IMPORTED SEEDS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 203, 16 November 1927, Page 2

IMPORTED SEEDS

A DISTINGUISHING ST^ HOUSE PASSES BILL | (THE BUSTS Tai'hamentarjj £ tpor _ V. ELLANGTOX. To rt • A very considerable help , ' - ; Zealand seed-growers. - was h 0 Minister of Agriculture, the j Haw ken. described the provisi' * ; the Seeds Importation Bin , makes compulsory the staining .T'’’" i ported seeds so as to dUtme>,,.e ' :!r ! from New Zealand-grown «*•- I the Bill was before the uni wt ' Representatives ti -day ilou * e c; ; T, l® Minister explained that tb. „ ; would prevent imported seed,"',® being sold as locallv-growrC method of treatment of th. .... ■ T *‘ distinguishing purposes :: simple and cost Practically and would not interfere with tion of the seed. The d^n-T* had consulted with chants, and there was no mt ' the Bill, which would give : land seed a better chance on ih. ~ ket and might eventually Zealand to export seme of i,. ‘" seed. It would be a very able help to nonunion seed'-s-rrm-L f As a precautionary measure the importation of bad seed l| r v Glenn. Rangitikei. wished’ to v. > every bag of seed imported into country branded w ith the date of t vest. B »rThe Minister of Agriculture eaia a oeption would be easy, in so far branded sacks could be changed suggested the formation of . .... men's association to govern the iv?' of seeds sold within the for export.

The Bill was put through it. retaining stages and passed..