CORRESPONDENCE.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 42, 1 October 1892, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

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I f, TO THE EDITOR.

■Sir, —I am surprised at your want 'of sympathy with the proposed Godlin, JMoth Aot. v.lhere is only one mistake •intthe-fS^heduleiAito which you refer. '•The Government! iMycologist does not -aeemto belaware-that the "black spot" <and the ','. black jrot"; in the grape are considered to be identical by most *mod^rn' and known -as iJ^fpadiu<'BidweiHi;; but that is quite ©xcutiable, seeing how short a time he *haß, assumed shape; of *a! scientific indiani 1 'ifl'h'e Act is in fact a \ Whangarei fSch«mß, 0:; by ■iwhich; it -is intended to Bliiit out all?others Counties from-;the; md( fruit market; and in con- f function with it is another-scheme, to -have ,a, heavy :tax placed on oranges,: •because is owe »?«» who grows 'that,-fruit in : Whahgarei, and whose ■•■whole ;cropt .might^^ possibly supply -Auckland :^vr- tine iday-: '-drapes, and' jgrape.'%inß^-^wihich 'we 'might enjoy ifrpni 'l&tistra'Ha— ai?e iheavily taxedj ;and Ihe'corißeg[uon6e is that Auckland jpeqpre'hiiVe tc^pay from ils'6dto 2s 6d iper Ib. ior the former (sold in Aus«tr&lia ir for.;];d;,or"-2d;), and to be con^ i tented bad 'beer and worse dear irates. And now, <with .^he 'Opdlin Mofib. Act, and the -oraiigejtHX, oranges, and even apples, willi %Q, itQo : dear for rnoeit ;peaple to eat. IBut^tho .Whangarirjpeop]e: liavb made j •bn^*]Si.g: ; mietak'e,''-wh'ich.is in supposing themselves 'free fiorn the codlin moth, \^icti s'"a'B.'a8 r''7'-iaireadj '•■ Visited their

orchards in plenty. You must^reallyiget intoJJbe way of giving things:their proper names: there is going, let me tell you, to be an "Editors' Act" and an ■" Editor Inspector " next. The proper name of the bed-bug is AcantMalectularia. The twtf other creepers are Pediculus cagilis and Pediculus nestimenti, and the Act you" refer to:;•will be^ out eoqnpwhen everyone; mustfleayeltheiir doors:open all 1 ito tedini^ -the Inspectors (Bed-bug Inspectors) to enter and examine the beds and the people in them 1, and, wherever he deems it necessary he is to have discretionary power to make you bum down the' house, without being allowed to re-! move any = of yQ^rfurniture. Th^ ofiijr point u'nderyiscussidni 4s whethfi&rithe in&QQt:.Bhfinrwß : -4ryuimUß...fa x to be, icu c]uded:in*the Bchedule^..The,inspectiqnfor this insect might probably be objected to, but no doubt it will appear in the list eventually, and, if any of your scientific readers will favour the others with its English name, they will!be able to guess (perhaps) howl far bur Liberal <tj-overnment intend >to interfere with private rights.—Tours, :&p4 Nemo.