INFECTED FRUIT.
THE QUEENSLAND FLY.
WELLINGTON, December 5.
A shipment of apricots from Parramatta, Ryde,'and other places near Sydney, which arrived by yesterday's steamer, proved to be affected by the Queensland fly- The great majority of _ the fruit was free from the parasite, but on account of contiguity 300 cases were destroyed, and only 50 got through. These were sold this morning at satisfactory prices, but the loss on the condemned fruit will total about £250. The plums by the same boat were free from parasite, but the shipment was small. It realised jrood prices at this morning's auction sale.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 10
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100INFECTED FRUIT. Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 10
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