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Otago Witness, Issue 3280, 24 January 1917, Page 26

Hugo consignments of fruit arc being sent forward to the market daily from the Clyde and Alexandra railway stations (says the Dunstan Times). The start's at both stations have a very busy time in the mornings oui:;;j to the largo number of consignment notes, which is the result of the successful attempt of many growers to establish a private 1 order business. Considering the largo amount of fruit going on to the market prices are keeping up wonderfully well. In the Norfolk Island notes of the " Southern Cross Loe." tho publication issued by the Molanosian Mission, reference is made to the fart that lemons, of vch : oh there are enormous quantities on the island, are now being turned to commercial account. The iuice 1= evporto'l in c-> = Irs for lemon squash, and the rind is turned into candied nri ! nu tho island. Over a quarter of a million lemons were gathered off tho mission lands alono.