NEW ZEALAND APPLES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17235, 15 April 1930, Page 11

NEW ZEALAND APPLES

WASTAGE IN SHIPMENT FURTHER RESEARCH SCHEME LONDON. March 4. During the past two or three years the Empire Marketing Board has tinan cod research work in connection with the carriage of apples between New Zealand and the port of discharge. This season the lmard is to take-up further research work to ascertain the wastage from the time ol the arrival of the apples it mil >he\ iclicli the consumer. I’he scheme was reallv stalled last season, but rathei* late to obtain > 1 el i llil <■ results. I’ll ris - varieties will be chosen probably Coxes. Jonathans am! Stunners. Four tvpiea! growers in New /,e:\land will l>e diose.'i ami the experiments will be carried mu on then fruit rigid through. Every shipment, of fruit from these four growers will In- carefully examined on arrival, at Ihe docks, and the slate ol the fruit recorded. Curds will be placed in the boxes, and the retailers will lie asked to return those curds, giving the 'late the box was received, and the parti.-m the cause, and how long i, look io.dis„f the fruit. In this way it is hoped to ascertain the economic viastage that occurs after the fruit arrives iT this 'country. Auckland Herald.