ETTRICK NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21244, 27 January 1931, Page 7

ETTRICK NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) * ETTRICK, January 26. A joint meeting of the Roxburgh and Ettrick Fruitgrowers’ Association was held in the Ettrick Hall recently to give the fruitgrowers an opportunity of meeting the general manager of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation (Mr H. E. Napier), who has recently returned from a trip through Britain and America. Mr Napier gave an exceedingly interesting and instructive address, in the course of which he dealt with marketing conditions for fruit in Britain and on the Continent, and also dealt with fruitgrowing conditions in America. At the close of the meeting Mr Napier was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. SUCCESSFUL CONCERT.

On Friday a remarkably successful concert and dance was held in the Ettrick Hall in aid of the funds of the local Gymnastic Club. The items _ and part of the dance music were supplied by the 25 girls who are at present picking raspberries on Mr J. F. Tamblyn’s orchard at Island Block. For amateur talent, the quality and variety of the items was excellent, as was proved by the enthusiastic applause and repeated demands for encores from the 120 people who formed the audience. The programme included choruses by the full “ Sunshine Company/ a song and dance by Miss T. Pennell, recitations by Miss Townsend. Maori and Hawaiian music by the seven Maori girls of the company, and excellent solos, duets, and trios rendered by the Misses Goodwillie, of Colac Bay, Southland. During the supper interval Mr C. P. Hainsworth moved a vote of thanks (on behalf of the Ettrick Club) to Mr Tamblyn and his “ Sunshine Company for the excellent services which they had voluntarily rendered. This was earned by acclamation. Mr L. C. Tonkin supplied wireless dance music for the second part of the evening. The dance was in every way the most successful function of_ its kind held in the district for some time. GENERAL. The Ettrick district generally is looking well this season. The summer so far has been very broken, with a considerable amount of rain. The wet summer has, however, had a good effect on the apple orchards, which are looking well, and are carrying a medium crop of what promises to be unusually high quality fruit. The prospects for the fruit export market appear to be brighter tins season, thanks to light crops in Australia and Tasmania, and with' the high quality of fruit expected it is hoped that reasonably good prices will be obtained.