FRUIT SUPPLIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1932, 14 November 1906, Page 2

FRUIT SUPPLIES.

The representative of the Frimley Fruit Factory, Mr Basil Jones, who is visiting the district to purchase supplies of fruit, paid a flying visit to several orchards in the district. Amongst others he visited Mr Dolman’s Patutahi property, which he considers to be absolutely the best and cleanest orchard iu the district, and he thought that fruit obtained from this garden this year would not only bring tip top prices, but would be most creditable to the district. He (Mr Jones) had been told thqt the owners had had tho orchard for twenty years, but it really might have been a hundred from the cleanly and promising appearance of it. He had also seen Mr Hyde’s garden, but this was quite a different place, as Mr Hyde could only devote part of his time to fruit-growing. Mr Jones also visited Mr Muir’s newlyacquired property at the same place, but as this orchard had been neglected in the past he could not say much for it, though Mr Muir had done a great deal of work up to the present and much improvement was visible. Mr Tansley’s property at The-Hole-lu-the-wall also came under his eye, and ho was simply astonished at the amount of woik done Binoe his previous visit of two years ago. He predioted great things of this property. Other properties yieited at Waimata were Mrs Boss’ property and Mr Coze’s orohard, the latter being in tho hands of one of the late Dr. AuderBon’s sons. Mr Bolton’s orchard at Makauri hadj suffered from the flood, es a number of trees had been killed by silt. Otherwise the property was looking well. Generally speaking, Mr Jones thought that though tho orop would not bo so phenomenal as last year, still it would be good and satisfactory, and the quality of tho fruit would be muoh improved. There was still vast room for improvement; dirty orchards to be oleared, etc., and more time and attention devoted to the matter. There wa«, in his opinion, muoh improvement Binoe his last visit; in fact, many things ho had aeon were a pleasant surprise, Mr Jones emphasised the necessity of the grower Coding his market ahead of the middleman, aud getting a -j better prioe for his fruit, at the eamo time giving the publio finer fruit at a cheapen sßto,