THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 29, 4 February 1908, Page 2

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

[Br Telegraph.— Speoial to The Post.] 1 ' DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr .Kirk, of the Agricultural Department, bays the Orchard and Garden Pests Act is to be more rigorously carried out. As a, matter of fact, prosecutions vero now pending in some of the districts in the- Dominion for the alleged distribution of diseased fruit. The growing industry was going ahead, and very good profits were being made in most 'districts with cultivation and the area was steadily incicasinij. Last year thcro was an increase of over 750 acres, as oompared' ■n ith the average increase of about 300 acres lor several years pieviously, whilst the area devoted to vineyards showed an increase of 100 acres, principally in the North Island. OTAKI, 3rd February. At the monthly meeting of the Road Boatd permission was given some natives to fence off River Bank-road, to prevent stock from wandering on to tho highway. It was reported that good progress was being made with the. Rahui-road.

Loiterers on the city side walks would do well to lemember that ;i policeman's injunction Ut move on should be obeyed A young man who refused to do so,*and Mas lcluciant to give his name to the police officer. Mas yesteulay, •at the, Ma initiate's Court, fined twenU shillings and cost.* for breach of the bylaw in mch , case jiwd.fi and. provided