OUR ORCHARDIST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 4

OUR ORCHARDIST.

- o \ ' CONFERENCE CONCLUDED, Tho' Ndw "Zeftland Fruitgrowers' Conference concluded, yesterday,,, , ■ ~v •ij Pl ,;i ■ Mr, 1Y .Townbcml,. president of tho Iruit . Brokers'.;' Association addressed, the ~**»«.. \ > growers'; Conforpiicp jestato. on,. 01 v'ommon tintafets "WW W'Sftiss - ? including 4 carriagef_of;fruit Dy ; and uniformity conclusions: ttyo „. «ncoihad coma to on ; tbose subjecte. .Th«>, fruitgrowers thanked. Mr.: for his attend.. .ance; and agreed to umte jWith tho brokers : in.making representations t6 the Un: Ship' Gompany and the .Minister, for Saijways. .... Kghtband (Brightwator) moved: .That , all> futuro-inspeotors.vbo .ndvomeeo; Jot, ;.#na- ; t •_ pass a suitable examination as to efficiency. ■ He said he was satisiied as; to thu efficiency 'of the present:' staff,':: and: growers .wished to • «ork :■with, them vrith every kindly, feeling,, ■ They wanted, however, to strengthen.- tn« hands'of Mr. Kirk;, so as -to prevent any out- , side influence weakening ' tho, Department. '' Mr. WilkinsDtt 'fCanterbury) seconded this.. , Boucher; (Governnjont Po»ologis.t) ;6»ifl ... that-under the. ;prosent-system applications. . were filed 'until a vacanoy occurred. The qualifications of. applicants ttere then ■ carefully iiimureii into, and h& did not think otitsin®'. influences had any effect. , Examinations might be a good thing, but ho did not . think-they could improve much upon the present arrange* ■ ments. .... ■ . " . Vote? of thanks were accorded to the Minis* ter for Agriculture, and, Messrs. ,T, W. Kirk, \V. A. Boucher, and'A, Hi Cockayno for assist. ,■ anco.to tho conference.' r-. It was resolved to ask the Government to establish an- experiment farm •in ■ the South ' Island. ' ■ ■'