ARATAKI EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 29, 17 January 1912, Page 5

ARATAKI EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

i VI-cITED BY MUNICIPAL | PARTY. I At the invitntic-n cf the aeting- ' manager (Mr. Tom Vest), the Mayor j and Mayoress of Hastings (Mr. and i Mrs. .James Garnett), Cm Holder- • ness. Hart, Grorgc, the Town Clerk j(Mr. Cock), the assistant Town Clerk i (Mr. J. Collingc), ?vlw. P. George. I Miss E. George, Mr. and .Mr.--. A. I Carncrcss, and representatives cf | the Press, visited the Arntnki Go- | vernment Experimental Station ye: - I terday afternoon. On arriving at i the farm, the party were welcomed (by Mr. West, who took, the opper it unity of introducing Mr. Campbell, jibe rucecssvr to Mi-. F. E. Nottago, !as Instructor of Orchards. The I guests were hospitably entertained at afternoon tea lav Mr. West and bis,staff, and Mi-. West subsequently conducid the party over the vineries and orchards, comprising ever 60 acres, and explained on route .the process cf grafting and methods cf culture in a very mteresting maninc r. Before leaving the farm, flic ) Mayor .on behalf of the party, thank ied Air. Wesf for bis courtesy and the enjoyable afternoon for which ho was responsible, and congratulated him ( and his staff on the up-k.?rp cf the (grounds under Dis supervision, where there were absolutely free from anything in tb.e shine cf weeds. After submitting tc the inevitable camera I fiend, t-ic party returned heme. The journey was made in one of Mesi-rs. Graham and Gobbles drags.