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Competition No. X. 
For Examples showing the Best Methods of Utilising Small 
Wood. 
1st Prize, No. 1 Silver Medal, J. and E. Waters & Co., 
Ltd., Longtown. 
2nd Prize, No. 2 Silver Medal, Alex. Pollock, Tarbolton. 
We have pleasure in reporting that the exhibits were in every 
way creditable to the exhibitors. The arrangements made by 
the stewards were entirely satisfactory, so that the judging was 
made comparatively easy. We were disappointed that there 
were not more competitors, considering the great encouragement 
given in this competition by the offer of such valuable prizes and 
medals. Competitors, whether prizewinners or not, would largely 
benefit by the experience gained in preparing their exhibits, and 
by having their goods and workmanship well criticised. We 
can only speak in terms of the highest praise regarding most of 
the exhibits submitted to us. ‘They were, as a rule, taken from 
the best specimens of their kind, and in most cases were fairly 
well manufactured. 
In Competition I., the first exhibit especially was of prime 
quality of timber, and was well handled. The fourth exhibit 
would have been farther forward had it not been that the sawing 
was badly done. 
In Competition I1., the first exhibit was outstanding, the timber 
being of rare quality, and in every way well manufactured. 
The other exhibits in this Competition were also fairly good. 
The exhibits in Competition III. were all very good. 
In Competition I1V., the first prize was given to the best 
exhibit, but in our opinion the boards of English elm should not 
have been exhibited, and we would suggest that in future boards 
of ash, oak, or elm of any kind should be excluded from this 
Competition. 
In Competition VII. there was a great variety of really good 
field-gates. The second exhibit was probably the best gate so 
far as timber was concerned, and it had the additional property 
of being self-closing, but the mountings were much inferior to 
those of the other exhibits. | 
In Competitions VIII. and X. there was more room for 
difference of opinion, and consequently more difficulty in arriving 
at a conclusion. The rustic fence by “Tally Ho” was very 
