CITRUS FRUIT
PROTECTION OF ORCHARDS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 4. The need for protecting the citrus fruit industry in New Zealand was stressed when the Orchard and Gardens Diseases Bill was put through ail its stages in the Legislative Council and passed to-day. The Loader of the Council (Hon. D. Wilson) outlined the provisions of the measure which wa6 generally supported. Hon/ B. C. Robbins said lemons, 1 grapefruit and oranges grown in New Zealand were equal to anything that could be imported and should be given all possible protection from imported diseases. While householders wanted lemons and could not buy them because they were too dear, lemons were rotting on trees in private gardens because they could not be sold. A monopoly should not be given to a group of growers who were not in a position to supply the market at a reasnablo price.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 265, 7 October 1940, Page 5
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147CITRUS FRUIT Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 265, 7 October 1940, Page 5
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