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LOCATION OF SEBD STATION

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' V\ iiiL.l.lrstiiOrN, iUarcu 5. " ISerious consideration has beon given to The loi-auoii of the Departmem of Agriculture 's fcleed iStatiou and after a rc'vievN or all the salreut features, 11 nas been decided that it must remam ni Palmerston Aortii, '' states the Minister of Agriculture (Llon. B. kobertsj. j The Ihnister said that, while the station was adnnttedl/ not located «n a seed producing centre, rt served mer j chants and farniers in both islainls VVith niodern niail transport, rfoum Isiand samples were received in I'al ) merston Aorth only a fevv hours Later than thev -would be received m Clirist- | eluireli. The seed trade had uiatenally jincreased in reeeut years and a highly ! trained staff was essential to the 'station. Most of tlie present stuff were residents of Palmerston Xorth anil 11 the station were moved the majority would resign. In order to eope witn j the growing demand for service expect 1 ed from the Seed Testing Station, immediate steps were being taken to give improved facilities and South Isiand seed merchants and farmers could res; assured that their requirements would iie met.