POTATO & SOVEREIGNS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1730, 22 April 1913, Page 8

POTATO & SOVEREIGNS.

.LAST TEAK'S RECORD EXPORT. Never in llio history of New Zealand havo potato growers drawn so much money from llio export, of their tubers us they did la>'l season when a heavy domain! set. in from Australia. In nil. 19,01!) cwl. were sent away, their total Viiliio being- .£130,601. For several years previous to lust season the exports of potatoes had been comparatively smail, iUo previous best: total having been in 1003, when 17.5-15 ton?, valued at .l'"2,o;i(i, wore exported.'• Tho following: tnblo gives tho quantities and values of tho export siuecs 190J):— Tear. , . Tons.' Ji .190:!" 17,545 72,G:!fi - ' ' 1901 .1,157 -J2.835 1905 3.813 0.7U-J 1906j ; aw 2,aw 1907' ISO MM . 190S - ICI 1,167 100!) "... 1176 1.R17 mm - 590 :i,05. r > mil. 567 :i.iiS4 ■ - HtlJ ' ........ t,;io7 ti,f:m 19i:i 1(1,94.1 - 150,601 SHIPPING TO BRISTOL. NEW ASSOCIATION'S EFFORTS. The preliminaries in connection with tho formation of the Bristol and "Dominion Producers' Association, Ltd., .aro being pushed-forward. ■ : Mr.'W.J): Lysuar. who hag been doing .tho' organising work at this end, will bo the - director for Iho North Island, and Mr. .T. D. Ilall; of Hororata, is spoken of ns-tho director fcir 'tho South. Island. Committees aro to bo formed in each xsdntrc. 1 -

Etl'orls are being made- to. get n start with the'concern before-tho close of this-season stray to . havo cvorything in thorough going order when next season's exporting begins.