FRUIT MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 3

FRUIT MATTERS.

•-' VALUABLE EXHIBITS BURIED. .> At : a meeting of tJio committee of the Neleon Horticultural Society (sjiys a Press .-'Association : telegram)', • the'-secretary reported having asked Mr. ICirk, • Government Biologist,, for/a loan of the department's fruit models for display at the coming; show. ,A reply: was reccjved that-Mr. Kirk was .unable to. comply .with tho request,' sis the 'department's museum had. been "relinquished, and the models stored' in Bonio "inaccessible place. On-Mr. Graham, M.P., communicating with the Minister," a reply was received, stating that boxes of models had been temporarily - packed away -until accommodation' had been. secured for aii Agricultural Museum,, kenco the department,regretted it could.not get at' .them to lend thorni Mr. M'Nab added: "No one regrets this more than myself!" Much disappointment is expressed at the deprivation of the corning show of an exhibit of such educational ' value, and the; temporary loss to orchardists of models.. costing much money • and timo in their collection.' .The committee carricd a resolution regretting that so'valuable and instructive a collection was not available for public, instruction. In connection with this matter, it n|ay be stated that the hope is .that some day there vvill bo a good an imposing new " Agricultural Building "—where" theso and otlier valuables may be displayed. But fulfilment of this dream.is .very long deforred. . Tho Auckland fruit crop this' season (says a Press Association message), has 'cclipsqd •- all:/records'. ; Tho ' oiily that failed to reach the standard ' was ' apples: This was ...to"' many early varieties being discarded owing to codlin, moth.. . .The production "of , grapes was' remarkable, but was i equalled" by. the demand! r ■' ' " ' ■ '