THE CODLIN MOTH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2058, 15 September 1885, Page 2

THE CODLIN MOTH.

Till- following is the leport of the Codlin Moth Committee piesented to the lloiibt, • — " Your Committee ha\e the liononi to repoit that tiny line lolloetml a 1111 11 <^c amount of valuable infoi m.iti'H) ics t'tt ing this and othi'i nisei t puatsi, ami the remedies to be employed in keeping tin in within check in the ouhaids thionghout the colony. They iceommend tint this information ohuuld he published hy the Government and en ciliated as widely as possible w ithout delaj. They would, however, iinpicss upon the < !o\ eriiineut the futility ol any eiloits made by fiiiit grown s to ml the Colony of these insects if pei 4,ons. outride the colony aie allowed to s^eiid into all oui |ioits flint which is infected. They (heiefoie leeommcud that ,i ngulitiuu by Oidn in Council i.ndi i the Onll'ii Mot 1 ' Act I)l issiu (i jiiclubitini; t ! i- i'M[>oi J.uu.u of infected flint, and m.iic.ng tlu penalty for any brea« h of the l.iw conliocation of the fruit, and a heavy tine in addition Ihe Committee are also of opinion th it the Customs olficers or the >Sln i > In--peetoit, in the vat ions ports and paits of the colony ini^ht be unde availah'e foi carr\ ing out the provisions of the Act, and foi giving effect to the suggestions above made, without much additional t \pen»,e to the --oloiiy The Committee liudthit Mi Maskell, Hegistiar of the New Zealand University, has devoted a gicat deal of time and trouble to collect ing infoi in.ition about the \auous insect ptirtb u hicli do ho tnticlt damage in the colouv, and tint he would be u illini; to undeitaKc the compilation of a full lepoit, if the Go\ eminent \\ould pro\ide tin- necessaiy illiiatrations and pay the expense of piiuting and publishing. They conbidci that Mich a lepoit, hi a concise form, and sold at a low pi ice to sccuie its wide distill ution, would be ot gieat value, and the}' lecommeud it to the consideration of tho Government aeconliiiijly."

In Japan the girl babies lccehe the names of lovely plants 01 llo\ui& : the boys aic numbered, anil ate known as first boy, second- boy, and so on. Tiih Piinoe ot Wales has consented to present a petition to the House of Loids, signed by 0000 cabdnvers of London, m favour of legalising mariuge with a deceased wife's, bister. Tiikke was an extraordinary exodus of hai vestnien fiom Dublin on June l!)th for Lancasluie, Yoikhhne, and the Mid lands. The ( ity ot Dublin Company ian three stcameis to Liveipool, cveiy one of them full of lurvcstmcn ; and, in addition to their oidinaiy sen ice, the London and Noith- Western Company ueie obliged to run a special boat to Holyhead to aeeommodate them. During the day si\ special tiains at rived at the Noith Wall w ith hai vest men, and altogether 6000 of these went from Noith Wall to England. Between nine anil ten o'clock, howe\er, newly 000 men found themselves kft behind, and nuiohing in a body to the Mansion House, they said they wanted money wherewith to obtain food and lodging for the night. The Loid Mayor bent foi policemen to disperse the mob, and Inspeetoi O'Keufe, with a feu constables, proceeded to the Mansion House. When •sked tomove, the men said they wanted to i>ee the Mayor, in oider to obtain relief from him ; but on its being explained to them th.it their deane eUftld not be accomplished, cv cpt at the ink of then obtaining (jiiarcrs in a police station, they dUpeiml q ietly. Most of | them slept out in the fields and Mieds, j and proceeded to Jiugland, uext mQruiug. |