COUNTY COUNCILS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21085, 9 February 1934, Page 4

COUNTY COUNCILS

SELWYN. Members of the Selwyn County j Council present at the monthly meeting held at Hororata were: Crs. W. Gil - mour (chairman), F. J. Andrew, N. J ; Brown, G. H. Grigg, G. Hight, T. D. Jarman, T. E. Pearson, and W. Stone, The chairman referred to the serious accident recently sustained by one of the members, Cr. R. H. Johnston, who was still 111 the hospital with serious burns. It was decided to send Cr. Johnston a letter of sympathy hoping for his speedy recovery. The engineer's and ranger's reports were considered and it was resolved that some of the council's reserves should be planted, at the discretion of the works committee, during the next planting season. Only suitable reserves were to be planted. The Boy Scouts' Association wrote .soliciting a grant towards their funds. Members slated that the association did much good work for the community, and it was resolved to make a grant of one guinea towards the funds. The six tenders for shingling the Rakaia terrace road with 600 yards of metal were considered, and it was decided to accept that of Messrs Hadfield Bros., who submitted the lowest tender. A report on all ratepayers who had not cleaned their water races was submitted to the council for consideration. It was decided to write to those who had not cleaned the races advising that if they were not cleaned within 14 days of receiving notice, legal proceedings would be taken. Accounts amounting to £402 19s lOd were passed for payment. OXFORD Momin::. ins for the vacancy on the Oxford County Council caused by the death of Mr Edward Skurr closed at noon yesterday, three nominations being received. The nominations were: Thomas Doody, F. J. Gorton, and William DalJey, all farmers in the county. An election will be held on February 13. WAIMAIRI FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION Mr G. 12. Billsou presided at. the monthly meeting of the Waimairi fruit growers, held last evening in the Papanui Memorial Hall. Mr C. Goodwin, Government .orchard inspector, was in attendance. Mr F. W. Cone asked what - the Government graders would do in the case of hail-marked fruit. A great deal of the best fruit was marked. Mr Goodwin said that no marked fruit must be packed for export. • After a discussion arrangements wero made for a conference of exporters to meet Mr Goodwin at MiCone's orchard, Langdon's road, to discuss the position about hail-marked fruit.

An infected branch of a quince tree was produced b'y a member, and Mr Goodwin diagnosed the disease as fireblight The tree evidently had produced a second bloom and the disease had started there. IVTr Goodwin said that quinces were prone to fireblight In the case of pears, the Marie Louise was the worst in Canterbury, while

the Nellis and Colo were'.the least susceptible. Bon Chretiens, which were badly attacked in the North Island, were not so badly affected here. The hybrid KeilTer, a cross between a pear and a quince, was immune. At the first signs of the disease all the affected parts should be cut off and bumed.

Mr Goodwin gave a demonstration' of packing lor export. '