NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21416, 7 March 1935, Page 20

NELSON NEWS

EXPORT OF FRUrr FOUR DIRECT SHIPMENT DURING MONTH - (3PBCIIX, TO THE fEESS.I ' NELSON, March is ' To date, 49,879 cases of fruit for e* port have been forwarded from th" ■ Nelson district, the Mapua inspect shed handling nearly half of that toteFruit is now coming to hand freely from the orchards after start in the earlier part of the Details of the shipments are* 23,944 cases: Motueka 15,384 cases Nelson 10,551 cases. S ' The shipping allotments now to show that there will be four dS shipments for the export of fruit Nelson this month. The Port Aup? land will arrive next Sunday to S 25,000 cases for. London. The K. mara is scheduled to arrive on Marl" 19 to load 31,000 cases for London will be followed on March 22 bv th» Fordsdale, which wiil carry 49 000 caSt to ports on the west coast of England The Turakina is due on Marr-h -in to load 25,000 cases for New York am! 32.000 cases for the Hook of Holland. The approximate dates for the ar rival of those ships at their destina" tions are:—The Port Auckland May 5* the Kumara. May 19; the Fordsdale May 11; the Turakina. May 15 at New York, and June 3 at the Hook of Hoi land. Tidal Flood Nelson experienced a very high tide of 15 feet rise to-day. Tidal waters flooded a section of the railway yank and forced a way through premises in lower Vanguard street, to flood right across the footpath. On the tide the steamer Ngaio, which has been an. chored on a mudflat for several years, moved out of the channel to a position some distance nearer th# shore. Rugby Union Report The annual report to be presented to a meeting of delegates of the Nelson Rugby Union on March 25 shows a loss of £9O 15s 9d on the last vear'r working. The insurance fund is £29 in credit The union lost £9B on the southern tour, and in addition the wet day resulted in only £l6 being taken, against the usual profit of £IOO for the annual home-and-home match against Marlborough. However, the season is regarded as most successful from the playing point of view, as it is anticipated that the' standard of football would improve as a result of the tour Mr D. D. Merritt, secretary, announced his retirement to a meeting of the union executive, which placed on record a motion of appreciation of his services as secretary and previously as treasurer. Work on Fire Station Concrete work on the new fire station in Halifax street is now practically completed. The interior plastering work has been begun, and work is now proceeding on subdividing the superintendent's quarters and the firemen's cubicles, it is definite that the layout of the interior of the building will be completed within the next 10 days. Highway Sealing Work on permanently sealing sections of the main highway between Richmond (Three Brothers' corner) to Appleby bridge, and Motueka to Riwaka, will be begun within the next few days. Personal Major-General S. R. Davidson and Mrs Davidson will arrive in Nelson from the West Coast this evening. A. Bradley, C. Webby, and N. Miller will leave Nelson to-morrow to compete in the motor-cycle race meeting at Christchurch on Saturday.