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An investigation has been made bv Mr. W. K. Dallas, orchard instructor, and Mr. 11. Shields (who has had ex. perienee in t'he lire blight area in Auckland), of the case of alleged fire bliuht discovered in a hawthorn hedge at Lansdowne, near Tai Tapu (states tho Christchurch “Press”). They found that! no fire blight existed in the particular hedge, and that the appearance which raised the suspicion of that disease was due to the hedge having boon killed by its proximity to certain gum trees. They did not confine their investigation to this particular hedge, but inspected all (he hedges in tho Vicinity, but saw no signs of fire blight. Mr.-Dallas informed a reporter that' it would be well if people who liave hawthorn hedges growing on their land cut them down to # height of E feet.

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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 122, 16 February 1921, Page 6

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Untitled Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 122, 16 February 1921, Page 6

Untitled Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 122, 16 February 1921, Page 6

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