FRUIT EXPORT TRADE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19125, 17 September 1925, Page 14

FRUIT EXPORT TRADE.

COMING SEASON'S OUTLOOK. HOME MARKET PROSPECTS. In an address before a recent meeting of Nelson fruitgrowers Colonel Gray, 'dealing with fruit export matters, stated that tie Government was giving a guarantee on pears np to SEdO cases. As, in audition to Nelson, Hawke'a Bay now wished to try the Home market, a i: ' guarantee on 10,000 cases had been asked for. The speaker said he was confident that with the methods now adopted for storing fruit on ships, pears oould be .carried to the Home market successfully, The present arrangements for loading fruit were: Two boats from Wellington, one on abont February 7 and the other* abont February 24 for early varieties. This will probably bo followed by three boats loading approximately 60,000 cases in """"'ln 'regard to prS-iffOlifig at WeHington, arrangements have bean made to take over the annexe to the store, which comprises five chambers of 10 tOOO- - space each. Dealing with the question of "wrapping Colonel Gray '■ said it was hoped that growers would wrap all their fancy grade next season in the printed paper. .He thought legislation would shortly be brought into force at Iloiqo that all goods must bear the, name of the country. of origin. If thd'ferh loaf was "adopted as the emblem by which New Zealand is best known, obliteration would be obviated. All 'labels would be ready by, November. Next season, • nominally speaking, all fruit must be pre-cooled at a temperature of 4$ per cent., the object being to give all ships fruit at the same; temperature. Colonel Gray said ; many towns in Britain never see New Zealand fruit, and it wsls the desire of the Export Board to make fruit available on these markets. To do this it was desirable -.that each grower set aside a certain quantity" of is export fruit to be distributed at the board's disci'ction.' Tho fruit would be grouped in small or large quantities to suit the markets. There would be no form oi pooL The receiver would Vbe responsible to the grower in the ' same manner as the London brokers aro at present. Under the wider distribution scheme the Fruitgrowers' Federation would carry out the work on this side under instructions from the Central Board. He maintained that frnit agencies in the Dominion should be held by the federation and the revenue derived from same jshonld be devoted to export expenses. Regarding cases for the coming season,; Colonel) Gray stated that 260,000 imported cases wore due in Nelson about October, The question of local control wa3 discussed and it was apparent that the meeting was unanimous against the province taking another ballot until the bill had been ameuded bringing in compulsory control.