AUSTRALIAN FRUIT EXPORT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 789, 12 April 1910, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN FRUIT EXPORT.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.

•' I. R'ow that New- Zealand ' orchardists f " Ero, .turning their attention: to the poa- ! bibilities of an'.'exnqrt trade;, it is worth. ■ boting. that considerable developments in I this direction are expected' to take' ! 'blace:in:Ncw South'AVales. The Dep.art- |. pent of - Agriculture- : in that'.. State. is; r particular attention at the orf ijchaTds attacked, to" .the , : Government f/ifarins, to tho production "of. clean fruit k jbf-.a superior quality, and. with a view L :\ ten-opening up new markets • cohsigni anents of apples'and. pears have thisjear {;■ been sent to Enropc, ■ America,,' and [. ;(Java.- Tho possibilities.'• of -this -.trade, i'-are'- also -recognised by sorno of the fruit i merchants who are helping: the industry | ; by'testing foreign markets .wherever it t: is. thought that a demand for. the. pro-. p' ducts-exists.!'- During'the months; of I [April, 'May,;: and -June , .'tho , .countries !• flying north .'of .the Equator, should take I': (hundreds of: thousands ofieases.. of ■ bur i.lfruits.as soon.as.bur growers.and nier-

f-'-'.ichiints,' can offer .these: in , '.'quantities,; jV'japiS•■ it is predictedidiat 'the-day.js liot 1 :•' if dr.; distant when wfiatV'at present is; bnt ■ |; ■'-Iβ'''comparatively small industry will fine? j'.(profitable cmplovinent fob-thousands of, !; growers. liVe have'the land and climate; f : and all ithat.is required is.for intelligent: ;-;igrowers to engage';in;.this' great work.: '" ot','.which: already .'a.'; fair start' has'.been. | f'.vßiiSiifc:;; tJrqwe'rs slow; to;re-s| ticiigtilße ihafc frujt-gMrmg oiv.'upTti6-date : i,.-3iiiea is a, profitab]|iJJif>positibn. : ';Ther'ei; V-.'-'ere 1 large areas ofrla^d.-viuhtlie^vicinity: |;.: of -Goulburnj. ! Bathurst;;'l?a'tlbw, Orange,; ji; and other places siliiabferf or, the*grow'-" i v :Sng of: the exportable kinds-of "snplesi s-'jaiid pears, and a-'great exparisioli .;in districts : in'.'orchard "'work '-. is' ; i.janticipated... •• •■' '. . .'■"'■ r-" ' ■ ■■ -' ! : •.- -'