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SEW 7&U?rl) EXHIBITION.
Ryan, Springston ; W. Thompwn, Gebbie's Valley ; W. P. Parkinson, Kaitum ; J. 0.
Coop, Little River, Banb Peninsula ; and W. Watson, Brookside. Beans were shown
by R. Evans, R. Withell. and the North Canterbury Committee; clover by Levi Lowe
(Rollaton), J. 0. Coop, W. F. and J. Parkn, and J. C. Gebbie ; cocksfoot-the
,pat crop of Banks Peninsub-by J. 0. Coop, S. B. asrris, and W. H. Jdontgomery.
of Little River, and the Akaroa Committee ; peas by W. Scott (Southbridge), F. Beeker
G. Judd, R. Evans, W. McHeeliin, h rge Bhodes, and others. In addition, there were
samples of liaseed, millet, yearn, rye-grass, tnmip, and csnot seed.
Root-crops of good quality were shown by farmers in many parts of the province.
A fine wlleetion of potatoes shown waa gathered by the committee from various farms.
0th shown outside this collection were potatoes grown by 6. Rhodes, Ueadowbank ;
S. Gibb, Woodend; J, Tollerton, Rillinchp; F. Broughton and & C~unuan, kuth-
bridge ; M. P. R-ran, Springston ; W. F. Parlriuson, Kaituna ; J. 0. Coop, Little River ;
and R. Withel, Giapoi 3fangolds of large size were shown by J. Lambie, of Labide :
J. Chambers, hton; J. Hsrris, jun., Rolleston; W. F. Parkinson, Kaitnna ; J.
.Johns, Belfast ; H. Weston, Fendalton ; W. B. dndrews, Southbridge. The swede
turnips exhibited were horn the farms of F. Bull, Wnddington ; W. B. bndrews, South-
Iddge ; Thomas Davidson, Rollestou ; H. Watson, Fendalton ; S. Gibbs, Woodend ;
A. Tollerton, K ichy ; and F. Becker, Flsxton.
In the mineral section the specimens exhibited demonstrated the possession by
North Canterbury of such varied treasures of the earth as ant&~te, gold-bearing quartz,
alluvial gold, bkk sand, iromtone, amethysts, agates, garnets, quartz porphhyyt copper-
sulphides, syenite. The hard basaltic and trachyte rocks from the Port Hills make