FRUIT,AND HONEY.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1924, Page 7

FRUIT,AND HONEY.

EXPORT CONTROL APPROVED.

LOCAL CONTROL DEFEATED.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The. official count of the proposals to bring the export control clauses of the Fruit Control Act and the Honey Export Control Act into force has been completed, and in both instances a large majority of producers have decided in favour. The proposal to impose, control over fruit intended - for local consumption has. however, been substantially defeated in 'each of the provincial districts, except. Nelson and Marlborough. . Voting on the fruit export control issue resulted; in 191 for and 40 against. Following are the details of the votes cast in the provincial districts on the proposal" that fruit intended for local consumption should be subject to control:

The honey' producers, by a majority of 253 votes to 9, voted in support of the principle of controlling the export of honey. Nelson and Marlborough having approved of the control of fruit intended for local consumption, a proclamation will be issued declaring the date on which this part of the Fruit Control Act will he in operation with rc.'pect to fruit produced in each of those provincial districts.

Auckland For Against 92 497 Taranaki 4 Hawke’a Bay 54 92 V\ ellington 15 ...... 17 87 Marlborough 13 Nelspn 279 147 t’auterbury ....... 21 214 Otago ...... 32 123 < — ■ . 511 1087 — ■