CODLIN MOTH AND SCALE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 2

CODLIN MOTH AND SCALE.

. T u r .Chnstchurch correspondent, .writes in repljvto a coiiiplaint"-that.adequate'steps wer ®' nofc being taken to stamp! ' out tag / codlin moth m Canterbury, the Minister for Agriculturo has written stating:'that he ia . not ' lu . a general ■ complaint,': : . should his attention be called to" any' par- . ticular case, further inquiries would be made regarding it. Members of the Fruitgrowers' Association discussed the matter on Satur- • V clay, and decided that it was not their duty ■' to name persons who. were not'spraying."their orchards. One member • said that: the Govi' ' , ernment Nomologist a, month before had Stated that he intended to bring about 1 thirty charges for breaches of the Orchard - and •" Garden, Pests;, Act, but they had not. been • laid.- ' . . ■■ - The Canterbury _ Fruitgrowers' Association <• . v K r °t-e ,to the. Minister ' for';''Agriculture-' roi - cently pointing' put' thit tbe/;hedg'es " ing- tho ' l!n^^' v^eice''; S'infeßt«i-. -wjtfc ' ■ scale, and that, in their opiiiioh, step's should' i be taken to exterminate tliis"blight. .They havo received a- reply to the effect' that the • Minister could 'not see 'his way-to call''on' owners of hedges throughout the' country -to spray as suggested, but it' would bo "well for pwners of hedges surrounding: orchard? .to be required to spray the same,' in ; order" to en- ' ' sure cleanliness of tho hedges, and, in addition i 'tb;.thati r 'ahy: irifested-.hedges. in'.itho im- • mediate, vicinity"of should be « brought under the" notice: of othe; officers oftho Department;-' ' He thought', thiss'would be" 'fj?. s i a pwry: : ' to owners "of':orchardsj.vand at> tie. same time prov<>' ; a; solution: ofathe '.diffiP?"?- ■ Satisfaction /was expressed: at:-a;meotii*. '.ng ,'on . Saturday -at the rep]y. i ' , n Vopimt)tti-' . ; was .expressed' that " shouldba~ doßned as.f'fiv6 Chains." ■■■■-■ ■ .-7 , •-