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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 58, 4 March 1902, Page 5

Mr J. C. Blackmore, Government Pomologist, informs us that he has been busy of late in Christchurch, bringing under the notice of the public and the press, the quality and excellence of the pulp sent out by the Motueka Fruit Gromers' Syndicate. Ifc has been favorably received and commented upon and he has no doubt there will be a strong demand for it in the nearfuture. He has also been supervising the packing of 1,400 cases of apples and pears for the English market and is arranging for a further shipment of 4,000 cases. Mr Blackmore intends to return to Motueka as soon as possible. The Takaka News says : Sluicing is going on steadily at the Takaka Sluic ing Company's claim at the Bubu, and the boxes have been cleaned up on several occasions, the actual results, however, are not made public, but we . believe they were satisfactory. j We regret to hear that the whare belonging to Mr Charles Lewis, surveyor, at. Table Land, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. Eroin \ -hat we can leara the roof, by some means or other, became ignited and when the fire was discovered by Mr Lewis there was no time to save any other contents of the building. There being no insurance, the loss to MiLewis will be somewhat heavy, more so because the whole of his professional instruments were destroyed. In addition to the mob taken -awav by the settlers' drivers, Mr Flack, a. well-known purchaser of stock, is taking away over 2,500 sheep this week. —Takaka News.

A ton of pulp, put up into suitable t ns, was shipped by the Fruitgrower’s Syndicate per s.s Manaroa yesterday for Wellington, consigned to the Secretary of the Agricultural Departmeot, who intends sending it to the London market. We trust this trial shipment will be a success, and that the industry will be materially assisted by the action of the Government. The schooner Joseph Sims arrived at the Motueka wharf yesterday with a cargo of wheat for Messrs Hewetson's flour mill. A meeting of the Motueka School Committee .will be held this evening b *