NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

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NOTES AND MEMORANDA.

A dance and social to mark the conclusion of thi-Association football season wall be Ueld in the Jelliooe Hull to-morrow night;

3lr G. Green, organiser and seeretaiy of the New Association, bas addressed a " ,S toAe Canterbury numbers'* Parluunent in which he replies to statementHnade by Messrs J.,Lohgton,>. WOffle,and J. P. Tapley .regarding the inability of nuiwrymen to supply stone fruit, and recommending that, as fire-blight had now got a hold m New ZeaUnd, there was no _need tor tho embargo on importation* Mr Green states? after explaining the position of New Zealand nurserymen in regard to fruit growing, that theflowers wereaaking lor protection, as tho dominion was nob able to stand t)he *ntraduction of more pests. The Association claimed protection from the _ risk attendant upon the importation of trees and plants which could be grown ui the Dominion in any quantity. ■ Lnfortunately, an agitation, was. being aiaintained by those interested in the sale or. imported trees on commission. llie embargo on importation was imposed by the Minister of Agriculture, in the hrst place, without reference to the nurserymen, -who never' asked for*t. In conclusion. t"he letter states thatthe nursery industry employs about 2000 hands, most of them being married men, and everv tree imported would lessen employment in New Zealand.