FRUIT CONTROL

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 82, 16 October 1928, Page 12

FRUIT CONTROL

POLICY OF PROGRESS Mr. 11. E. Stephens, London representative of the Fruit Control Board, is returning to' New Zealand by the Karamea. Mr. W. T. Goodwin, of the Horticultural Department, who has been in South America investigating markets for New Zealand fruit, and who, also extended his tour to the fruit markets of Eastern and Western Canada; is returniug to Wellington nest week in the Makura. Incidentally, large quantities of fruit, especially apples,- are grown in Eastern Canada and British Columbia; the fruit from New Zealand'has! good prospects in the larger Dominion, for this season Montreal took 10,900. cases of New Zealand apples. , Reports from Nelson, and fruit growing districts in the North Island show that the trees are well into blossom, but it is too early at present to give an estimate of the crop for next season. It is expected, however, to be rather under than over last season's crop. The Control Board has decided upon two important alterations for next season's export trade, which will, it is hoped, effect (1)_ better handling and quicker identification of cases when sorting out, and (2) enlarging the scope of growers' selections of brokers. The brokers are operating in London, Hull, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Bradford, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, and Cardiff. The board has grouped brokers who have been appointed by the board as selling agents in the respective ports. An exporter may select any one of these groups. The board will allocate a shipping mark to be used by exporters for all United Kingdom and Continental shipments next season. Tho effect of this ciiange will be that the fruit will be sold in any centre where the board employs, more than one agent, the grower indicating which agent ho prefers. Shipping and marketing conditions will largely determine the town in which the fruit will be sold. The system will reduce the number of shipping marks to a minimuln;»r „ ls rePorted by the board that the Wellington Harbour Board is affording storage facilities for an additional 40,000 cases.