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£200. The Committee decided that, wlien the present order was com- 

 pleted, if found to be satisfactory, the question of having additional 

 models woukl be considered. 



Standard Fruit 6'a«t'.— Mr. Laffer said it was most desirable that all 

 the States should fall into line with regard to a standard fruit case, as 

 South Au.stralia had recently shut out a quantity of Tasraanian fruit, 

 owinii to the cases being of a different size to those used in South 

 Australia. 



Mr. Ward urged that a variation of 2J inches (more or less) should 

 be allowed in the cubic content of the different fruit cases. He said it 

 was impossible to accurately estimate the difference which would take 

 place through shrinkage or expansion between the cutting of the timber 

 and the making of the case, owing to the different kinds of timber used, 

 and some of it being more seasoned than others. 



The following motion was moved by Mr. Laffer, seconded by Mr. 

 Lang, and carried. 



" That this Conference urges upon the States which have not 

 already adopted the standard fruit cases agreed upon at the Minis- 

 ter's Conference in Brisbane, in 1914, to do so at the earliest pas- 

 sible moment, in order that uniformity may be brought about in 

 connexion with the fruit trade of the different States of the Com- 

 monwealth." 



It was decided to bring this motion under the notice of the Under- 

 Secretary, Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, and ask him 

 to transmit same to the Departments in the other States. 



Method of Invitations to Members and Representatives. — Mr. 

 Laffer moved that the Departmental representative in each State should 

 act as Secretary to the Committee in that State, and should be the 

 medium through which invitations to members should be issued ; also, 

 that he be empowered to invite any prominent fruitgrowers who would 

 like to attend the Conference. Seconded by Mr. Ward. Carried. 



Certificates of Merit. — Mr. Allen moved that the Committee prepare 

 a list of well-known seedlings (apples and pears), raised in the different 

 States, and that the representative of each State should furnish full 

 particulars, descriptions and photographs of the varieties raised in his 

 State, at the next Conference. Seconded by Mr. Ward. Carried. 



Local Sxili-Commitfres. — Mr. Ward presented a report from the 

 Tasmanian Sub-committee of the Pomological Committee, showing 

 the work which had been done by that body since the last Conference 



It was moved by Mr. Lang, and seconded by Mr. Allen, that the 

 report be received. The report referred to seedling soft fruits. 



No reports were received from the other States. 



Co-operation of Nurserymen. — Mr. Laffer suggested that the Govern- 

 ment representatives of the Committee in each State, should give the 

 nurserymen an opportunity of meeting them, and discussing what has 

 been done by the Pomological Committeee. He thought that a personal 

 interview of this kind would be of great assistance in getting the nursery- 

 men to adopt the decisions of the Conference. 



Blight-proof Apples. — Mr. Allen presented a carefully prepared list 

 showing which varieties were free from, or more or less affected with 

 "Woolly Aphis" in New South Wales. He stated that in one district 

 an apple would be free from this pest, whilst in another part of the State 

 it would be badly affected. 



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