GRAPEFRUIT CROPS
PRODUCTIVE TREES Giving evidence before the Land Sales Cccirt in Hamilton on Thursday, a Tauranga witness said an orchard of 97 trees produced 1500 cases of grapefruit, which were sold at £2 a case. This occurred two years ago, when the American forces in New Zealand created a special demand for citrus fruits. Witness added that in addition to grapefruit, there were other fruit trees on the property. The relative advantages of Otumoetai, Bethlehem, Te Puna, and Gate Pa, all within seven miles of Tauranga. were referred to at the sitting- One witness, with wide experience, said Otumoetai was most favoured by new arrivals, aYid land there cdmmande’d high prices, because many peapie were well-to-do and did not have to earn a living, being content to grow some commercial fruits and have the best harbour vi-ews. Te Fr.ma and Gate Pa, however, gfcew just as heavy fruit and vee’etoble crops as Otumoetai, the price of land there was considerably lower.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 72, Issue 6240, 10 June 1946, Page 5
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162GRAPEFRUIT CROPS Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 72, Issue 6240, 10 June 1946, Page 5
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