioned against, ! judging of the comparative wealth and resources of the districts of the colony solely fr§m the displays they make at the Exhibition. Public spirit and local patriotism are also very important factors in the case.;. In this connection South Canterbury deserves a word of commendation. So thoroughly was public interestaroused by the efforts of Mr James Craigie, Mayor of Timaru, as president of the.

• movement, Mr Leslie Orbell, as secretary, ! anil other gentlemen, that all the local ! governing bodies between the Kangitata .. and the Waitaki .agreed to, contribute pro i rata, according to. the capital valuGjof their, ! rateable, prbpertaesii -By thusistanding together, -and not counting the cost too liar, rotvly, the South Canterbury people have been able to organise a display which compares very favourable with those of other districts." - . - - '• ■

Chaos reigns in many .sections,' and -it will be impossible, to. get rid of the disorder in the short- .time allowed- before; cleaning up commences—this will be a big job itself.-, Nevertheless there will be a great deal to see -in the: Exhibition. on opening day. Mr Craigie expresses . regrfef. that, the Government,-after spending j s6; many thousands upon the building, did" | not spend: a few hundreds more and white- ■ rwash the interior, of J the roof, as. this is ] anything -but pretty, .':and" it would cost the several exhibitore ten times as much as it would have done if the whole had been done in one contract. The whitening of the roof would have improved the lighting of the bays too very much. The Government charge a high rate for floor ; spacethey might have made the roofing; over it look a little; better. The lighting of the South Canterbury bay was cient at night, . without some interior lights, and an agreement has been made with Scott Bros, to supply electric lights for the six months .for 3325. ; . The exhibits from the technical classes 'in the South' Canterbury Tjay, especially the dressmaking' exhibits, being likely to ' be ruined ilr Ci-aigie, on his return on Saturday, induced Mr Howell, chairman of the Education Board, to agree to expend a ;small sum l to provide some sort of dust curtain to protect them when cleaning, up >is , going on. .' ; ' , /■'-.JMy Graigie-says the great feature ;of.. the in Jhis opinion, will be tho Canadian court.' 7 ' Canada is sending ait exhibit) of such magnitude as to constitute. .a very great compliment to this little country of New Zealand.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS. r The; following Battalion Order has been issued to -the South; Canterbury Infantiy ' i. P The ißattalion. and; Band will attend the opening ceremony at the New Zealand Interinationjal Exhibition ;on November Ist.. 2. Train details:—Entroin Waimate, 8,40 a.u.1., Timaru 11.40, Temuka 12.20 p.m., Orari 12.53, Ashburton A p.m. Arnve Christchurch 6.50 p.in., October 31st. Timaru High .'School Cadetß .entrain 6.40 a.m., November Ist. ' • : ' . - 3. Dress : —Review Oisder (no leggings). All corps complete with. Khaki will wear that uniform. Greatcoats, water bottles, and haversacks (with light _ meal to be eaten in train) may be carried. Officers Commanding Corps - make- their .own arrangements for storing these articles on arrival at Ghristchurch. ■ _ 4. Officers Copunanding, Corps will furnish to the Adjutant a parade state immediately' «Qi joining troop train. 5. There will be no encampment for infantry, but.meals and beds can be obtained at Cook's restaurant in H&gley Park at Is each. Camp allowance be haiided to Corps, to assist to defray this expense. Meals for Cadets will be .provided at King Edward Barracks. ' 6. On November Ist the Battalion will march, to the Exhibition-grounds, and line in two ranks 'the main approach to the Exhibition ■ from the Kilmore • - Street bridge to Exhibition main - entrance, and will fire a feu-de-joie." 7. At close of opening ceremony the troops will march to King Edward Barracks, where ■ bght food will be furnished to officers mien; v , 8. At 2 p.m. the Battalion will parade j at the Barracks and march to the sports I grounds,; to take part in " The Trooping of the Coloursi" -. I 9. The Battalion and Cadets will enjrain ! at Christchurch for return on Nov. Ist,- at 8.30 p.m. ' ''