The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 7, 1903. FRUITGROWING.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 712, 7 January 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JANUARY 7, 1903. FRUITGROWING.

From Motueka comes an example of what can he done in the matter of Iruit-growing. A new factory was opened there on the ISth ult. and Mr I{ 0. McKenzie, M.H.Ii., who presided at the inaug.tration, claimed that Moti'cka was undoubtedly the finest iruit-growiiig. district in the colony, what it wanted being facilities for deposing of ihu raw fruits quickly and at satisfactory rates. He stated mat, of 3u,uuu acres aevoteu to xruitauture in new /.calami, tne .Vvaimeas nau a,uuu, easily taking nrst piaee, wiui iUananau second. Uf A‘bu-l,uuu worm oi mill .consumed m tne colony tor me last eleven monins, worm was uuponwL ui tms amount, fcih,uuu was lor ~ curlciius and raisins, and aoout £2o,cud .vas tor isianu kun, leaving, in sound ngures, &20u,uuu lor iruit imported into me towny that we couid well nave grown nere. He quoted tnese iigtires to snow the great marnet mat existed ..or enterprising conwiiis such as tins wan mum-rio,no .acuities nau existed lor canning nulls;, but, with me conveineuees at men' uisposal, me iuouteita Winn pa my nau now me'means to successfully compete in, not only tne Wellington muLitet, but any mat was open to tnem mme world. During me past /ecii, Motueiia seiu away iruit to me extent ot but tne return lor ryu.c wul evineatiy be muen more cuusiciuiaoie. mr iMinpauicic, me .'iimous istison jam maiiuuttuiLL-i, was present at tiic lUotucha celebration as ;t iPivnuly anu gunci oils lival. He pone at icngiii, giving most vaiuiioii atlvice UJ me growers present, particularly dusiring mem to mane specialties, ana not to go m lor mixed orenarus. He womtl line

.ec mein go m moie lor sirawweri cs, ana a nign grauc oi slouc iruit, ituumic lor canning, giving ms assurance mat me marnet, lor these gouus was practically unlimited, tic advised the Company to get. the Heaim Department to keep the Adulteration Act weil to the lore, giving practical cviuence of how beneliuai mis Act would he to iruit-grow-trs il strictly enforced. He pointed out the difficulties that attends fruitpreservers in this colony, as compared with Californian operations, in that here one was unanle to get any; particular fruit in large quantities ni" suitable qualities, and he again ini- ! ressed on fruit-raisers the necessity of specialising. He gave an interesting account of the way jams and fruit essences were adulterated; and also explained how freights, being based on measurement, affected consumers, in that one had to pay for 2t- tons to get one ton of fruit. He closed by assuring the audience that : l was his intention to make money out of the jam trade, and he was quite willing th?y should make money out of him.