DISTRICT NEWS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 2 November 1917, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

MOfUEKA.

- BRITISH SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' BABY FUND. .

Mrs Thorp acknowledges - the following donations' and subscriptions tb the British Soldiers' . and ; Sailors' Baby Fund :—-Mrs Baxter 7s, -Mre F. H. Talbot 10s, Mrs W. Talbot ss, Mrs : Deck ss, Mrs Wallace 2s 6d, L. ss, Mrs Henderson £1 2s 6d> Mrs Livesqy 2s, 6d, Mrs York 2s 6d, Mrs Hudson Ss, Mr Hudson ss; total £3 13s. V-: The following have contributed now and ' second-hand- garments, Mesdamea G. Smith, B. G. McNabb,' Hudson,,,lt Boyes, Wxatten. Garments have bqen made by the following from material supplied by the fund :: — Boundy, Hudson, Durrant, Caigon, Jordan, G. Smith,. Wells,"Misses J. Nicholson, O. ; JjoC*£ G. Jordan, Desaunais, Jordan, Ee'thw* Riwakaf School children (S about 5Q garments from Stanley Brpol? and Tapawera, Hanron, mdw by the following ladies: Mesdames Patterson, Jordan, Dnimmond, St?qr,.Macmahon, Polglase, Thorne, Misses-■ LMacmahon, Hudson, Steer, Ticker.

MAMAJSA.

FRUITGROWERS' ASgQCIATI<SN.: Tno monthly meeting of the M%Hana Fruitgrowers' was, Bel? on Wednesday evening, having a jf'ecord attendance including visitors form Mahua. ' ' : iMr T. C. <5. Scott, of Stoke, and Mr Wm. G. Hyde, Government Orchard Instructor, were both present. '' Mr Scott had come out by special request to give his very valuable paper on spraying* as . read _ to the Stoke Fruitgrowers'' Association. Mr Scott's charts illustrated the various diseases and. pests met with in his own orchard at Stoke and a list of spray's he had experimented with. . His own experiments and scheme* of spraying had. given wonderful results. - , ; . 'Further experiments j were being carried out this year under Jytr Hyde's .instruction 'with various . ne\y sprftyipg compounds. . , . • _ He was very emphatic as to the importance of the delayed dormant spray with either Bordeaux or limesulphur, supported by; the evidence of fruitgrowers that he had communicatpa with-in both hemispheres. He hopgit to prove that it is • possible to keep ,in absolute check the various pests jnei with by efficient- spraying with a gpofl plant and "a good brand of spray, mix terials. Mr Scott invited questions from the growers and a good disousbion , follo\y«d. • ■ - v A hearty vote of thanks to Mr Scott for his very valuable paper was carried by acclamation. iMr .Blanche desires to apologise to iMr Ccott for the absence of the president of the iMahana , Assopiation- who was unable to attend. ' i • Ci-