AVERSE TO PRISONERS' COMPETITION,

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 8

AVERSE TO PRISONERS' COMPETITION,

-NELSON'.I'RUITGKOWEES' SUG- ; ' •■■ y.<^::;r.{::, ■■:.;■ '■ ;;;;PESTipN.:.;::'- ' : -:\C : ' f*.'.: : .' ; .'"■-. •'.'.■•'■■ : .'■■■';■•■.■"■ '•"■■■■ .■:''. '" '-. ''' '"'■'■'■:'■'■:.' I'.',-. ..At the- annual meeting of the Nelson ':V"--. : District Association, •■. a ';':i;-matter dealt with was -the , '- proposed ■:■'• planting of fruit. trees. by: prison -labour.' J-- '■■•: : Mr. jLightband ;(the .Nelson "Jlail" , . re- '.'■'.'■: T ports) ; said- ;that. the . Government ..could ;. ,;■ with:' advantage: utilise prison - labour in '■■'■:'■ planting trees to. make fruit cases.'. ■. They ;;•,■:.,-. would"; all. bo needed .soon. ...Mr.'Lights^..' band moved, and Mr. Guy seconded, that I'.'i■■■■■':' the meeting disapproves:,strongly of, tho s';'; / planting -of fruit trees by prison labour, &'■. '■•;■: . and suggests; that it be utilised' in the i'::.. : planting of/.trees suitable for making ;'::<;:'': -fruit'" cases. ..'.!■'-' ■■'..;'■ ■ '.' .'' ■' '•, .

■:■■■■■ : -' '■■■:-'■■ ' ■ v:. ■:■ •.••"■■ ; ' !'■'•. , The-Minister for Agriculture was':,re- [•■-,■ cently asked.,by Mr. Okoy,. H.P.^ whether (■■ : , "... he would give/such' instructions' as. will I''■:<■' Allow: the inspectors of orchards.to spray i : -. ; ; the. fruit trees.of any persons requiring r. .'■;?,- jt to be done, charging them with costs (■.'■',:' v. •: of same This matter has been in. hand [/.- ; ,:for'some time, says the Minister in reply, \--j- . '■ jtnd if it-is -found -practicable, 'it will i. -. ;■-'■. ke given effect, to; -For the information \, ■;'•-'.■■'■■■•£ : --'those ■ the .Minister adds, ;' -" ; -; V: .--/.Shie' Department: gives-ifroquent' demon-: K ; :.t: : : of spraying, and the processes. ;.".■".:lire now neither costly, complex, nor j: ; ', : '.•'.'•'laborious.-V.•■'•'.".. \ ; '"■■ . ■■■■' "'