SEED TESTING STATION FOR SOUTH SOME DAY
^ t DUNEDIN, March 27. "We recognise that provision will have to be made as soob. as possible for a seed testing station in the Ho»titli Island," said the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. E. L. Cullen, replying to Mr. II. A. S. Orbell, who represented the agricultural section of Fcderated Fa'fmers of Otago, in a depu'tation which Thet the MinistOr in Dunedin today. More ■staff were being employed at the seed testing station at Palmerston North and as a result it was hoped delavs in testing samples submitted by groWers would Le overcome. ' ' Tlie Eouth Isla'n.-l evehtually must have a seed testing station," the Mi'nister added. Mr. Orbell mentioned that there had been a terrific delay in the arrival of last season 's seed on the British market, six months having elapsed from i he time of the merchants' booking tuntil the seed was shipped. A contributing factor to this delay was the time taken for testing the seed. ~i i T -"t'- fi Sm " in ■ ^ i
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 March 1947, Page 4
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