The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-12-04
Great Inter-ColOninl Exhibition.

Great preparations are being made under the
auspices of the Agricultural Society of New
South Wales, to insure the success of the Inter-
Colonial Exhibition to be held at the Exhibition
Building and Prince Albert Park, Sydney, to
commence on the 22d day of April next, and to
close about the Sd of May. We are in receipt of
full schedule of prizes offered at the Exhibition
The range Of articles for which prizes are offered
comprises all the agricultural artistic and manu-
featuring industries of the Colonies, as follows
Agricultural.
Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Pigs, Poultry, Dogs,
Wool, Wine, Sugar, Farm Produce, Horticultural
Produce, Manures Implements and Machinery,
silk, &c.
NOS-AGRICULTURAL-
Fine Arts Apparatus and Application Of Lib
eral Arts Furniture and other objects for the
use Of dwellings, Clothing, including Fabrics and
other objects worn on the person. Products, raw
and manufactured of Mining industry, Forestry,
&c, Apparatus and processes used in the Com
mon Arts, Food, fresh, preserved, and in various
states Of preservation, Technical prizes"
This will probably be the mssteOmplete exhi,
bition of the various productions of the Austria
Ian Colonies and New Zealand that has ever
been held. The extensive building erected pur-
Posely for such exhibitions, and the large grounds,
upon which will be fitted up abundant stalls and
other accommodations for stock and other ami
mails on exhibition, win offer every facility to ex-
hibliors to display their exhibits to the best ad
vantage.
Although the Society viii not be responsible
for loss which may occur through any exhibit at
the SHOW, every precauton will be taken to Sc.
cure owners from loss, either by FIRE or from any
other cause.
BY far the largest number Of prizes are offered
for Stock, Wool and the manufactures Of Wool,
aud Wines, although those offered for other arti.
oles Of Colonial agricultural products comprise a
large range Ct articles, among which tthe most in
teresting to many Of our readers are the prizes
offered for the various grades Of Colonial made
Sugar. A silver medal will be awarded for the
best samples Of the following grades, to be put
up in one hundred weight 4 cwt.) bags Rations,
Counters, Whites. Refined Beet Sugars in Sc
10, bags Sorghum Sugars in &c b. bags. Aud
in addition 10 the above, the Judges may award
Certificates Of Merit for exhibits not equal to
those for which medals are given, but which they
consider worthy Of oommendatioa, Bronze med.
ais viii also be awarded Tor the best collection Of
varieties OF Cane, Sorghum and Sugar Beet.
This Exhibition will offer an opportunity for /
our planters to bring their sugars 10 the favorable
notice Of the Colonisis, as although the prizes |
are to be awarded only to Colonial made sugars /
sin there is no doub; samples sent from here 1
would Ind favorable opportunity for exhibition /
aud Just COMMUNICATION OF their merits from the \
judges, As we will hereafter undoubtedly look I
to the Colonies Tor q market tor portion Of our /
nation aud counter grades Of sugar aud MS they /
compare favorably with those produced elsewhere, I
Il is Of some Importance TO those Interested that /
they should be brought on proper OCCASION to the .
notice Of the public there IN their exhibitions.