THE NEW COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 6 January 1909, Page 3

THE NEW COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

NEW ZEALAND PRIZE WINNERSV In the presence of a fairly numerous:, and fashionable audience, Lord Bal— 'four cf Burleigh introduced LnrdT Str&thtona, who yesterday opened art important. exhibition under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society. "In the course of his speed* Lord Balfour remarked, concerning the* show—"Wo not only make no moneyout cf it, but, if you will believe iney wo loso niojiev on it. The cost iV somewhat heavy. This show will cost? na or £300, in addition to tholoss'that we incur in using-this half,, which mi -ht have been turned to otheraccounts. But I venture to say that ivo do that cheerfully, we do it bocauso we, think it our duty; w.e~ do it becauso we aro kindly supported hy~ friends at honi-?, Tho Exhibition is by far the finest of its class ret held by the Societyv and reflects the greatest credit upoir the organkers and contributors. Neverbeforo has there been such a perfect rftnd comprehensivo Bhow of colonial fruits available not only for exhibitioir purposes^ but in regular coinmerciaf use.

The show was not exclusively colonirJf r ■there being several exhibits of, homey and a few of foreign produce, all of" which added considerable interest tcr tho display. New Zealand was well represented, but the most striking features wero the excellent, saranles of applps from British Columbia and Nova' Scotia. British Columbia provided alarge and well arranged array of applesremarkable for their excellence of quality and perfect appearance. The* value of the exhibit was enhanced hy the" fact that ft is part of a-.■consign— tftent at present on tho market, and* visi to rs«wh ose attention, was attractedT by the beauty of the fruit will be enabled., to purchase similar qualities, through tha ordinary channels. An exam pjo which might well be followed byyoiu* exporters, who, it is considerecT. dp not advertise themselves halF enough The following awards' were won by* New Zealander's:— The Silver BanksiaaMedal to tho New Zealand Govern^ ment for apples preserved by'coldf. storage and to S. Kirkpatrick and Co. Nelson, for Colonial fruits mad^ mi& ja m, jolly, syrup, etc.. the BronzeBanksian Medal to Clarke Bros. W. Langaroi, tho Hoklangor Co-onerativo" PresGrvJii}}; C^», Rawe^ne, and the Noiv Zealand Government...