FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16437, 3 February 1919, Page 8

FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association was held on Saturday evening, M> H. Wyatl presiding over a good attendance of members. It was decidod to send a remit to the directors of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation concerning frost inauranoo. It was also decided to enquire if it were possible to purchase cherry netting' f Ihroueh the Xew Zealand Federation. Over ioHSle of netting would nsedci Xo apple shoW'js to be iheld thaS season, ard the meeting decided to support tbe Fedoration "in its decision not to hold a conference this year, aa there is no important business to discuss. would mean a saving of £300- Tb® Provincial Conference will be held a® _ A motion requesting the Government to rctxiu the serrfoes of Mr W. J. Courtier m «ct instructor waa poinded "Messrs H. Bradley, E E. Maraden and W J Poarson were elected members of ;he Association. ... . After a letter protesting against the compulsory use of a case other than the present L»wao read, HV F. Sieson stated that no regulation wcmJd be made compelling Uie use of\ny eoecisJ case wrthiii the Dominion. The regulation case would only be compulsory in tbe caeo of fruit to he exported.