WHERE FRUIT-GROWING PAYS
That fruit growing is a profitable occupation in Hawke s Bay is disclosed in a report by Messrs. Rainbow, Hobbs and Nesbitt, public accountants, Hawke's Bay, who state:—"We keep the books of a number of these men (orchardists). and can say definitel} 7 that over the past ten years, taking an average of the good and the bad years, many men in this district have made a clear net profit, over and above all expenses, of £100 per acre and over. In one ease that we know of the average is nearer that of £200 than £100 per acre. The industry in this district has been an extremely valuable one, both to the district and to the individual grower.*'
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 280, 26 November 1931, Page 4
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