THE The Bay of Plenty Times. AND THAMES VALLEY WARDEN.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XX, Issue 2851, 6 July 1892, Page 2

THE The Bay of Plenty Times. AND THAMES VALLEY WARDEN.

'Th%Spiritofthß Timet shall teach ma spsed. —df Mi, Act ir. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1892.

The very questionable success that attended the export of fruit from New Zealand for the Lob don markets during the last season, has etirred up the more energetic fruit-growers of the colony to enquire into the causes of thoir partial failure and to make efforts to avoid them in the future. These enquiries have elicited a variety of information, the most noticeable points of which appear to he as follow i ; — That a considerable q uantity of the fruit exported was of -an unsuitable class and not of good keeping quality. That much of the fruit was extensively damaged by the cod lin moth. That the fruit was badly and also apparently carelessly picked, showing evidence of bruising. It is small wonder that such a serious, wholesale condemnation of the trade, as hitherto carried on, should lead to disastrous results, but there is no need to despair of happier results in the future. Tasmania has made the business an enormous and lucrative one and her conditions are but a trifle more favourable than our own, in the matter of length of voyage, whereas in other respects she is barely our equal. The remedies therefore appear to be well within the reach of our colonists if they will but givt sufficient attention to the matter. First, the advice as to suitable sorts of fruit for the English market, which hat been showered upon us mail after mail by experts at Home, must be heeded, and better trees planted at once. Second, more attention must be given to keeping the trees clean from blight and insect pests, and for this an orchardist must keep well up to the times and make uee of the newest and best appliances, methods and material^. The day has gone past when a tree could be stuck in th? ground and left to grow and bear fruit of itself, without attention. The orchard i B te life must be one of unceasing vigilance. Third, that this vigilance must extend to the momeot when the fruit is stored in the cool chamber on board the home, ward bound vessel, the picking, and packing of the fruit and the handling of cases being watched with a careful eye. If these three canons be strictly carried out we have little fear of future failures. In our own district we are g-ad to say a beginning is being made in the right direction by a few fruitgrowers and some of the most improved appliances have now been imported, but it must be borne in mind that a few men cannot fight the insect hordes of a whole district ; if their neighbours are careless and neglectful of their trees, the induetrious, careful grower can do little good even for himself, by the most unceasing labour, whereas if all would do their share, or elso retire from the field and destroy their infected trees, the position of the fruit growing industry would be at once marvellously improved. There is need in this, as in all similar cases, for united co-operation, to fight the common enemies, and if this cannot bt Attained voluntarily, it remain* tor

those who are in earnest orer their work to invoke the aid of Parliament, and obtain such legislation on the subject as will compel owner 8 of fruit trees either to keep them in such a condition of cleanliness as to be no menace to their neighbour's, or else to destroy them. Similar laws have been made with regard to lire stock, and it is, we believe, only a question of a short time when we shall see the same protection afforded to owners of fruit trees, and to that day we look forward as a commencement of permanent prosperity for the orchardists of the colony.

The B.M. Court yesterday was occupied with a large number of small cases, the only one of importance heard was that of Jordan v. Marlow, being a claim for commission on sale of land at Otamarakau, amounting to £20. Mr Humphrey's appeared for plaintiff and Mr Moss defended, the defence being a denial of the employment of plaintiff to negotiate the sale of land. Judgement was given for plaintiff for £6 and costs £2 Bs. The only talk in town to-day seemed to be of the Band's plain and fancy dress ball tonight, and tike sale of tickets has been unprecedented in events of this kind for years past. The old trucks, lying for so lons on the | Borough endowment behind the Institute ' have been broken up, and the iron-work is being sent to Wellington by the Australia to-day. At the "Mutual" to-morrow night the Rev Thos Scott will deliver a lecture entitled "the Etterick Sheppard, " illustrated. Visitors are cordially invited. Several sections of land in the Maketu Survey District will be offered for sale at the Land and Siuryey office, Auckland, on July 27. Mr J. Turner, our well-known and fashion* able tailor, has just received a splendid stock of saddle tweeds, which are the best and cheapest in the market. We are pleased to say that Mr Turner is doing a very large business here now. Mr Lundon will sell at Bowentown, Katikati, 250 head of mixed cattle, on Wednesday, July 27th.

