THE EXHIBITION.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 4 May 1926, Page 8

THE EXHIBITION.

THE ATTENDANCE BAROAIETER. On five occasions during the progress of the Axinbition tiie attendance exceeded 50,000 —on New X ear’s Eve (50,971), easier riuturcuiy '(50,914), Easter Monday .(61,323), and on April 24 (GU.ool). On opening day the figures were 45,786, but- this,; is nil- siiuri. Oi tire ~actual at., tendance, as, ;t will be remembered, the unexpected ritsli compelled the admission of thousands of people through channels where a check was impossible. On Boxing Day 42,250 people passe 1 through tin- "iites. and on April 1; 40,186 while three times last week' the 40,000 was exceeded. Alondays and Fridays . were the lightest days, and (Saturdays (and certain holidays) the heaviest. Following are the_ figure s for each week since the opening, with the gest day in each week noted m parenthases: —

114,411 (45.7861 81,678 (22,9631 98.462 (30,053) E'ourth week ... Fi-itlx week Sixth week ...' Seventh week Eighth week 88,644 100,107 98,599 189,263 151.828 154.822 (24,028) (27,096) (42,250) (50,971) (33.483 i (37.730) 141.017 (37.365) 145,024 (32,922) T/eltth week Thirteenth week ... Fourteenth week Fifteenth week Sixteenth week Seventeenth week ... Eighteenth week ... 110.332 106.017 113.846 116.939 151.594 122,719 108,442 (30.755) (29,023) (34.182) (30,208) (36.890 (33.397) (30.276) Nineteenth week ... Twentieth week Tw.enty-rfirst. week ... Twentv-serond week114,476 135.102 173 857 1 ‘t9 1 "8 (33.182) (50.914) (51.323) n n IQ'"' Twenty-third week Twentv-fourth week 172,154 275,357 (60,551) (83,935) Brand total. .3.2C0.50H.