DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1933, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

NEW ZEALAND FRUIT EMBARGO

(Per Press lssociation— Copyright.l

AVELLINGTON, July 13

Regulations are published in this evening’s Gazette which place a total prohibition on the" importation 'of "fruit into New Zealand' from any country where the Mediterranean or M r esfc Australian fruit fly.-is known to exist.

TOOLS DESTROYED

WELLINGTON, July 13. Tt is reported that two boxes con*, t-auiutg 70 to 80 picks and shovels, used on the new Johnsonville-Khan-dallah road, were burnt on Tuesday night, practically, all the too'g .being destroyed. The police * --are ■ inquiring into the matter. _ " ' ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. MASTERTON, July 13. An announcement thbi ‘the ‘: Dairy Produce, Board, had decided, to. launch an intensive advertising campaign in Great Britain lin an endeavour to secure a , n increased, consumption of New Zealand butter and cheese Was mace by Air Dynes Fulton, - acting-chairman of the Board, at a , ward conference of dairy factory delegates held, at Carterton -to-day. In prosecuting the campaign, said Air Fulton, it was proposed to spend an additional £25,00°, and in order to meet this cost, th* Beard had decided, at it's meeting on Wednesday, to ‘ increase the producer s levy 'bv one sixty-fourth of a pennv per lb for butter; and one hundred and twenty-eighth of .a, penny per lb for cheese. Air Fulton said that Australia, .had agreed, to spend .£25,000 in one year on an advertising campaign, ar l •it was proposed that the . two countries should work along tho same lines.