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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13653, 19 February 1913, Page 8

Nelson's Apple Industry. "BRONTE EStAfE^" 08™"I^. BRONTE ESTATE is aoknowledged by Experts'to be the best apple laud in me. Nelson jJistrict. ' x Many Sections have been sold, and a considerable amount of planting has already been done on the property. The e»sy terms offered make it an easy thing for any person to become a purchaser Mr/WiUiama~late Government Orchard Instructor---has been engaged on a five years''term to nianaga and supervise Bronte Lands , Bronte comprises long gentle slopes facing the north-east, and the property is in every way suitable for successful apple culture. Splendid reports on tr,e property for apple growing have been furished by M.» Kirk; (Government Director of Orchards; Mr. Frank Walker, the Tasmanian Fruit Expert Mr. Thomas Horton, of Hawkes Bay, and others, and all are unanimous us their high praise. ' ■ The Delegates of the I Conference of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers'Association^ lately held at Motuekst, visited the estate, and were loud in their expressions of admiration. Secure Sections at Bronte while the prices are still low, Bronte gets the maximum amount of sunshine, has excellent drainage and experiences no late frosts. The Property iB reached by good coach road. Tie fine harbour, known as th* Western Entrance, is accessible tc most vessels at almost any state of the tide, so ti.at Fruit can be placed on board ship with a minimum of haulage and delay. The Terms offered are as follows:— 10 PER GENT CiSH; BALANCE AT FIVE YEARS AT 5 PER GENT. WITH RIGHT TO PAY OFF AT ANY TIME, For Flans, Prices, and further particular, apply to— W. EOITT & SO3STS, or to ) N - Q E. B.aot &.d. JACKSON,) nßhsox. " ■••' ■;.....■ ■ \ ■ ■ ■ '■■ ■ ■'■-■■ V ____. . . ' ' ' ■ i ij PAR'EXCELLENCE, j !' ARE TO BE FOUND AT < i ' < % l ; MOUTERE. I , '. Orchard Sections at Ruby Bay are being rapidly taken up, and | I those who are contemplating purchasing APPLE LAND should not i i | decide beforo inspecting the RUBY BAY ESTATE and investigate.1 1 ing the EXCEPTIONAL ADVANTAGES there offered. . . | I The FIRST ESSENTIAL is SUITABILITY OF TiLE LAND' ! | for BRUIT CULTURE. The expert opinions given bek>w speak1 (, for themselves, and the opinions will be substantiated by a visit, ( < to the locality, for there . may be seen the bearing orchfilds, iisa . (' young orchards, and the strawberry plots, ocular demonfi&E&tKsas ' , that require no comment. . , ' i '-.I', Nesii cornea ACCESSIBILITY and CONVENIENCE. The!; (' Ruby Bay boundary is within 70 chains of the Western Entrance' 1 Wiarf, and no section * would be more than three miles from that 1 i port, which steamers of the Anchor Line easily work if required. , i 1 Then the Commercial Orchardist is as keenly alive,ten ' | PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS as anyone, and in this respect | •] i RUBY BAY OFFERS UNRIVALLED ATTRACTIONS. * The area i gently rises from a long sea frontage, with magnificent beach and i patches of native bush which make it a seaside playground spacious * enough for thousands. Glorious views of both Eastern and West- > , i crn shores: of Tasman Bay are obtained; the property lies well to , | ' the Sun and is sheltered from southerly, winds. . For a home i I RUBY BAY is SUNNY, SHELTERED AND PICTURESQUE. ', | READ EXPERT OPINIONS. | 1 Mr; Frank Walker, the noted Tasmanian orckardist and; ' nurseryman, said that the Apples he saw at Ruby Bay were-'-.i i ' «»quai to the be.st Tasmanian grown for export. ' ] , i | Mr. Thos. Horton, New Zealand's leading orchard narserymau- ] i I i visiting.'Ruby. Bay on the 10th November, 1912, said that Ruby > ( i Bay young Apple Orchards were "absolutely the best" that fes-i £ . i' had seen in the district. • ' >, ', Mr. E. J. Vollmer, who trnvdlied extensively in N«w SouLu k. 1; Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania in the course of a ► ; l special study of fruit culture, expressed surprise at the growth of j' i ' xhe young trees on the Estate, and has purchased sections with <" : i t the intention of residing. <. ■'] I'"' STRAWBERRIES Growa.on the Estate are now being regu- J>. • , ► larly exported to Wellington. ( '' RUBY BAY LAND < I 1. . . la,|s(tl|asjgood as," bat'ls ' 0 !| ABSOLUTELY THE BEST. ; i for Export Apple Culture. It is being offered in lot* *o !? x2st- r""" ' i ' chasers: - i '* 11 SEASIDE FRONTAGES from £50 per acre u^war«&s, '~ i | FRUIT FARMS from £15 per acre upwards. i; ,( Inspection invited. Arrangements made, to view the pNJjKX^. ( » i' Absentee owners oan make satisfactory arrangements fos* i X 1 | planting and supervision. (~ i 1 For further particulars apply— i 1 \ W. STAFFORD, Ruby Bay, <| J1 .iV.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO!, LTD., AND / ■ .<! ■ .REDUCED (all branches), /' . ■•■■'■■■-<€■■■■.■.■■ P. AND Nelson. ' ' ' >' ■|i: .A. GOULD, Nelson.^ ■• '■ ■ -~... | \

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