Marly in his speech at Palmerston South recently. Dr. b’indiay mentioned that on the State experimental vineyard in Auckland four tons of grapes had been grown to the acre. “What becomes of them?” enquired one of the audience at the close. “What do you propose to do with them? We never see them.” The At-tornoy-Ooneral replied that they had been grown to find what variety best suited tbe climate, and that most of them were made wine of. “Ob, yes,” replied the questioner, “but you know we are not allowed to drink wine.” This anti-Prohibition sally raised a volley of laughter, more by reason of the naive way in which the protest was voiced than anything else. Another of the audience asked if the State experimental farms paid, but Hr. Findlay was unable to state whether they are self-supporting or not.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2070, 3 May 1907, Page 1
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