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most Western Province orange growers. These people therefore 

 have only themselves to blame if they do not learn by actual 

 observation the magnificent results achieved by the fumigation 

 process. 



Charges for Treatment. At Wellington,, a nominal charge of 

 3d. for each tree fumigated was made ; arid, as elsewhere, the 

 beneficiaries were required to attend to the conveyance of the 

 outfit from one farm to another. It was deemed advisable to 



BROWN OR SOFT SCALE, Lecanium hesperidum Linn. An infested twig. 

 (From U.S.A. Dept. Agr.) 



The Brown Scale is found in most parts of the colony and in some districts is very 

 injurious to citrus trees. 



make only this small charge at first in order to be certain of 

 securing work, and it was presumed that as the charge was 

 merely nominal, the profiting farmers would facilitate the work by 

 being accommodating in the matter of conveyance. But this 

 presumption proved quite erroneous. The treatment which the 

 agents of the Board received at the hands of many (not all) of the 

 Wellington farmers whose trees were fumigated was anything but 

 liberal, and seemed prompted by the contemptible spirit that tjie 

 Government is a lawful prey to be bled whenever opportunity arises. 



