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[8 Feb., 1908. 



soon find its proper le\-el. Were it not for tlie damaging effect of tliese 

 inferior consignments upon liigh-grade sliijjments we could afford to ignore 

 them. Happilv, shipments of this sort are becoming rarer every year as 

 our knowledge of export requirements advances. 



The necessity for our growers paying attention to even the smallest 

 points, so that they may not be left behind in the race, is becoming more 

 apparent every year. Although we have, so far. enjo\ed almost a monopoly 

 of the Continental markets as far as antipodean fruits are concerned, the 



entry of such new compeiitors as Cape Colony and the Argt-ntine Rei)ub!ic 

 should awaken in our growers the determination to hold first place for 

 all time. The immense possibilities of the market before us are practicallv 

 undreamt of. Taking the United Kingdom alone, we find that out of the 

 immense quantity received there from all parts of the' world, Victoria 

 contributes only one case out of everv thousand. The demand of the 



