THE FRUIT TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 4

THE FRUIT TRADE.

A CONFERENCE-^^BOWIR By Telegraph—Press Assooiatioi Auckland, Last Nig) A large and representative meetii thi! district fruitgrowers was hdd/4 to-day to decide on some method ol tending the organisation and mark* of fruit more effectively. Mr Ji Tonar, manager of the WaiiemataU growers' Association, pointed 0)4 | the majority of fruitgrowing ditti had local associations, but it wai cult to keep them active unless t*f* tnched themselves to some kindred Mr Tonar suggested, among otberti| that the executive could deal wMSf questions of a uniform system of g ing and packing, control over the % ping space, opening up of new mtft additional powers of tbe Department to prevent exnorUtltti fruit that would not reach 1 its dtijj tion in satisfactory order, cool •$■ space in tho glut of the season, MS removal of wrapping paper duty, '56 were not there to discuss the failnr] tho New Zealand iYderation, totcould not understand why no twin tion was ever given to a feaifwj posal made by Messrs. Allan andltpj which would ultimately ho a WMH namely, that each centre jihonKjl out its own system or organisatoj the centres then federate. iJwUI two ways he could see of rplpW northern federation were (1) ft[sS of n new organisation with aVN Auckland and an executive I djJ l s| manent secretary, or (2) )|Jp!fi§ of the AY:aitemata drew attention to what he , * M, the foundation-stone of to Wj"l "■nnelv. grading and packing WMPji tical lines hy means of the emjvWß of competent men who would !*ffl|| der tho control of the evecutWe. w# they decide against tho sccuriMjjJj control of the packing, he coiua'S see one' alternative, namely, the IBM man must step in to this branch of business and control (H| port trade. . si