TOMATO-GROWING

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 276, 4 November 1933, Page 8

TOMATO-GROWING

REGISTRATION OF GARDENS. BILL AGAIN BEFORE HOUSE. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, Nov. 3. Provision for the registration of tomato gardens used for the production of tomatoes for commercial purposes is contained in the Tomato Gardens Registration Bill, which was read tho first time in tho House to-day. The bill also authorises the imposition of a fee for registration to provide moneys for the development of the tomato-growing industry. The bill defines a tomato garden as any land, whether within n glass-house or not, used for the growing of tomato plants and'the production of tomatoes for commercial purposes. Two or more tomato gardens occupied and used by the same occupier shall be deemed to be one tomato garden. Tomato gardens in which there are more, than 250 plants on January 1 in any year are required to be registered annually. All moneys received by way of registration fees are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund, and after deducting the expenses of collection the balance of the fee is to be paid to the Dominion council of Tomato, Soft Fruit and Produce Growers, Ltd., to bo expended by the council for such purposes in furtherance of the interests of tomato-growers of New Zealand as the Minister of Agriculture may approve. The Minister of Agriculture (tho Hon. C. E. Macmillan) said that the bill would bo referred to a. committee so that the representations of those desiring registration might be hoard.