NATIONAL APPLE SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1871, 3 October 1913, Page 10

NATIONAL APPLE SHOW.

NELSON GATHERING The sixth annual meeting of tho Nelson District Fruitgrowers Association .will bo Md at Nelson on Saturday afternoon. _ Tho president of th'o association, Mr. It. B. Hudson, of Motueka, will take ■ ■ itho chair at the gathering. Among the "business to be transacted is tho consideration of the following * proposal which will be put forward by representatives of the Tasman Association:—^ ■ That it should be a recommendation to tho New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation that steps should be • taken to.organise a National Apple Show,' to.be held annually at some suitable centre, to bo agreed upon. Eodlln Moth. Tho Tasman Association is responsible, also, for the following motion:— " That, the Department of Agriculture fehould be urged to consider the advisability of appointing temporary or- . phard instructors, to deal with codlin moth , and .other pests during summer months,. thereby enabling the other instructors "to' undertaker closer attention ,■ to the, proper grading and packing 'of j'ruit, etc. . / ■ ' , trhee Planting Urged. Tho' disappearance of the forests is responsible for tho following remit from the Stoke Association:— . " That' tho Government should bo |urgcd to do something 'in regard to ' itrco planting, also to prevent needless wholesale' destruction of_ native bush, Especially 1 , white pine, with a view to ' fionserving timber , suitable for fruit fcases." ' ' Email Bird Problom. The ever-green small-bird problem \(tvill be put forward,for discussion. The Moutore Association will introiduce the matter, Slaving given notice to move as follows: — I: "That"the matter of tho destruction ' of fruit-buds by small birds should be idiscussed■ with a view,to arriving at some means of effectually combatting Ithe nuisance." Bouth Amorican Trade. The Stoko Association has intimated its intention to have the following movled" That the Government, should bo tasked to send a representative to South Rmorica and watch the interests of JN'oiv Zealand fruitgrowers."