A sale of splendid fruit trees will take place at the Haymarket on Saturday. July 16th. The trees are from Mr F. Moon's nursery, which has a wide reputation for excellence. After the meeting of the Borough Council on Monday night the members held a meeting of the Mount Maunganui Domain Board when Mr J. Brown's tender of £8 for depasturing the reserve was accepted. The Secretary was instructed to write to Mr Hislop asking him if trees offered for Arbor Day would be ready before August 3rd, From the confirmed minutes of the adjourned meeting of the Borough Council held on Monday June 13th, it appears that the Mayor has refused to allow Or Wrigley to take part in the proceedings of the Council until he apologises for certain words he is alleged to have used at the last ordinary meeting. We understand Mr G. Faulkner has been transferred from the s.s Waiotahi to the Ohinemuri.

The report of the Borough Council meeting will be found on our fourth page. It was nearly eleven, o'clock before the Council finished its sitting, much time being lost over the inability of some of the Councillors to see that now the value of the property in the Borough has been reduced the rate will have to be increased to produce the same revenue. A couple of the Councillors thought that the Clerk's salary, which now amounts to the stupenduous sum of £105 per annum, should be reduced, and also the advertising and printing account, which is estimated at £30 peryear. These Councillors should stand for the House as Labour candidates, and would no doubt if elected vote for the increase of the payment of members as others of a like nature have done. They would no doubt sooner pay 5s per year instead of 10s for rates, which affects them, and reduce the clerk and newspaper to make up the amount, which affects other people. We nave received a copy of the paper, " New Zealand," by the Agent- General, Westby Brook Perceval, read before the Royal Colonial Institute on May 10, 1892. The paper is very well compiled indeed, a gives a vast fund of information to persons not acquainted with this Colony, although some of the items are not quite up to date. A number of limelight views of New Zealand scenery were shown after the reading of the paper. The Northern S.S; Company' steamer Gairloch, which arrived in the Manukau on Saturday afternoon, from New Plymouth, brought an Australian mail by the s.s. Hauroto at Wellington, bearing dates of Juno 22. There was also a Brindisi mail brought by the same steamer, which left London on May 20. The whole mail comprised some 70 bags, and the Tauranga portion was brought by the overland mail on Monday. Wirth's Circus is announced to perform here for two night's only, the 11th and 12th July. It is at the Thames now, and the advance agent will be over by next mail coach. . Mr F. "Wrigley is, we understand, going to Auckland by first steamer for medical treatment. He is progressing as well as can be expected, although his leg gives him great pain at times.

At Oamaru last week, we notice that the grave and business like Inspector of the National Bank, indulged in the gleesome task of playing a strathspey on , the bagpipes at a Caledonian Social, a local poet thus describes the scene that ensued : — An' roond, and roond about they dumped, An' hooched, an' howled, an' jigged, an' jumped; An' trotters on the floor were thumped, An' heeds agin the cupples bumped, Till limbs were sair, an' lungs were pumped, Yon nicht in Oamaru, boys. Says the Daily Telegraph : "The members of the present Ministry are not a proud lot. When at Wellington the most of them stay at a "pub." They don't take lodgings and secure peace, quiet, and privacy ; the commercial room, and the public dining table are good enough for them. When Sir Harry Atkinson was Premier he let his colleagues understand that it was not Ministerially respectable to be seen knocking about a public-house. But times have changed.*'

The Christchurch Press says : — " We believe the dairy industry is destined to accomplish for the small farmers of New Zealand what the frozen meat trade has done for pastoralists. There is no longer any speculation about the matter. The industry has passed the initial stage, and now only awaits development."

A highway robbery occurred on Saturday night at eight o'clock, at Omata, three miles from New Plymouth. The toll-gate keeper there was stuck up, and £5 in silver taken. The highwayman, who was dressed in an officers scarlet tunic, carried a sword and revolver Going into the toll-gate house, he presented a revolver within 18 inches of the toll-gate keeper's head and demanded money. The keeper had a revolver in his pocket, but he says he was covered so closely that he had no opportunity of using the weapon. The police have no clue. The robbery is considered to be the work of a larrikin. He has stuck up people three times, and has got away on each occasion.

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