Not “Marmalade” Grange
The opinion that the term “marmalade orange” was misleading and harmful to the citrus industry and that some endeavour should be made to re-educate the public to call it ‘marmalade grapefruit” was given at the New Zealand Citrus Council’s annual conference in Kerikeri by Mr N. M. P. Gibson (Bay of Plenty). After voicing his view, Mr Gibson formally gave notice of the old term -"and substituting the new. . N.Z.-Made Gliders “It is unfortunate that gliding has so badly set back in New Zealand,”' said Professor L. R. Richardson, of Victoria University College, Wellington. “The country is ideally suited for gliding—you couldn’t-wish- for better.” As a result of negotiations by an Auckland firm with a company in California it is hoped to. biuld three types of glider aircraft irv New Zealand. Both single and twoseater models have been designed for manufacture by the firm at Mangere. The prohibitive cost of imported machines which would answer the Air Department’s specifications has held up the sport for some time. The pre-war practice of clubs building their own machines has now proved uneconomical.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 65, 11 August 1947, Page 5
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183Not “Marmalade” Grange Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 65, 11 August 1947, Page 5
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