IMPORTED FRUIT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19979, 14 July 1930, Page 10

IMPORTED FRUIT.

REQUEST FOR PROHIBITIVB||I A prohibitive tariff on 06 F$9HI fruits which are imported into '.'iiPlli Zealand is desired by members '«gj|HH Canterbury Fruitgrowers' AssoctiS||gJ "That in view of the fruit and vegetables from AvrttwSH dried fruits and pulp from -£&)■■ Africa, a prohibitive tariff be' on the following goods:— canned fruit, grapes, fruit palp, jjgjg apricots, cucumbers, marrows, n *S!JHEjI and onions,, all„ of which can cessfuliy produced in the P was a motion passed at the m ?*fsfi9 meeting of the Association held ?»■ Saturday evening. The E. Freeman, was in the chair. " g JBiH Mr 6. E. Billson said that fttwHß or total prohibition be P*&|9§fl certain Australian fruits in ™&l£mPfl Australia's ban on New Another member said that aomwHW more than a dumpmg oWy ws»g|M quired so that New could have a fair chance in minion market. '"'WSBKM It was decided to forward J|||mu of the. resolution to the MroisamMMa The matter < was discussed* ,«sJiHHI suit of a notice in the Gazette concerning P r / J l >oß £Sji|fflHl agreements., The notice aMtyjjaMWß those interested should Minister for Customs inforjrnnia%MHn|| chances required in the *qjfe! l SJißll on the importation or expottawjpHlli • < Mr B. T. Goodwin, orchard £or Canterbury, gave .& thOg/j'-JHI ture to the meetine on thecateroillar, its habits imd breeding; and -the means of the pest with spray. . * E^SHI Mr \V. * Jamieson,. a cal engineer, explained two ■ used for detecting frost by-w«M|Bjffl| [ apparatus. One device xued; ***4S§§|| rang a warning bell as **? Km temperature fell to freegmg That method, however, was <?T<!g|9H there was glass in the.. making it fragile, and. was a battery discharging w-WJBM time the instrument was "MsgHill Anotlier device enjoyed many tages as it was nnbreakable, owffla|||| set to give the alarm. at any l temperature, and the batter? in use unless the warning actually ringing. ■': -4111111