GROWING OF ORANGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18631, 12 February 1924, Page 10

GROWING OF ORANGES.

' iXm. i ■"■rs&iVwßi SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESULT* . m large export mm. g ft* -hlmbapk.— •coßßESpnifidarT.jW; CHRISTCHURCH,. Monda^ : |f y The extension of the orange giosrinjjll industry in South Australia formed the® subject of an interesting conversation yes. * terday with a leading Australian grower, "! Mr. C. E. Kerr, who, with his wife, is un- | dertaking an extensive tour of New Zea-' lanct. . < ]/ '-M Mr. Kerr said that in the Murray River ; | district a wonderful extension had taken 1' place in the growing of Navel oranges and in this progress returned soldiers had taken a pronounced part. Last year 100,000 cases, of these oranges had been shipped to England, yielding the growers a net return of about £50,000. This was apart from the local and outside markets.: Navel oranges could be exported from January to May, both early and late varieties being available. Some of the later oranges' made the extraordinary price last year in England of 28s per case of 96. There had been, and might be still, an import duty of Is per case on oranges coming into New Zealand, but Mr. Kerr thought that , even with this there would be a largely increased consumption of oranges in the Dominion. In Adelaide, ho ■ said, the V growers bad a depot which supplied agents and retail shops, and if retailers did not keep their prices at a fair level, the con. sumers could go to the depot and buy at practically wholesale rates.