Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1895. The Codlin Moth Act.

Manawatu Herald, 30 March 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1895. The Codlin Moth Act.

From want of attention the orchards around this district have become infested with the Oodlin Moth, and it appears time that the nuisance was abated, as there is no saying; what damage may be done to clean orchards by these Moths being allowed to breed and multiply ex oeedingly. It is admitted that to thoroughly eradicate the pest united action is needed and we believe the owners of orchards would be willing that our local authority should move in the matter. To make the matter as plain as we can we will give the powers contained in the Act of 1884. Firßt, five persona occupying Orchards in a district can petition the Borough to proclaim the area to be a district for the purposes of the Act, when if not opposed it becomes one. Then every orcbardist, and every owner of an unoccupied orchard is deemed to

bo atffoccupier, becomes liable to & rate not exceeding one half penny a tree yearly, or any lesser sum. The occupier on paying his delivers a statement showing the number of trees. The Fund so raised is to be used in inspecting orchards and seeing that steps are taken to treat the trees infected) and to prescribe the manner in which infected fruit shall be destroyed, or rendered fit for the food of animals. From experience gained" elsewhere it is known that every active measures must be taken to clear orchards infected with the Moth, and it has been found that apples so infected are unsaleable. The question to those who believe in fruit | growing therefore becomes a Very serious one, and no One should be permitted to breed a nuisance that affects his neighbour. It would, undoubtedly, be a monetary gain to the district to keep our orchards clean, and if some are so disinclined ! they had better place themselves out | of the way of the Act by cutting the | trees down. We do not doubt that the urgency of the case will cause a move to be made to bring the Act into force, and though some clean orchards may have to bear the burden of taxation, the owners would willingly pur. up with this if they felt assured the Moth was being systematically combatted with. There is no knowing how soon one of these Moths may not fly away from the orchard it was bred to another where its presence is not required. We shall be glad to assist in this matter.

On Sunday the vicar will preach at Foxton in the morning at 11 o'clock and in the evening at Shannon at 7 o'clock. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at the morning service. Carting appears ts be done cheap in Wellington as well as in Foxton, aa the other night the tender for carting for the City Council Was secured by T. Cronin & Co. at 7s lljd a day. One capitalist wanted 11s a day but he was the highest tenderer. The Hordwhenua County J3 terribly taxed for Hospital and Charitable Aid. This year a levy of £325 63 Id on behalf of the Hospital and £294 lls 5d on behalf of Charitable Aid is made upon it. Pretty total for such purposes £619 17s 6d 1 The Wellington Education Board deferred the consideration of the application of the Levin school committee for the erection of an additional room. The Borough Council meets on Monday evening. Tenders advertised for mast be in by seven o'clock. The auction sale of the Levin stock of Messrs Loveday Bros was continued on Thursday afternoon when there was a large attendance, and prices ruled in favour of the vendors. Mr McMillan put through 800 lots. A lot of business was done at the meet* ing of the Wellington Land Board on Thursday, amongst which permission was granted to mortgage Section 14, Block IV, Pohangina. Mr M. Murdoch also waited on the Board in reference to his application to transfer Section 40, Block X, Kaitawa, in the Wellington Fruitgrowers' Association, on the grouud that it would be impossible for him to profitably occupy the section. The matter was left to the Commissioner to deal with, if the improvements are complied with. What more can Ministers want? Day by day the N.Z. Times does its best to cover up the faults of the government, yet we learn, per Press Association, that after the annual meeting of shareholders of the N.Z. Times, on Monday, the Directors intend to resign. This action is owing to a dispute with Ministers, some of whom are shareholders, and who think the paper has not supported them sufficiently. Having secured a majority by proxies they were practically able to diotate their own terras, which, it is believed, may involve changes in the staff." We trust it may be so just to show us what a paper after the Ministerial heart is like. At the laic meeting of the Wellington Education Board, on the motion of the Rev. J. Paterson, seconded by Mr F. H. Fraser, Mr J. B. Blair was re-elected chairman for the ensuing 12 months. It appears the collection of coins stolen from the Auckland Museum is not the Barstow collection, bat a collection gained by the Museum through gift and purohaae, and the monetary value of the collection is estimated at £125. Mr Bargtow's collection was in the Museum for exhibition purposes, but withdrawn, Mr Baratow giving the duplicates he had to the Museum Georg ) Learett baa been arrested on a charge of being concerned in the robbery at the Museum. He attempted to change one of the old coins -a half-orown of the deriod of George ll —in a hotel The barmaid noticed the coin, and telephoned for the police. When the man was searched eight old coins were found on him answer* ing the description of the misting coins. . - s Te Whitl has never got his name pro* perly up as a prophet, but his last attempt ia the worst of all. On vfonday at a big meeting at Farihaka he told his followers that the visit of the lion Mr Beeves was a sign of peace, and that sooner or later Parihaka would be visited by the Premier, who would settle all things, and that thenceforward peace and happiness would exist between the two raoes. The Government have made arrange ments to start a fruit evaporator in the North Island for the purpose of affording instruction to farmers in this branch of industry. It is at presem in the the Waikato in charge of Mr B. M. Grubb, of Port Al bert, who wi 1 gradually work bis way South with it. Mr Grubb values the drie fruit turne ( out by ibe evaporator (chiefly apple) at 9d per lb for the market. A neatly packed package of apples sliced and dried by the evaporator has readied the Agricultural Department, and has been placed on exhibition in their show case at the Government Buildings. In Thursday's Gazette the new River Board— Mukafca, is proclaimed, and notice given when and where the five members will be eleoted.

Te Aro House has long held the premier position as the " Leading Family Drapery Warehouse," and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate the year 1895 ; be announcement made in another par of this paper that a sale of greater magni* tude than ever yet attempted by Te Aro House is now being held should arrest the attention of everyone in this part of the Colony.