FRUIT DISTRIBUTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 6 May 1914, Page 8

FRUIT DISTRIBUTION

"Penang.'' writing in the "Australasian"'on The subject"of a Victorian fruit distributing company, says In formulating the plan for carrying cut operations, a system in many respects similar to the methods cf organisation followed by successful American associations has been adopted, 'ihe arrangements provide for some central building nn Melbourne for. the disposal of the°Droduce. and for the formation cf district councils to undertake the supervision of the proper grading and packing of the fruit. There must be a first-class fruitgrower at the head ci every-one of these councils. In addition." the .officers from each district will be required to check the consignments forwarded to the central warehouse, so as to keep a proper account of the number of cases forwarded by each member, together with a record of the grades included in each consignment. An important part of the work conducted - by these councils will be that of collecting information concerning crop prospects, and later, in the season, as.the fruit commences to,ripen,, to."advise the cen-tral"-'body frequently as to the number of consignments of each variety of -finit that is likelv'to'be sent for disposal. In this way it is expected that the selling house will be .able to make early arrangements for the disposal of the fruit, and- «o avoid any likelihood cf glutted markets occurring as a result of heavv" nnexpertfd deliveries. There are two- "inalteis in the rules endorsed recently that no orchardist. should overlook." A condition on which shares are allotted is that ten cases of fruit mu. t be forwarded to the association for each share held. This is perhaps liable to be misconstrued. It is theyintention ot the association to undertake the shipment of fruit to oversea markets. ConFequentlv so long as the percentage' of fruit* sent through the association reaches the stated quantity, it is opti-ii-a.l for the "ro«'»r" *o s-y whether it shall be sold 'locally or be exported. The other matter is that of an amendment, to the clause tint provides that in the rase of nonhealing orchard* the rule shall "ot apply- It was originally intended that growers unable to send the required nnar.titv from their own orchards should b- obliged to purchase the. difference and forward it on to the association.