THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14974, 22 May 1914, Page 5

THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.

THIS SEASON'S ESTIMATES. (PRESS association TBLRGRAM.) _ WELLINGTON, May 21. Regarding the fruit industry in New Zealand, the "Evening Post" gathers from authoritative sources that in five years' time from to-day the output of orchards in the Dominion will bo a million and a half cases, and this will be enormously increased each year thereafter. The estimated area to be planted in commercial orchards during the coming season, 1914, m the diherent districts is as follows: —Whangarei 35 acres, North Auckland 350, South Auckland 55, Auckland Suburbs and Poverty Bay 25, Waikato and Bay of Plenty 43, fiawke's Bay 150, Taranaki 20, Manawatu and Wairarapa 60, Hutt 7, Marlborough 500, Nelson 1000, Christchurch aad suburbs 4, North Canterbury and Westland 200, South Canterbury 100, Otago and Southland 300, total 2849 acres. This will bring the estimated total acreage in fruit in New Zealand to 41,646, an increase of 12,759 acres in six years. Of this total increase the Nelson district contributes over one-third. Up to date the export of <ruit from New Zealand is in the neighbourhood of 85.000 cases, and it is estimated the 100,000 mark will be reached before the close of the season.